NO WORRIES PARIS

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  • Goodbye Bill

    Bill Cunningham, one of the original street-style photographers died on Saturday in Manhattan. I met him in Paris on several occasions. We were both on the same quest….capturing the excitement of Fashion Week. From years of experience, he knew the who’s who, had all the show addresses (many big houses keep theirs secret), had front row seats…

  • 9 pet friendly Paris hotels

    Let’s face it. We all love our dogs and miss them big time when vacation time rolls around. Long plane rides are prohibitive and most hotels don’t entertain the canine crowd. But there’s good news. Some hotels in Paris are realizing pet lovers are big business and  opening their properties to pampered poodles, discriminating daschunds and reluctantly…

  • Paris: make your night magical

    A quick fix to tired feet or general walking malaise can be had for a pittance. Bateaux Mouche prowl the Seine in style and if you don’t mind feeling like you’re on a cattle car smooshed together with a lot of other international tourists, get over it and buy a ticket. A ‘bateau mouche’ is…

  • Healthy fix for chilly spring in Paris: lentil soup

    Easy recipe: 3 tablespoons extra–virgin olive oil 2 cups chopped onions 1 cup chopped celery stalks plus chopped celery leaves for garnish 1 cup chopped carrots 2 garlic cloves, chopped 4 cups (or more) vegetable broth 1 1/4 cups lentils, rinsed, drained 1 14 1/2–ounce can diced tomatoes in juice Balsamic vinegar, ham or sausages (optional)…