Bonjour Paris

This is the 54th in a series of walking tours highlighting the sites and stories of diverse districts of the Paris region The 250th anniversary of American Independence has been marked all over Paris (see here) and inspired this flânerie, beginning at the Flamme de la Liberté, just off the Place de l’Alma. It was a fitting place to start because it marks Franco-American frien...

The Paris Vignettes series features the inspired work of street photographer William “Bill” O’Such in themed installments Batignolles is one of those rare, village-like neighborhoods in Paris that I love so much I find myself playing “Greeter” just to introduce friends to its charms. It is the kind of quartier where one visit leaves you tempted to pack up and move there. Beyo...

You’ve seen the news: images of looting, violent clashes, and devastation across France, after street protests turned into bedlam on October 17. France has a long and proud history of manifestations — the right to demonstrate, and make voices heard, is seen as part of the democratic process. Peacefully protesting for weeks, the high schoolers have valid grievances: teacher ab...

The United States turned 250 this year, and France—America’s oldest ally—has been celebrating right alongside it. From a Loire Valley château with a Revolutionary War secret to Paris museums showcasing major American artists, here are six cultural experiences that bring the Franco-American story to life this fall. When the 13 colonies declared independence on July 4, 1776, it...

Join us online with Franco-American journalist and author Cole Stangler, based in Marseille. Cole shares his experience as a young journalist between two cultures, two languages, and two ways of telling stories. Drawing on research for his books Paris Is Not Dead and Le Miroir Américain , Cole explores the cultural connections, contrasts and surprising similarities between Fr...