Written as part of Paris Romance Week for our Love Paris giveaway
The French have the apéro down to an art form. Appetites are whet with typically French pre-dinner sips such as kir, bubbly or martini blanc.
But, while it’s always fun to get down with the locals, sometimes us cocktail-drinkers just want a serious dry martini.
Here’s where you take your date to try one…
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Written as part of Paris Romance Week for our Love Paris giveaway
Paris is known as a romantic city and the mere mention of the city provokes in girls the same effect as Viagra does in men. Taking your girl to Paris is one of the best ways to rekindle the initial excitement three months after meeting her at a random indie gig…
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Written as part of Paris Outdoors Week for our Love Paris campaign
We asked Spotted by Locals’ Paris locals to make a list of their favourite nightlife spots. In alphabetical order, here they are!
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Written as part of Paris Culture Week for our Love Paris campaign
Secrets from Paris: where to shop, drink, eat, visit and get pampered off the tourist trail. A goldmine of chic addresses await…
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Written as part of Paris Food Week for our Love Paris giveaway.
Cocktails in Paris have, for me, been a generally mixed bag. More often than not, I’ll be found with a glass of wine in hand because, well, wine is always a safe bet. And when I’m really, really craving a good margarita, I mix it up at home.
It’s taken quite awhile, but I’ve finally found a couple of addresses whose cocktail-mixing merits a taste, or are at least cheap enough not to feel guilty about…
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