2015-11-19 09:36
On Monday evening (our time), we were Skyping with the Baguette-winner’s parents. Her Mum was surprised to hear that she had been at work all day. France is in a “state of emerge… Read More
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A blog about a Kiwi who flew north to Paris, with far too much time on his hands.
A patriot; a dilettante; a hero.
2015-11-14 23:48
We live in the 11th arrondissement maybe three minutes' walk from Le Bataclan, which is maybe three minutes' walk from the offices of Charlie Hebdo. For some reason, our neighbourhood has be… Read More
2015-11-09 17:30
If you’re anything like me, sometimes you need to buy food. Supermarkets are great for packaged items, hygiene products and cigarettes, but for fresh produce, we must embrace the farme… Read More
2015-06-02 20:27
The Baguette Winner and I paid a long weekend visit to Oslo, which is in Norway, which you knew, but secretly you weren’t certain that it wasn’t Finland.Oslo has an opera house… Read More
2015-05-12 17:51
What follows is an unnecessarily detailed and dramatic retelling of the time I did a walk. It’s a well-known walk, one which many, many people have done before. I did it too, though.I… Read More
2014-11-05 17:28
Over the weekend, I ticked off Africa. We (being myself and the Baguette Winner) hopped on a Transavia flight from charming little Orly Airport, straight into the heat of the desert. [Side n… Read More
2014-08-28 20:45
Today, I want to talk about very modern art. Like ‘right now’ sort of art. It’s what you would probably call “modern art”, but if you don’t want… Read More
2014-08-07 20:22
Today, gardening is a bit of an anachronism, like natural breasts and idealism. But retro never goes out of style, and what could be more retro than good ol’ agriculture? It’s wh… Read More
2014-07-25 18:23
If there are three things that everybody thinks of when they think about France, they are baguettes, snails and eco-terrorism. This food review deals with the second of these fundamental Fre… Read More
2014-07-25 18:22
Myself, the Baguette Winner and two of our friends hopped on a train to Epernay, in the Champagne region. That’s where they make the champagne. The easiest way to explain it - even dow… Read More
2014-07-23 20:17
This lesson, we take a break from our ongoing quest to get to the bottom of what art is, because I visited the Galerie de paléontologie et d’anatomie comparée (Gallery of… Read More
2014-07-23 20:17
You probably thought that our last lesson pretty much summed up science. But it turns out that there is more to science than skeletons. This week, I went to the Grand Galerie d'Evolution, pa… Read More
2014-07-10 15:44
Disclaimer: The following is likely to contain gross generalisations, or ‘stereotypes’. If you don’t approve of stereotyping, think of this as “cultural norms in a pr… Read More
2014-06-30 23:10
This is Part 3 of Pat's Guide to Art. You can find Parts 1 & 2 yourself! This guide relies on my many years of being aware of art, and on the fact that I've seen some art in Paris. I lo… Read More
2014-06-30 23:10
This is Part 2 of Pat's Guide to Art. Part 1 can be found here. This guide relies on my many years of being aware of art, and on the fact that I've seen some art in Paris. I looked at art, s… Read More
2014-06-20 08:28
What follows is a tale about a time I rode a bike. The French word for bike is vélo, and the Paris city council has a bunch of these called "Velibs", which I imagine is some sort of p… Read More
2014-06-16 20:57
I’ve been keeping a close eye on Parisian beer habits. I can confirm that they drink beer. Throughout my study, I have made some observations; have had some thoughts. I will try and ha… Read More
2014-06-11 19:03
If you’re an art guy, like me, then Paris is the place for you. You can find whatever you want here, whether it’s timeless masterpieces, modern marvels, or tasteful penis statues… Read More
2014-06-09 14:03
By Topalaska (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsIn the No Man’s Month during which the Baguette Winner had arrived in Franc… Read More
2014-06-02 21:08
ACT I: Setting the scene 4:30pm-ish: The Baguette Winner and I were wandering around our neighbourhood Sitis Market – basically a Four Square – buying low-calorie, high protein… Read More
2014-05-27 19:18
Last night the Baguette Winner and I went to another handball game: Paris St-Germain vs Cesson-Rennes. Based on my dubious translating of the programme, this was the last game of some sort o… Read More
2014-05-22 11:53
The Baguette Winner is still out of town. She is a vegetarian. As she is out of town, I made the executive decision to cook rabbit, or lapin. The nearby Casino supermarket sold me five quart… Read More
2014-05-17 14:32
The Baguette Winner is out of town. I know absolutely nobody else in Paris - well, except “Adele”, the waitress at our nearby café Les Anemones - and by ‘know’… Read More
2014-05-09 14:22
I write this post with no wi-fi access. This means I’m stuck relying on cellphone 3G like your average Amish blogger. Worse than your average Amish, I’m watching domestic t… Read More
2014-05-09 14:11
Tonight the Baguette-Winner took me to see some French pro handball. It was a delightful exercise.A few thoughts on Paris St-Germain vs Dijon:- There were probably ab… Read More
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