The Hottest (Charity) Boutique in Paris
Jane de Teliga dives into a chic store where the proceeds go to children in Madagascar.
By Jane de Teliga
Categories Destinations, Europe, France, Paris
Take Me Home: Grey Days in Paris
Donna Wheeler stocks up on wardrobe staples in the Paris drizzle.
By Donna Wheeler
Categories Cultural, Destinations, Europe, Food and drink, Paris, Shopping
Paris Chic for Children
Paris is magical, obviously. For lovers, for gourmets, shoe shoppers, people watchers and art freaks – but what is less well known is that Paris is also magical for children.
By Maggie Alderson
Categories France, Paris, Travelling with Children
Goddess Gold – Paris, France
France’s Best Charity/Secondhand Shop
Australia has St Vincent de Paul and Britain has Oxfam. In France you’ll be looking for Emmahuis at www.emmahuis.fr.
By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories Goddess Gold, Paris
Goddess Gold – Paris, France
Taking Tea at Mariage Freres, Paris
Expect to queue – we always have. It’s worth the wait…the tea menu is a work of art and you can choose from traditional blends like Darjeeling, to the finest Chinese tea. The French love little cakes and pastries and Mariage Freres has a groaning table of them. For more [...]
By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories Goddess Gold, Paris
Goddess Gold – Paris, France
An Aussie’s Vintage Clothing Shop
Maria Vrisakis stocks chic babywear, Prada and the best of vintage French in her shop, and speaks Australian (tres bon!) to you too. Nearest Metro is Temple. Visit http://www.marielouisedemonterey.com.
By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories Goddess Gold, Paris
Goddess Gold – Paris, France
It’s the French Japanese Restaurant Street!
Craving noodles or a little ramen? Go to Rue Ste-Anne, where you’ll trip over Japanese visitors looking for the same thing. Nearest Metro is Pyramides. Try Higuma, on the strip at 32 bis, rue Ste-Anne, 1st.
By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories Goddess Gold, Paris
Three Things to do in Paris
Shopping: Collette (www.colette.fr ) is pure, hip, sleek and most happening Parisians will tell you it’s the coolest store in Paris; Open now for eleven years and located at 213 Rue St Honore, Paris 75001, Collette’s modern three level store boasts some of the best collections of designer clothing, make-up, gadgets you didn’t know you needed, a bar, a café, a magazine stand and even their own music compilations which are played all over the city in all the right places. Those in the know in fashion rate the store highly and you can easily pass an afternoon there in shopping bliss maxing out the credit card.
By Alex Billington
Categories France, Paris
Perfume Shopping in Paris
I’ve discovered some of the smaller boutique perfume houses in Paris over recent years, each one with its own unique smells and sensations.
By Alex Billington
Categories France, Paris
Mooching in the Marais, Paris
Living in Paris in the Marais for a year just recently, made me fall in love with the Marais but not just the usual fourth but also the third arrondissement. Here, for all the Holiday Goddesses, are some of my favourites places to go in my local ‘hood. Here fashion and food, my two loves, meld to create a Parisian haven of deliciousness.
By Jane de Teliga
Categories Paris
