Trois Couleurs: Blanc
If blue is liberté or freedom, White is the colour of egalité, or equality. A difficult subject however, as Krzysztof Kieślowski, director of the film Trois Couleurs: Blanc points out; "The concept of equality suggests that we are all equal, but I don't believe that can be true. Nobody really wants to be the equal of another. Everybody wants to be more equal". A murky concept for a colour that is

Something for the Weekend? (27th - 29th November)
Food, drink and nostalgia this weekend. It must be the winter!If you have any events or activities this weekend you think should be promoted please add them in the comments. Let me know also if you have any events in the coming weekends you would like me to promote.The French national amateur cooking and table dressing championshipsThe competition has been fierce around the country over the past

A Private Dinner in Paris
It is the eternal question of the tourist – how can I get to see the true heart of a place if I just drift through hotels, museums and restaurants? Few visitors to Paris ever get to see beyond the public face, but two sisters in the city have come up with an idea that may just help them to do so. Here, Maryam Ingar, one of the two sisters, explains that concept of the MyPrivateDinner website and

Trois Colours: Bleu
"Blue is freedom and the story of the price we pay for it. At what point are we truly free?". This is how Krzysztof Kieślowski described the first installment of his Trois Couleurs trilogy of films based around the French tricolore and the famous national motto; Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité. Before white and red, here is a look at how I see blue in the city.Looking through photos I have taken

Something for the Weekend? (20th – 22nd November)
This weekend will be...well, scroll down and find out!If you have any events or activities you think should be promoted or which you would like to promote yourself, please add them in the comments. Let me know also if you have any events in the coming weekends you would like to promote.This weekend in Paris will be…RusticTwo large-scale country markets will visit Paris this weekend, helping