Le Figaro's "100 Things All Parisians Should Do at Least Once"

The French daily newspaper Le Figaro just published, in its Figaroscope weekly entertainment guide, a list of "100 Things All Parisians Should Do at Least Once." How many can you count? What do you think is missing from the list?

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Franco-American Amitié

I like the fact that both the US and France celebrate our national holidays in July. It makes me feel all warm in fuzzy inside to see that, despite some grumblings to the contrary, Franco-American friendship is still very much alive.

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Gigs in Paris This Week

Guest writer Mark Thompson writes about some of the best indie and rock music concerts in Paris this week, including Revolver, Joanna Newsom, and Chemical Brothers.

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Tips on Holiday Tipping for Paris Residents

Do you live in Paris? Perhaps you didn't know that it's traditional in France to give certain people an end-of-year tip. Here's a little advice on who to tip, how much to tip, and how to avoid scams...I'll also tell you where to get the only racy fireman's calendar in France! ;-)

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Becoming French, Part 5: The Waiting Game

Many of you have been asking whatever hapened to my application for French-American dual citizenship after my last installment in December 2009. Well, it's a long story...but with a happy ending!

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Strikes & Terror Alerts...A Bad Time to Visit France?

A series of strikes with no end in sight and vague terror alerts issued by the US government warning against travel to Europe is enough to make anyone think twice about "Paris in the Fall"...but is there really any good reason to change your travel plans?

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