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Just the ticket for sumptuous dining

Just the ticket for sumptuous dining

9 Mar 2010 by Joel Willans

Le Train Bleu is possibly the world’s most sumptuous train station restaurant. The ambiance is magnifique, the food delicious. So why’s one trip enough?

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Drop dead gorgerous

Drop dead gorgerous

22 Feb 2010 by Joel Willans

I’m neither a Goth nor a Satanist, but I do love a good graveyard. And if you secretly dig graveyards too, I guarantee my four favourites will knock you dead.

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Our distinctly modern lady of the Pentecost

Our distinctly modern lady of the Pentecost

15 Jan 2010 by Peter Sterling

Proof that there’s a place for cutting-edge design at church, Notre-Dame de Pentecôte is yet another Paris must-see.

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Take a superstar to dinner

Take a superstar to dinner

1 Dec 2009 by Joel Willans

Live in London and looking for a weekend to remember? Try taking a superstar to dinner.

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French say oui to “hunks in trunks”

French say oui to “hunks in trunks”

12 Aug 2009 by Joel Willans

First the French go cold on topless bathing. Now they’re making men feel the heat when it comes to swimming trunks. Is this another French revolution?

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Mademoiselles say non to topless bathing

Mademoiselles say non to topless bathing

25 Jul 2009 by Joel Willans

The birthplace of topless sunbathing is seeing more and more of its mademoiselles covering up. Is this the beginning of a puritan renaissance?

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Happy Bastille Day!

Happy Bastille Day!

14 Jul 2009 by Peter Sterling

It’s Bastille Day, and any of you in Paris today are in for a real treat. The storming of the Bastille in 1789 kicked off the French revolution, and the French capital will be rocking in celebration until the early hours.

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