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Europe, France, Outside India

Climbing the gigantic Dune de Pilat: the best of the French Atlantic Coast

Have you ever had moments when you seriously considered strangling your partner with bare hands? Then you took a look […]

June 4, 2023 By maverickbird
Europe, France, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Paris through my eyes, a photo essay

“It took me some years to clear my head of what Paris wanted me to admire about it, and to […]

December 23, 2021
Europe, France, Outside India

Le Train Bleu, One of the Most Beautiful Brasseries in Paris

A symbol of pride Designed by the renowned architect Marius Toudoire, Le Train Bleu was inaugurated in 1901. Its opening […]

December 23, 2021
Culture Peeps, Europe, Food Thoughts, France, French Food Culture, Outside India, Travel Extras

Paris Café Culture

Paris Café culture is as quintessential to the city as its wide boulevards, iconic architecture, and haute couture. At nearly […]

December 5, 2021
Europe, France, Outside India

Visiting the Opéra Garnier, the most beautiful building in Paris

The Opéra Garnier is a place of art, beauty, and intrigue. It is so beautiful that despite being just an […]

December 3, 2021
Europe, France, Outside India

Palais Garnier: The Phantom of the Opera and other secrets

Palais Garnier is perhaps the most beautiful building in Paris. It is also the most controversial. Think of an opulently […]

December 2, 2021
Europe, France, Outside India

The saucy, scandalous and artistic Montmartre heritage

I liked staying at Montmartre. My room was at the Hotel Literaire Marcel Aymé, a charming property belonging to the […]

November 27, 2021
Europe, France, Outside India

The cliche and intrepid in Paris

I was in Paris this summer. I went there to heal a broken heart. Sounds like a cliche, doesn’t it? […]

November 27, 2021

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