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"If you are visiting Paris, be very cautious about the Tuk-Tuks operating in tourist areas. Often managed by aggressive operators, they may quote one price for a ride and then demand a significantly higher amount once you reach your destination. This is a common trap for unsuspecting tourists. Always prefer public…
Paris is a city to be felt, not just visited. As your 'Local Friend', I’m here to take you beyond the postcards and show you the Paris that I fell in love with years ago.
A day with me is about: Slow Mornings: Starting at a charming neighborhood café where the waiter knows the locals by name.
The Art of Flânerie…
Buttes aux Cailles is a street in a part of Paris really particular for its style and architecture. All of a sudden, you feel as if you were in a charming countryside village of France. The Buttes aux Cailles has nice places do drink and eat. Also happy bars where people goes to watch soccer plays and support their…
Marais is at the same time a gay, jewish and art district of Paris. Gay clubs and bars and nice jewish food are in this district. Also some of the best museums and middle age houses are at the corner of this nice place.
The Geode is a La Géode is a mirror-finished geodesic dome with a cinema in 3D-relief and high definition inside. It stays inside the futuristic Parc de la Villette.
One amazing and beautiful parc, in wild english style, in the north of Paris. Really good for a walk or picnic!
Dear Frienders,
I hate to be one to break it up to you but Parisians don't hang out on the Champs-Elysées. Ever. In fact, it's the first place we tend to avoid. The only reason I might go there is to shop at Sephora (one of the biggest in town). That's probably the biggest trap about our city.
It was once the place-to-b…
Dear Frienders,
Though I am sharing with you this address, please be warned; once the fresh and hearty smell of the chocolate chip brioche hits you, your brain might stop to function for a moment. "Merveilleux" means Marvellous and they got that right. This place is non-pretentious yet set in an elegant decor. They…
Lifestyle Tip Many times, when we are abroad, we want to follow the local's footstep and wish to appear knowledgeable about the cultural lifestyle. Therefore, we believe that the best way is the educated way. Not always.
When it comes to eating croissants in Paris, the fashion hub and elegant french capital, one would…
From Le Notre's symmetry of nature's order to little chaos of Monet Gardens, you will see the passage of time & history in two masterpiece Gardens and the only civil work created by the military architect Vauban - the aqueduct built to provide water for the gardens and fountains of Versailles and never finished. You…
Do you like Lobster? Don't you want to spend a fortune for this? This restaurant quite informal and with really friendly workers is a really nice place!
Você gosta de lagosta? Não quer gastar uma fortuna para comer? Esse restaurante bastante informal e com um acolhimento super amistoso é uma bela dica!
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