Tag archives for Paris
The Radar: Europe’s Toughest Rail Stations, U.S. Eases Visa Process, Museum of Making Music
Posted by Giovanna Palatucci on May 16, 2011 
Longest, tallest, busiest, and deepest. These nine rail stations in Europe are some of the toughest to navigate, including the Gare du Nord station in Paris which services around 200 million passengers a year, making it one of the busiest stations in Europe. [SharingTravelExperiences] The U.S. Travel Association recently announced a plan to streamline the…
A Historic Race Hits the Road Again
Posted by Intelligent Travel on April 20, 2011 
By Frank DiCesare Rising gas prices may cause many to curtail their road trips this year. But one group of car enthusiasts is putting petrol costs aside for an adventure more than 100 years in the making. On the morning of April 14, six racing teams met in Times Square to begin the World Race…
Our July/August Issue Is Now on Newsstands
Posted by Janelle Nanos on June 17, 2010 And it’s a really good issue, if I do say so myself. Our cover story makes the case for visiting Paris in August, when the city forgoes its bustle for a month-long weekend of lazy doings and simple diversions. See our video and get inspired to go. Costas Christ explores Quebec’s remote Nunavik region, an…
Stuck in Paris? 10 Things to Do
Posted by Marilyn Terrell on April 21, 2010 As a public service for people who are volcano-waylaid in Paris, cookbook author and pastry chef David Lebovitz has compiled a list of his top ten things to do if you happen to be stranded in his adopted city. His suggestions range from the delicious to the decadent, and include activities that are not expensive,…
Secret Paris
Posted by Intelligent Travel on March 30, 2010 Paris is always in the spotlight. And after a visit or two (or maybe reading too many travel blog posts about this city), you may feel like you know the place like the back of your hand. But what makes a city like Paris wonderful is the fact that there is always something new for…
My City Celebrates: D’Arcy’s Paris
Posted by I Heart My City on December 17, 2009 This year, inspired by our ever-popular “I Heart My City” series on Intelligent Travel, we’re reveling in the holiday season by asking our readers to share their favorite ways to celebrate in their cities. Today’s city-lover is D’Arcy Flueck a writer for the website www.chicsetera.com, sharing what she loves most about Paris during winter. What…
Cooking in Julia Child’s Paris, Circa 1950
Posted by Janelle Nanos on August 11, 2009 Catherine Barker, avowed Francophile and fellow blogger over at NGM Blog Central, was inspired by the release of Julie and Julia to look back through our archives and learn exactly how Julia Child went about “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” back in Paris in the 1950s. She uncovered a story, “Home Life in Paris…
We’ll Always Have Paris…Texas
Posted by Intelligent Travel on June 17, 2009 Traveler photographer Bob Krist recently paid a visit to Paris… Paris, Texas that is. Here, he shares some of the charms of the city on the far, far, left bank of the Seine. It may not be the City of Light, but the world’s second biggest Paris, in northeast Texas, is “worth a sidetrip” (as…
Free? Oui, Oui!
Posted by Jeannette Kimmel on January 30, 2009 If there’s anything I particularly love about Washington, D.C., it’s that most of our museums charge no admission. The City of Light seems to be following our lead and, beginning this April, 18 of Paris’s national museums will be free to those under 25. The list of national museums includes favorites like Le Louvre (above)…
Foodie Challenge Featured Winner: French Street Food
Posted by rdunlap on January 7, 2009 We have another Foodie Challenge photo contest winner for you to savor! This one, taken by Sarah Smith, comes to us all the way from Paris, France. She snagged some delicious street food while wandering through the Marais neighborhood’s annual Christmas flea market. Get all the juicy details after the jump…
Tour Guide: Paris Greeters
Posted by Intelligent Travel on January 6, 2009 NG News Editor Christine Dell’Amore is just back from a holiday in Paris, and she got to see the city with the help of one helpful local… Anyone who’s visited France has heard about the country’s legendary rudeness – even the Mona Lisa only cracks a half-smile. That’s why Paris Greeters, a volunteer group of…
La Guillotine Pub in Paris
Posted by Intelligent Travel on November 11, 2008 Friend of IT Alyssa Abkowitz is just back from a jaunt to Paris, where she uncovered a bar perfect for those who want a little bit of creepy with their jazz. On a recent rainy Tuesday evening after a bike ride around the city, my Parisian friend Anne-Sophie took me to a pub tucked away…
Paris Skyline Aims For New Heights, Or Lows?
