Discover Paris, France: The Iconic City of Light

As the fashion crowd leaves another Paris Fashion Week, Swedish writer and fashion editor Petra Dokken reports on the spots she always returns for. Nevermind whats hopelessly trendy; shes after the small corners of chic.PARIS – I had always been enamored with the fashion world and could think of nowhere better to be than Paris, sitting in a Haussmann-façade balcony, smoking cigarettes, wearing red lipstick, gazing over the rive gauche. So I

Writer Ellis Avery lived in Paris while working on her new novel, The Last Nude, which was inspired by Jazz Age artist Tamara de Lempicka. Ellis followed Tamaras path and that of other artists around town.PARIS – The glamorous painter Tamara de Lempicka lived Paris in the 1920s. I lived in Paris in 2008 while writing my de Lempicka novel, The Last Nude. My partner Sharon Marcus, a scholar on sabbatical, spent her days researching

Looking for the best day trips from Paris? Even Parisians need vacations. Here are some ideas for great days trip from Paris you can enjoy, no matter what you’re into. The Eiffel Tower, Loire Valley castles, Champagne, Normandy – France is well-recognized for many things. It’s a beautiful country with a wide variety of landscapes; from stunning beaches to lush vineyards, forests, mountains. It is also renowned for having the best food and wine in the world, historical towns and many chatea