Petite Paris eGuide Book is OUT

Champagne Celebration!! 

Our Petite Paris eGuide Book is OUT NOW!!! 

Over 130 pages and over 150 special, unique and secret spaces and places throughout all 20 arrondissements of Paris. Plus our top 5 listings of:

• top 5 coffee spots
• breakfast spots
• patisseries
• boulangeries
• chocolatiers
• wine bars
• designed vintage seconds shops
• and more to come...

GET IT NOW - click here!

Interactive with web-links to all recommended hotspots, google map links to each location, easy index links to take you to your desired arrondissement, and links to our Paris B&B's located in each arrondissement. Et Voila - here it is, just for you, our Paris LOVERS!


The book is a modest start to what will be a continually updated (twice yearly) directory of some of our  favourite places and spaces in the city of light! Evolving into the best Paris City guide ever! Ha! We hope :) Filled with only our most favourite fabulous places; do not expect to find all the usual 'typical' attractions (louvre, arc de triompe yaaaawn - you can find those with your eyes closed). This book project of ours is the 'Petite' best-of-the-best, as we continue to explore and share the city of light with you. 




Let Petite Paris guide you to the best places to eat, drink, dance, be entertained, sightsee, stroll, shop, spa, and more.

Available formats: 

1. ebook version $19.99:  click here
    
2. Coffee table Book (choose soft cover or hardcover) fr. $74:  click here
    
3. PDF Version $11.99: click here

MERCI - We hope we LOVE our Petite Paris City Guide.

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Zen things in Paris

Bonsoir everyone :)

When it comes to Paris, we already know the usual recommendations. We know the rule is Laduree for tea.  Pierre Herme for Macaroons. Coffee at Cafe de Flore. Or at Lipp Or at Deux Magots.  We know that a visit to the Louvre is a must see. Eiffel. Piere Lachaise. And we know all about the Batobus river boat tours. The Moulin Rouge. and the Opera. And these are all great, bien sur...

But how about some new and refreshing recommendations form our friend and fellow Paris lover, the Zen Guy!  who runs a blog about Zen Activities to do in Paris, Zen Tour packages, Parisian tasting Chocolate notes amongst other Zen things (yoga, inspirational travel stories...) Such as:
 

Hot mint tea in the tea room at Mosque de Paris (2 Euros) (above).

Tickets to a Church concert, e.g. a piano soloist at St Julien de Pauvre or Vivaldi at Ste Chapelle or La Madeline. Free organ recitals at Ste. Eustache church at 5:30pm Sundays

An overview of Paris in a chauffer-driven vintage Citroen instead of a tour bus.

A visit to Sadaharu Aoki – This Japanese chocolate master has incorporated flavors from his country of origin such as ganache of Matcha tea & Wasabi into his chocolate.

 Saint Honoré Paris Chocolats – a new chocolate shop offering award winning chocolate that contains less sugar, with a great selection of high-quality Bordeaux wines from smaller wine vintners that pair best with chocolate. 

Visit Gosselin – Patisserie to the Prime Minister, best baguette in France

And plenty more unique places are listed on the Zen Guys Blog (with a few of the usual recommendations, hey when its good its good and must be mentioned a million times I suppose :) but I really loved that many of these suggestions I had never heard of and have added them to my to see/do/eat list for the next Paris trip! 

Find the Top Ten Most Zen Lists here:  

Top Ten Most Zen Things to Do in Paris

Top Ten Chocolate Shops in Paris 

 Top Ten Zen Patisseries in Paris

Bonne nuit all! xx

Coffee Culture in Paris

Found!!... good coffee in Paris! Alleluia!

Our Friend Rachel Guernier from French Moments whispered the name 'Coutume' in my ear for 'good coffee' in Paris! This was just before I jetted of to Paris in December and needless to say, being a caffeine nut, I needed a coffee pretty soon after I landed. SO off I went in search of this 'Coutume' (meaning Costume) - and I wasnt holding my breath! Paris, notoriously know for having less than average coffee, had disappointed me on one too many occasion - so I wasnt expecting to actually find decent coffee, that I did!