Posted by Intelligent Travel on October 15, 2008 By: Ashley Thompson The view from atop the Eiffel Tower could change dramatically in the next five years, as plans for six skyscraper projects on the outskirts of Paris are currently in the works. Yet another project received the green light recently to begin construction inside Paris city limits – making it the first building…
Where are the D.C. Smartbikes?
Posted by it on July 25, 2008 NG Books Editorial Assistant Hunter Braithwaite likes bikes, and tells us a bit about his hopes for the D.C. SmartBike program. On the first of July, aboard a very crowded Metro, I read this article in the Washington Post’s Express. Seems that we’re going to have to wait a little longer for the SmartBike program…
Authentic and Animal-Friendly
Posted by Intelligent Travel on June 26, 2008 By Alexandra Burguieres Last weekend was the 16th annual Barbecue Battle in Washington, D.C., and just standing at the gates gave me a flashback to a few years ago, when I arrived to visit a friend in the Czech Republic. She greeted me at the airport with the following question: “Are you still vegetarian?” Her…
Paris Sans Agenda
Posted by it on May 21, 2008 Suffice it to say that travel writer and guidebook author Andrew Evans knows a thing or two about how to navigate a city. But what happens when he arrives in Paris without a plan? A few months back, I had to go to Paris “for work,” but last week I got to go back just…
All (Baby) Bottled Up in Montmartre
Posted by Intelligent Travel on March 5, 2008 By: Ashley Thompson Last month, I spent a weekend in Paris while visiting France on a month-long post-graduation celebratory journey. But the group of friends I spent that weekend with — a mélange of American French speakers, Americans with no French knowledge, and old French pals — packed quite a punch into those few days.…
An Opera in Paris
Posted by Jeannette Kimmel on February 22, 2008 The 16th-century Eglise St-Merri (pictured, above) offers free classical concerts on weekends. Curious about how to see an opera in Paris (while still having money left over for fine French food)? Well, so are we. So we checked out EuroCheapo and voila! Here’s what they advise when trying to see all types of shows in…
Behind the Lens: Paris’ Deyrolle Taxidermy Shop
Posted by Katie Knorovsky on February 21, 2008 We were saddened when we heard that the beloved Paris taxidermy shop Deyrolle caught fire earlier this month. The ground floor garden shop has reopened, but the taxidermy gallery upstairs was badly damaged and hopes to reopen later this year. Photographer Catherine Karnow shot the shop for the “Authentic Paris” cover story and was shocked…
Sleep Like a Parisian
Posted by Katie Knorovsky on February 19, 2008 Let’s face it: Planning a big trip can be overwhelming. And at least for me, choosing lodging is always the most overwhelming part of the process—magnified times a million when the destination is overseas or for a special occasion. So needless to say, hotel shopping for my Parisian honeymoon was almost enough to make me…
Tour Guide: Learning from Locals
Posted by Katie Knorovsky on November 13, 2007 In Italy, it’s easy to marvel at frescoes painted by the masters. But while gaping at the Sistine Chapel ceiling is nice enough, tour company Context would prefer you try your hand at a more authentic experience: slathering wet plaster with your own artistic finesse during a three-hour fresco workshop in Florence. In addition to…
A Vegetarian in Paris
Posted by Katie Knorovsky on October 22, 2007 Ahh, the sweet luxury of traipsing around Paris on holiday. Hobbling along lovely cobblestone roads, gaping at Gothic cathedrals, taking romantic strolls along the Seine … and indulging in famously divine Parisian cuisine is reason enough to go, n’est-ce pas? Perhaps — unless, of course, you’re a vegetarian, considered by many the lowliest target of…
Tour de France
Posted by mary beth larue on October 5, 2007 First Portland, then Madison, and now Paris? The City of Light has recently adopted a free bike system called Velibs, the name combining velo, meaning "bicycle" and liberte, for "freedom." After just 40 days more than 2 million journeys were made. According to "Free Wheeling: Paris’s New Bike System," in The Washington Post, the French…
City of Architecture
Posted by Katie Knorovsky on October 3, 2007 After more than a decade of primping, the Museum of French Monuments recently reopened on Paris’s Left Bank as La Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine (the City of Architecture and Heritage), the BBC reports. Housed in the east wing of the Chaillot Palace with a jaw-dropping view of the Eiffel Tower, the architectural showcase…
Parisian Markets
Posted by marilyn terrell on August 14, 2007 While checking out travel blogs on the Blog Carnival, IT came across this list of ten recommended street markets in Paris. The writer of The Paris Traveler blog, expat Lynn Rodriguez, picks a street market to suit almost every taste, from organic produce to flea markets to flowers to art; markets that specialize in fresh…
