When I see articles about the cost of a trip to Paris, the city is frequently mentioned as a notoriously expensive place to visit. Before our first trip there, Travis and I didn’t plan a budget or research prices except...
Paris is filled with more attractions than anyone could ever visit in a single visit – even an extended one. Most people choose to prioritize visiting the more famous places like the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral. We understand. ...
Travis and I spent our last evening in Paris with friends from the US and one very special lady – La dame de fer, “The Lady of Iron.” As the most visited paid monument in the world, the Eiffel Tower...
Victor Hugo is one of the greatest French authors of all time. Born in 1802, the poet and novelist is best known for having penned The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables. Fans of the legendary author will be excited...
On the morning of July 14th, 1789, a crowd of angry townsfolk stormed the Bastille, a fortress that had stood near the Seine River in Paris since the 14th century. France was in the midst of an economic crisis; commoners,...
One thing that always strikes me about Paris is that, like many of the larger cities in Europe, it’s flat – really flat. With few exceptions, most of the buildings reach a fairly uniform height, and from a distance, perspective...
Everyone knows about Italy’s famous Pantheon in Rome, but not many people know about the Panthéon in Paris. It tends to be often overlooked by tourists who flock to the city’s more notorious sites – places like the Eiffel Tower,...
