France travel stories

I've Pulled my First Parisian All-Nighter

This second edition of my travel blog finds me halfway through my 3rd week in France and I’ll go ahead and warn you this is going to be a long one as I’ve been a busy girl this past week (so fo...

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Chartres - more than just a Cathedral

So as you can see I arrived safely in Chartres, France last Tuesday to begin my 9 months as a teaching assistant for the French Embassy in two elementary schools here. I've been here less than ...

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Conned by a Senegalese Wristband Weaver

It's fair to say I wasn't in the best of spirits when I arrived at my hostel. I't was raining a lot, getting dark and it was rush hour. I had also managed to cut my finger open somewher...

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Little Japan and the importance of wearing a scarf.

It's difficult not to feel self-conscious in Paris. The city's reputation as the pinnacle of high fashion is well known: but it's more than just clothes, it's the whole attitude. A ...

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Down and Out in Versailles and Paris.

One of the major policy flaws with my first hostel in Paris was that alcohol was prohibited from being brought in from the outside. It could of course be purchased in hostel at an overinflated pric...

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