NO WORRIES PARIS

THE GOLD MEDAL GUIDE FOR THE

ACTIVE TOURIST

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Issues


  • Those red-soled shoes

    If you’re a shoe addict you probably are familiar with the “L”” word. They’re ultra sexy, ultra expensive and peeking into the store last week, selling like crazy. Customer’s Converses were strewn on the floor and feet were getting squeezed into spikey sleek studded models. With names like Bianca Watersnake, Rolling Spikes Veau Velours, Lady…

  • Jardins des Archives Nationale: hidden, not secret

    They were hidden away for sixteen years and opened to the public in 2011. Since the 4 connected gardens (Jardin de Rohan, Jardin de Fontenay, Jardin de Jaucourt, and Jardin d’Assy) are tucked behind the tall walls of the Hotel de Soubise and cannot be seen from the street, few visit. The most dramatic entrance…

  • Finds on a rainy day at Marche des Puces

    Open Saturday through Monday. Complete directions in your No Worries Paris guidebook. More coming your way tomorrow, direct from Paris.

  • Paris’s disappearing herbalists

    The ever-disappearing herbalist in Paris is alive and well, you just have to know where to go. A new European directive limiting the sale of herbal products, the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive, came into effect on April 30, 2011. About fifteen herbalists remain in the city. The following boutiques aim to please with their…