All Paris needed it seems, was an Australian to step in to start a very belated education in GOOD coffee.  Rachel wrote an article in FrenchEntree Magazine on her great find. Read it here.  And below...check out the hip industrial 'Australian feel' cafe that is Coutume. Think Paris cafe turns coffee laboratory. Popular with tourists and locals! Located in the 7th, 47 Rue de Babylone. 

YUM!

 

A Paris City Guide for the Mobile Generation

Do yourself a favour and join Unlike.CityGuides - it really is unlike any other city guide!

Its a definitive City Guide for the Mobile Generation and the point at which where visitors become locals! We absolutely love love LOVE it and feel confident and excited to got to Paris now, breaking those touristy barriers and mingling and mixing in the ultimate, hippest most sophisticated places known only to those who live there. Unlike is where insiders go to ramp-up their game and where outsiders go to be in-the-know. We love love LOVE it and we're recommending it to all our guests and friends!

Unlike communicates the juicy je ne sais quoi that makes a city special. They deliver slick, sophisticated virtual tours through the cultural landscape, taking in parks, art galleries, concert venues, dance halls, eateries, museums, bars and clubs. In Paris of course but also London, Barcelona, Berlin to Amsterdam!

Unlike hits the proverbial nail on the head so that you can explore far-reaching locales in real-time.
With a worldwide network of experienced writers providing invaluable local knowledge to help you plan your trip in style. Only the most select locations make the cut, so rest assured you’re browsing the very best the cities have to offer.

There is a FREE app and an ipad magazine too! Have a look ...

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LUXE Paris - a gift for you!! yes another..

Hi. We're just updating our website for the millionth time - seems like there's new news almost everyday which is certainly keeping us busy! - and right now we're adding the yummy LUXE Paris Guide to our Paris Guide pages,  as 'THE' MUST-HAVE resource before jetting off to Paris. In fact we think they are SO great, we've purchased a stack of them for you. Receive one for FREE (values at $19.95) when you book your Paris Accommodation with us. 'Ready Jet GO!!!'


WHAT IS IT? A consummately stylish pocket travel guide, packed with astute, opinionated information for the busy and sophisticated visitor.


INSIDE: Label as Sex and The city in a Handbook, you'll find information about Wining and Dining, Spa and Beauty, Shopping, Activities and other useful information.


ACCORDING TO LUXE PARIS IS: “Regarded as the most beautiful in all Europe, and legendarily stylish, while this lulu of a city can be sweet and coquettish, she can also be a very snooty grande dame indeed. We've taken her over our knee, given her several smacks with the manners stick and she's promised to behave. So, crack open a bottle, it's champagne time for Loulou...

Want to cut the merde and get straight to gorgeous stashes of vintage jewels and clothes and even have them customised? How about fashion, lingerie, jewellery, shirts, make-up and perfume created just for you? Teeter this way for the best steak frites in town, plus the chicest range of eateries from stellar haute cuisine to humble bistros. In a city notorious for snobby and expensive accommodation, we’ll show you the best options from luxury palace hotels to fab boutiques and great value private home B&Bs. Need your own personal museum, wine, restaurant or shopping guru? Pas de problème, cherie. Voilà, c’est LUXE!”
LUXE Paris. 

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Paris White Night - Nuit Blanche

If your going to be in Paris on the 2nd of October then your very lucky and I'm very jealous. You will be able to experience 'Paris White Night' (Nuit Blanche).

Living up to it's name 'The City of Lights' Paris will be transformed and illuminated into a midnight magic festival with unique artworks throughout the city, elaborate light installations, activities, performances; all lining the streets. While art galleries and museums, monuments, parks, pools - all throw open their doors for the midnight extravaganza as thousands of revellers celebrate.

From sunset on Oct 2 until 7am. Its going to be one hell of an all-nighter!!

Events will take place in 3 main areas - the West near Trocadero, the Centre around the Isl St Louis and the city and the East around the neighbourhood Belleville.


If your in Paris at this time and needing a place last minute Bed and Breakfast's  throughout the city are available. Choosing either to stay close to all the festivities (a recommendation as the metro lines during this magic night will be hectic to say the least so we suggest walking home).

We will help you find the perfect B&B for this thrilling event! info@petitepr.com.au

For more information about this event: we have found the following web details:
http://goparis.about.com/od/events/p/Nuit_Blanche.htm