Linda Solanki

Linda Solanki is the co-founder of ‘Where should I go?’ and a Swiss bestselling author with a background in journalism. Her work has been published in the Huffington Post Germany, the Neue Zürcher Zeitung and the Tages-Anzeiger. She has lived in six different cities in five countries on three continents. Her favorite destinations are all of them (that would be like picking a favorite child).

Fun facts about Linda: She proudly proclaims to have one of the worst accents you’ve ever heard, she has a driver’s license but can’t drive, her preferred meal of the day is apéro.

Mystery Packages: This Store Sells Unclaimed Parcels

Destock Colis in Champigny-sur-Marne, a mundane suburb of Paris, is a hoarder’s dream. Hundreds of abandoned parcels, most of them, dare we say all of them, filled with junk, are stacked in a nondescript shop on one of the small town’s main avenues. These lost or unclaimed packages are for sale by the kilo. Buying […]

After announcing plans to make public transportation free during the games, the city of Paris has gone the other way and made it more expensive. By a lot. To make matters worse, the daily, weekly, and Paris Visite passes you may be familiar with won’t be available during that time. Instead, your only two options […]

Always a magnet for creatives and artists, the city has had more celebrities in it than People magazine. Here are a few examples of their former homes so you can unleash your inner fangirl/boy/person and hit the Parisian walk of fame. Coco Chanel 31 Rue Cambon, 1st In 1910, the designer opened her first shop, […]

Booking a trip to Paris and wondering where to stay? We get this question all the time, so we decided to create a (not-so-serious) quiz to help you find the perfect place for you. Of course, you can also take the quiz to see if you’re in the right place if you live here or […]

This city never fails to surprise. Who would have expected to find fields of saffron on the roof of the Bastille Opera? And that’s not the only place in Paris where the ‘red gold’ is cultivated. There are four rooftops in total where saffron flowers grow. They are all run by the du Bessey sisters, […]

In addition to the many galleries that are open to the public and generally free to visit, Paris has a number of museums that don’t charge admission. Here are our ten favorites: Musée de la Vie Romantique Despite its name, this is not a museum about love and romance, although there’s no better place for […]

Linda Solanki

Mystery Packages: This Store Sells Unclaimed Parcels

Olympics: High Metro Fares and the Paris 2024 Pass

Famous residents and their homes

Which arrondissement is right for you?

Visit the saffron fields on the roof of the Opera

10 museums you can visit for free