If you are looking for a quick guide and answers to frequently asked questions about the Jardin des Tuileries, or Tuileries Garden, scroll to the end! New York has Central Park; Paris has the Tuileries gardens: an oasis of...
The Best Instagram and Photo Spots In Paris
Whether your a ‘grammer, a blogger or a photographer, Paris is an irresistible subject. Everywhere you turn there is something to capture. When asked, “where are the best Instagram and photo spots in Paris?” my response is simple: everywhere....
Day Trips from Paris
You’ve done it! You made it to Paris and it is everything that you thought it would be and more. But, if you are staying for a week, you might eventually have the desire to get out of the...
Paris for the First Time
Hello, let me be your Paris Tour Guide! This blog post is 10 years in the making. I have absolutely no idea why I never did this before. Sometimes we people are just too “close” to things. I’ve written...
Using the Bathroom in Paris
Is it me or does it seem like it is infinitely easier to find a bathroom in the United States than just about anywhere else in the world? Maybe it’s because we have a plethora of fast food restaurants...
5 Things I Packed for Paris
I’ve been to Paris every month of the year and in every season, so I have a pretty good handle on what you need to pack to enjoy your first trip or your 20th in the city of light....
Paris: City of Romance
Revered as the most romantic city in the world, Paris offers everything you want from such a famous cliché and more. Think beautiful tree-lined river banks, parks with fountains and plenty of benches on which to enjoy a picnic,...
Giverny for the Day – Context Travel Tour
While visiting the Orsay on our first night in Paris we paid special attention to all things Monet, as we knew we were heading to Giverny a few days later on another Context Travel tour. Giverny is a little...
Paris in HDR
After two days of non-stop activities including an evening tour at the Orsay, a baguette class at La Cuisine Paris, a treasure hunt in the Louvre which was followed by another adventure with Kasia’s Mom at the Fragonard perfume...
My afternoon at the Louvre with THATLou
After a wonderful cooking class at La Cuisine Paris where I learned to make baguettes, I headed over to the Louvre to meet my girlfriend Kasia of Love in the City of Lights and new friend Daisy De Plume....
Bread Baking Class at La Cuisine Paris
After a wonderful evening at the Orsay Museum the first night we arrived in Paris, we woke up feeling, well, hungry! We headed out to breakfast at Angelina’s, not the cheapest breakfast in town, but a treat nonetheless. We...
Musee d’Orsay and Paris in the 19th Century – Context Travel Paris Tour
Usually, the day when Mr. Misadventures and I arrive in Paris we arrive at our hotel, shower, go out for a meal and end up in bed at around 5/6 pm. We were beat from our flight, but in...