Category Archives: Paris

The Cost of Living in France

Posted on February 14, 2010 by tony

For the fifth year running, France has been voted the best place in the world to live by some magazines and journals. This is the reason why hundreds of thousands of educated and qualified people are moving to France to … Continue reading →

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A Guide to Renting in France

Posted on February 5, 2010 by tony

Although home ownership in France is increasing, most people live in rented accommodation. In major cities apartment living is the usual way of life. The Internet is changing the way we do many things, until recently nearly all property rentals … Continue reading →

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Eiffel Eyeful

Posted on January 4, 2010 by tony

Image via Wikipedia I thought I had written about this before. When you are in Paris you can book your ticket for the Eiffel Tower online and print it out. This official service is at Tour-Eiffel.fr Related articles by Zemanta … Continue reading →

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Consumer Protection

Posted on December 29, 2009 by tony

I am writing about problems with apartment rentals in Paris on my blog at http://parischarade.com – the aim was originally to give information to owners about problems ahead from laws affecting vacation rentals. UPDATE – I have suspended the ParisCharade … Continue reading →

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France the Flip Side

Posted on November 30, 2009 by tony

I am a fan of Jeremy Clarkson, his column in the Sunday Times may be the only floppy copy I read each week, apart from his motoring section which rates the Lada higher than the Audi (so do I and … Continue reading →

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Dark Cloud over City of Light

Posted on November 21, 2009 by tony

I have started a blog at http://2337.com which is currently only about one subject – The Rental of Residential Apartments in Central Paris. I did this as I believe that it is a very important subject which may be putting … Continue reading →

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Charade

Posted on November 14, 2009 by tony

Many years ago I used to ride motorbikes in films – one movie which was in production while I was on a UK soundstage was ‘Charade’ with Audrey Hepburn and Carey Grant. I have always loved the movie – it … Continue reading →

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Living in Paris

Posted on November 8, 2009 by tony

Prices charged for vacation and holiday rentals for private lets in Paris are a minimum of four times the rental charged for a regular tenant, it is often many times more than this and the acute shortage of rental accommodation … Continue reading →

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Biking Through France

Posted on October 27, 2009 by tony

The next upside-down year will be in the year 6009, so I doubt I will be around for that, but I was around at the last one in 1961. That year was a really interesting one for me – I … Continue reading →

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Bonjour Paris

Posted on September 27, 2009 by tony

A very good newsletter and valuable website for anyone thinking of visiting or living in Paris is

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