NO WORRIES PARIS
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Detour: Neighborhood St. Denis
“Aside from the hubbub of normal commerce, the procession of street workers on Rue St. Denis are of two types: men in overalls with hand-trucks transporting bolts of fabric, and “ladies of the night,” who are spaced evenly in broad daylight along the sidewalk and tarted-up like Christmas trees. Parisians seem to take little note…
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Paris: love is in the air and it’s still only January
Tourists do the darndest things for a photo. This one, by Leon Drivier called “Joie de Vivre” is touching if you look directly at the sculptural faces smiling down at the person reaching up on her tiptoes. We are at the Palais de Chaillot, also named Trocadero, crowning the Chaillot hill facing the Eiffel Tower.…
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Mainstreaming macarons the McDonalds way
Laudrée and Pierre Herme move over. The most coveted cookies in Paris have entered the fastfood marketplace. Are they as delicate and crisp and colorful? Are there a variety of flavors (violet, pistachio, white truffle)? Are they packaged in designer pastel boxes or bags? Answer: no, no, and no. Pros: they are half-price compared to…
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Paris Fashion Week Trendsetters: femme frippery to letting fly the frou
Spring 2013, a potpourri of styles on the runways: sheer plaids, soft florals, ruffles, pink and blue, soft pink and gold, metallic threading, grunge, fur, denim, tie-dye, checkerboard, honeycomb, sweet collars, black gauze, red leather, lace, knee-length skirts and dresses (finally), a solar panel runway, tweeds, boucles, aubergine, pretty pink, violet, stripy platform sandals, red…
trailblazer travel books
No Worries Paris is eighth in the lineup of Trailblazer Travel Book adventure guides. Other titles include No Worries Hawaii, Kauai Trailblazer, Maui Trailblazer, Oahu Trailblazer, Hawaii the Big Island Trailblazer, Alpine Sierra Trailblazer , Golden Gate Trailblazer and Range of Light Trailblazer.Trailblazer Travel B.
a photographic walking guide 