La vie parisienne

The world has hipsters, Paris has bobos. But what exactly is a bobo? And are you a bobo? Let’s find out. The archetypes of gauche caviar The term comes from “bourgeois bohemian,” though there’s probably nothing bohemian about today’s bobos. Rather, they are champagne socialists (or gauche caviar in French) who have their hearts on […]

Although most Parisians seem to rush out of the city as soon as the clock strikes midnight on July 31, it’s not necessarily because August is such a terrible month to be in Paris. On the contrary, it’s actually our favorite time of the year – for several reasons. Yes, many businesses are closed, and […]

Exciting news: We’re going on vacation in August (don’t worry about your personal guide, our business stays open during the summer, we’ll just be working from the beach)! Fine, but why should you care? Because a while ago we bought these tickets to the Olympics that we no longer need, and instead of selling them, […]

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 […]