Photo opportunities in Paris abound at every corner. One only needs to glance up at a Haussman-style building or notice the pattern of chairs and tables outside a café to feel the urge to trip the shutter. But sometimes a little foray into a relatively unknown location goes a long way into providing an opportunity [...]

If a stroll along the banks of the Seine, arms entwined with your chéri(e) leaves you a little lukewarm, or the idea of a marriage proposal at the height of la Tour Eiffel is a cliché best left for Hollywood flicks, Paris, the city of love can still wave its magic wand and entrap you [...]

Next time you’re in Paris visiting Butte Montmartre and you’ve made a stop at boulevard de Clichy to snap a few photographs of the Moulin Rouge, turn around. Located directly behind the fabled cabaret, at number 65 next to a budget hotel and sex shops is Chapelle Sainte Rita.

Known as the patron saint of desperate [...]

I could have chosen any of the 408 photographs I took during a twilight Bateaux Mouches cruise in Paris. They certainly would have portrayed the awe factor with flood-lit buildings, sharper images, better depth of field and true to life colour.
Yet I chose this true to life scene, a snippet of life in motion, when [...]

It’s not always possible to photograph food in one’s travels. Waving a digital SLR in front of window displays in certain parts of the world is often frowned upon. Many a finger has been wagged the moment a camera lens is pointed at a mouth-watering array of pâtisseries. But what is a travelling foodie to [...]

This man must have made a killing. Dressed as Quasimodo in front of Cathédrale de Notre-Dame de Paris, many tourists had no qualms digging deep into their pockets to have their photograph taken with him. I’m not sure how long he lasted and whether the Mairie de Paris intervened at some point but he made [...]

If you find yourself in Paris for a week or more and you’re a frequent traveller on the fast and efficient Métro, a Passe Navigo Découverte is a worthwhile investment.
Replacing the old weekly carte orange in February 2009, the pass is available to tourists and residents and is valid for one week’s unlimited travel, from [...]

The reservation for Le Jules Verne restaurant was made long before I booked flights and accommodation. After all, it’s not every day that one celebrates a milestone anniversary in their favourite city and chooses to dine at its iconic landmark, at an altitude of 125 metres with the city of lights sparkling at your [...]

Every year, the world famous department store Galeries Lafayette dons a festive Christmas attire. Stunning lights cover the facades of the store’s buildings creating a sparkling mosaic of colour.
On a cold November night in Paris, we braved icy fingers to marvel at the display and trip camera shutters bringing a taste of a Parisian Noël [...]

La grande dame de fer is 120 years old and she knows how to hide it or as the French say, maquiller son age.
To celebrate her birthday, new sets of lights have been installed making the light show on the hour from 8 pm to 11 pm an even more dazzling event. After the [...]