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By Dan Heching
Quite a while ago I wrote an article in steadfast support of that bastion of all things American, Starbucks, which is now popping up even more feverishly throughout Paris. You can now even walk around 30 minutes from Pompidou to Bastille and pass…three. Well, here is another reason to add to the already quite convincing list of why, in fact, this is a good thing (??!) In all the Parisien Starbucks-es, Wi-fi can be found. That’s right, wireless internet! And the same goes for certain locations within the Indiana Café and Indiana Club chains (serving good-to-middling Mexican fare in a city with not much Mexican food to go around). In fact that’s where I write you now.
Last Updated ( Monday, 07 April 2008 )
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By Riana Lagarde
My relationship with my husband was long distance for awhile when I lived in California and he lived in Paris, France. The only thing that made our relationship work was one of those cheap 10-10 numbers that I used to call him everyday and talk for hours. And ICQ—with the aid of “babelfish” translator so that he could write to me in French and then I would translate and then I would write back in English and he would translate. It’s a minor miracle that we understood each other at all! He asked me to marry him via one of those telephone calls in his thick southern French accent (which I found to sound quite like Pakistani-English; even when my sister first meet him she said “he sounds just like Apu from the Simpons!”). I wasn’t really sure, if he had really asked me or not. Did he just ask me? I had to call him back to confirm.
Last Updated ( Monday, 07 April 2008 )
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By BP Editor
If you're in need of exploring thing Internet for some Paris information, try visiting these sites.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 November 2005 )
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By Phyllis Flick
What should you tip in restaurants, hotels and... ?
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 November 2005 )
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By Phyllis Flick
Café, bistro, brasserie, or restaurant… which one is right for you?
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 January 2006 )
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By Phyllis Flick
Getting to and from the airport, using the métro, the buses and taxis.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 November 2005 )
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By Phyllis Flick
How to phone home, send mail, and more.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 November 2005 )
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By Karen Fawcett
It’s a mystery: to tip or not to tip, and how much. When Americans leave the 50 States they face a different tipping etiquette. This is true no matter where you travel. Every guide book or travel web site lists the dos and don’ts.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 May 2008 )
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By BP Editor
Visit France this Winter. Act fast to reserve your Winter Paris Fly Drive Package and enjoy a fantastic price for midweek departures 11/1/05-12/10/05 AND 1/10/06-3/10/06.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 05 January 2006 )
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By Karen Fawcett
It’s the exception when someone has never been ripped off by a taxi driver. It doesn’t matter what country. I’ve had it happen to me in New York City. And I was just told about a person being literally kicked out of a cab because the driver didn’t want to take the route she requested.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 May 2008 )
