Short-Term Rentals in Paris
Paris Files Suit against Airbnb
The news has spread like wildfire: the city of Paris is suing Airbnb for not removing from its site listings that are not registered with the city. And Airbnb isn’t the only rental site to bear the wrath of Mayor … Read More
Living in Paris
Au Revoir, Monsieur José
In the 20 years that I have owned a little studio apartment in Paris’s ninth arrondissement, the district has changed considerably. Almost every restaurant has been replaced at successive intervals by other restaurants; fancy gift shops have been transformed into Italian … Read More
Quality of Life and Cost of Living in Paris
What’s So Great about Living in Paris?
Why do we choose to live in Paris when it ranks high on cost of living and low on quality of life? Mercer’s 2018 Quality of Living Ranking, published in March, ranked Vienna first (for the ninth year in a … Read More
Station F
Bringing Entrepreneurship Back Home to France
France’s reputation for being anti-entrepreneur and pro-big labor was never entirely deserved, but the times are definitely changing. The massive strikes that used to fill the streets and squares with demonstrators and knock out public transport and other services, sometimes … Read More
A Home in Paris
High Rewards for Low Expectations
Who hasn’t dreamed of living in a romantic Paris apartment with tall windows, original molding, exposed beams and a fireplace with a big mirror above it and wooden beams? Behind all that charm, however, there are other factors that enraptured … Read More
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