NO WORRIES PARIS

THE GOLD MEDAL GUIDE FOR THE

ACTIVE TOURIST

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  • Jim Morrison: the conspiracy theories

    Jim Morrison died in Paris in 1971. Whirling around, still to this day, are questions as to how he died and where. Some are convinced he is still alive. The official police version is that he died of a heart attack in his bathtub on 17 rue Beautreillis. Other witnesses claim he overdosed on heroin…

  • Paris fashion scissor snips

    A cut-up spotted during Fashion Week. When in doubt about what to wear and want to stir up a little commotion, go for a peek-a-boo look on the thighs and upper arms. Truly creative. What pulled this all off, the accessories and lovely model. Cool shades!

  • Paris: The ban on pants

    Up until February 2013 when it was revoked, there was a 214-year-old law which formally prohibited women from wearing trousers. The archaic law demanded women ask police for permission to dress as men in Paris less they be arrested. In 1909 the law was amended allowing women to wear trousers if the holding a bicycle…

  • Rapper spotting: Iggy who?

    So out of it that I am! I aimed my camera at the striking woman being rushed at the Tuileries not knowing who she was but that I’d soon find out knowing only her shouted out name: Iggy. Any twenty-something knows it’s Iggy Azalea, rap recording star, songwriter, model from Mullumbimby, New South Wales. Chic,…