Lara Dunston 
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
The charismatic location of our latest home away from home in Paris is in Montmartre-Pigalle, in Paris’ 18th arrondissement. It’s a captivating area that, with its population of artists, bohemians and travellers, little old ladies and ladies of the night, simultaneously manages to be charming and cool, gritty and vulgar. And that’s why it’s such … Read more
Ceret may be a popular destination for art tourists, hikers and long-term holidaymakers, but there are no souvenir shops (thankfully) and aside from picking up some art from one of the galleries and buying beautiful Catalan textile products from La Bohème, there’s little to buy – which makes the supermarket a great place to scout … Read more