Archive for the ‘Cultures’ Category
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Doing the bridge “faire le pont” in Paris
01 Jul 2014By Bénédicte Mahé Every year, the month of May is full of promises for people working in France: the promises…
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For Love or Money: Marriage and Divorce in the French capital (1880-1941) – Excerpt from Nancy L. Green’s “The Other Americans in Paris”
19 Jun 2014Reprinted with permission from The Other Americans in Paris: Businessmen, Countesses, Wayward Youth, 1880-1941, by Nancy L. Green, published by…
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Travel Diaries: Unpredictably Paris (part two)
12 Jun 2014By Barbara Redmond (Part One) Getting a taxi at rush hour in Paris is not easily done, and, once aboard,…
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Travel Diaries: Unpredictably Paris (part one)
10 Jun 2014By Barbara Redmond You could say that my fondness for walking in Paris began in 2005. As a visitor renting…