Europe String » paris http://www.europestring.com Travelling Europe on a Budget - b5media Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:09:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The Tumbleweed Hotel http://www.europestring.com/2007/09/the-tumbleweed-hotel/ http://www.europestring.com/2007/09/the-tumbleweed-hotel/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:01:34 +0000 http://www.europestring.com/the-tumbleweed-hotel/ Post from: Europe String

]]> Do you love intellectual conversations? Are you a voracious reader? If so, Tumbleweed Hotel could be THE hotel for you — dear budget traveler — when you go to Paris.

The Tumbleweed hotel is the name given to the second floor of a bookshop where beds are placed amongst books. If chosen, guests of this hotel stay for free provided that they do one hour of chores each day (like dusting and sweeping) or they can profess their love for books by reading one.

There’s another condition, though… as soon as the bookshop opens, you have to get out of bed. Not a bad deal, eh?

So how do you get chosen to stay at this interesting kind of accommodation? Well, writers and book lovers who are in need of a place to stay are invited. Boohooo for me, I didn’t get invited. Perhaps, it was because I had a kid in tow. hehe

Tumbleweed Hotel is on the second floor of Shakespeare and Company, owned by George Whitman. It is located on the left bank, across the Seine from Notre Dame.

37, rue de la Boucherie
Paris

[photo source: Shakespeare and Company by Airchild]

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]]> In a few hours, we are off to Paris for yet another extended weekend getaway.  Since we’d be showing my parents around, we’d be acting like your typical tourists as we rub elbows with all the other tourists while we make our way to the front of the Louvre, up the Eiffel, in front of the Arch de Triomphe and in Gallery Lafayette, among others.

I will be staying somewhere in rue de Constantinople in 8e.  Should you be in the area, do send me an email.  Maybe we can grab a coffee and share some interesting secrets about Paris.

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]]> Eiffel TowerParis is reputed to be the most beautiful and romantic of all cities. And you, dear travelers, would definitely agree to this distinction once you have seen the beauty of the City of Light (La Ville-lumière).

One of the most convenient ways (and cheapest, if you plan on visiting most museums) to “see Paris” is with the Paris Museum Pass.

But whichever way you may want to see Paris, you will still need to read recommendations for sightseeing, entertainment and dining.

A Lonely Planet Paris Guide would probably do the trick. But if you read The Paris Traveler, your vacation will definitely be a lot lovelier. With all the travel information from Lynn Rodriguez, you will definitely fall in love with Paris. Yup, even before you get there.

So… go check out The Paris Traveler, yet another travel blog from b5media’s Travel & Culture Channel.

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]]> iAudioGuideTraveling with your iPod or mp3-enabled mobile phones? If so, you can save yourself a lot of time if you have an audio guide to show around your intended destination. And while you are at it, you can also save yourself that much-needed cash by downloading a FREE audio guide from iAudioguide.

“…cover essential facts, entertaining information and insider knowledge on interesting tourist sights in the world’s most popular cities.”

At present, iAudioguide cover Barcelona Berlin Brussels London Paris and Rome.

They plan to add more destinations in the future. For now, iAudioguide can recommend the following guides: Athens Brighton (UK) Bristol Cambridge (UK) Cannes Cologne Dortmund Dublin Edinburgh Florence Glasgow Granada Liverpool Marseille Munich Nice Prague Rotterdam Turin Valencia Venice Vienna Washington Zurich.

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]]> http://www.europestring.com/2007/04/iaudioguide-2007-04-23 19:15:02/feed/ 0 More Cheap Eats in Paris http://www.europestring.com/2007/01/more-cheap-eats-in-paris/ http://www.europestring.com/2007/01/more-cheap-eats-in-paris/#comments Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:17:14 +0000 http://www.europestring.com/more-cheap-eats-in-paris/ Post from: Europe String

]]> You can have delicious yet cheap falafel or…

Bahn Mi you can have delicious (even Clotilde Dusoulier of Chocolate & Zucchini recommends it) yet cheap bánh mì over at Saigon Sandwich.

Bánh mì is a Vietnamese submarine sandwich. It’s made with french baguette filled with thinly sliced carrots, daikon, onions, cilantro and your choice of meat: chicken, pork, etc.

Bánh mì shops can be found all over the world. And in Paris, you’ll find one in the 13th arrondissiment.

Saigon Sandwich
8 rue de la Présentation,
75011 Paris
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 10am-2pm

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