There is just one word to know about 2008 women’s summer footwear in Paris: Tropeziennes.
They are everywhere. I initially scoffed at them, referring to their gladiator-sandal look. But then I got hip to the trend. Had to get me some of them way-cool shoes, to be in vogue and comfortable — a rare combination when […]

Annie Leibowitz shoots Carla Bruni for Vanity Fair. We love. Full story here.

Well the rankings are out and it turns out that Paris isn’t the most expensive place for expats to live. Not even close. Moscow comes out on top of Mercer’s latest worldwide cost of living survey and Paris, in 15th place, is lagging behind several other European cities including London, Copenhagen, Geneva, Zurich, and Milan. […]

Last week, the cast and crew of ABC’s show “What Would You Do?” set up hidden cameras around several Parisian cafés and sent in two actors posing as Texans visiting town on their honeymoon. They snapped their fingers and called the waiter “Garçon!”, sent back their steak tartare to be cooked, asked for Freedom Fries, […]

The kids and I headed out in this heat to where else? The beach, of course. Paris turns into a tropical sandy destination for four weeks this Summer, ending on August 21st. It’s all happening along the quai of the Seine just below Hotel de Ville. Along with stretching out on lounge chairs at various […]

It’s hot and stormy in Paris at the moment. Consequence? The level of pollution has jumped from “good” to “poor”. When this happens, the Paris authorities declare a “free parking day” where all residential parking (that is only the cars that show a resident parking permit) is free all day. This clever measure aims at […]

When I stepped off the plane and arrived in Paris, armed only with my high school French, I was a very long way from being able to communicate easily in French. My being a linguist didn’t help much, just like being a physicist doesn’t necessarily make you a good ball player. Actually, being a linguist […]

We’re proud to announce the newest addition to Hitotoki’s narrative map of the world: Paris.
What other city has been as written about and mythologized as Paris? And yet, how often does the myth reflect the reality? Take it from us: not very often.  In Paris, the reality is so much better than the myth, and […]

The security in our building is serious business. There is a digicode for the wooden door to the street, another digicode for the door into the building from the courtyard, and then a couple of high-tech keys for both the front and rear doors. You’re supposed to double lock the front door when you […]

To celebrate the French presidency of the European Union this year, the Eiffel Tower is lit up with blue lights and golden stars (just for the summer). Makes for pretty cool photos that none of your friends back home will have!
You wouldn’t think the Eiffel Tower would need to do a thing to attract visitors, […]