Lara Dunston 
For the Paris edition of Local Knowledge, we get local tips from Parisian artist and art historian Marie Theres Berger from Montmartre. It’s a beautiful spring evening when Marie Theres takes us to her small studio, hidden, with a dozen other artists’ ateliers, in a dimly lit lane in the heart of Montmartre. The vibrant … Read more
No matter where you walk in Paris, it’s hard to escape the tacky souvenir stands and shops overflowing with tourist tat that you’ll probably end up buying but will probably never use. Sure, there’s no harm in a miniature Eiffel Tower – they are cute – but are you really going to wear that “I … Read more
An amble around arty Montmartre in Paris will take you through settings that have been depicted in countless paintings by artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec and Utrillo, and starred in movies such as Moulin-Rouge and Amélie, but still it Montmartre must be one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented of Paris’ neighbourhoods. Too easily dismissed as … Read more
Poking around les Puces de Paris is one of our favourite things to do in Paris. And we all love to have a good poke around a great flea market once in a while, don’t we? Paris certainly satisfies any inclinations to rummage with its profusion of puces or ‘fleas’ dotted about the city, but Les … Read more
A Paris food tour of the fashionable Haute Marais neighbourhood, where artisanal food producers are creating innovative products, gives us a taste of ‘the Bobo palate’, the French capital’s ‘bourgeois-bohemians’, and the gourmet foods and specialty food shops currently on trend in the French capital. We’ve long believed that exploring the food of a destination … Read more