
In January, in Paris, I got a pair of black leather lace-up shoes from a second-hand store that weighs your choices and charges by the…

Stumbling out of Gare du Nord, I resist the urge to repeatedly punch myself in the head. A poorly booked, non-refundable ticket has left me…

So – I’m arriving in Paris at around 11pm with a roughly 20-hour stop over en route to Munich. I’ve brought my rucksack, some healthy…

Get There: 16 Rue du Repos, over in the 20th arrondissement in the north-east of Paris. Closest metro stop (conveniently named) is Père-Lachaise. For some…

Get There: 245 Rue La Fayette, 10th arrondissement – about a ten minute walk away from Gard du Nord. Closest metro stop is Jaurès. Cost:…