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Strike!
The French love a good strike, or ‘grève’. I live on one of the main roads leading into the city and there is barely a week that goes by without at least one strike or protest bringing the 14th arr. to...
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Big Summer Blowout
The au pair season is coming to an end and for a lot of people this weekend is their last in Paris. *sad face* But on the brightside it’s going to be a big party weekend here in Paris and the weather...
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Outdoor Swimming Pools
Let’s be straight up – it’s hot as fuck in Paris right now and I spend the days dreaming of dunking myself into a bucket of ice. On a more socially acceptable level, Paris has several outdoor or open...
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Wine Wednesday – Week One
So it’s the first Wine Wednesday and usually I would be recommending a bar somewhere in Paris where you can vent to your pals about what a nightmare your day has been with some form of alcoholic...
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How To Make Friends and Not Alienate People
Moving abroad can be daunting for many reasons and living in a large city such as Paris can certainly feel lonely at times. Here are a few ways to meet your new bezzies. Au Pair Picnic Ahhhh the au...
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Journée sans voiture
This Sunday (September 27th) Paris will become a car-free city. Kind off. The plan was put forward by Parisian mayor Anne Hidalgo who seems pretty forward thinking in environmental matters (relatively...
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Margarita Mates
I like my social life like my drinks: lively, exciting, and vibrant. I’ve never been much of a wine drinker, I don’t like how silently it sits surrounded by high glass walls and how many chances you’re...
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Tinder Tales
Originally published in Issue 2 these anonymous stories all come from young people (basically our mates) living and working in Paris. Baker Boy “The first time I used Tinder in France this boy I...
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Priceless Paris
When you told friends and family you were moving to Paris, there will have been gasps of astonishment. People’s minds quickly get carried away, concocting a movie-like mental imagine of you sat...
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Interview: Lost In Frenchlation
The Seventy Fifth first heard about Lost in Frenchlation via a friend and was immediately enamoured by their idea of screening French films with English subtitles. Even if your expat French game is...
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Fanzines
October is Paris’ Fanzine Festival, there has been a wide range of events this month, and this weekend is the ‘Salon’. It’s when you can go and purchase some wonderful fan made art and meet the...
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The Nail Club
I’d been wanting to go to The Nail Club since I liked their Facebook page last year when I was hunting for a birthday treat manicure so when my friend suggested it as the meeting place for a catch up I...
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Pain Perdu
It’s Sunday morning, and there is a good possibility you drank a little too much vin the night before, danced a little too late, woken up next to a new friend – and you’re too exhausted to bother going...
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Shakespeare and Company Café
Although it is clear on entering the cafe that it only opened in October, there is a charm to its slightly unfinished look, and it’s a breath of fresh air in comparison to the cramped bookstore next...
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Interview: Chimaera
The night before I got my latest tattoo I freaked out. No, I hadn’t got cold feet at the notion that tomorrow’s ink would be etched on my skin forever, people get married with less consideration than I...
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Film Friday: Mon Roi
So what happened? They’re the only words spoken during the trailer, a tumultuous romance between Vincent Cassel and Emmanuelle Bercot, set to the sounds of Son Lux. Cassel you will no doubt recognise...
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Cheap Girl’s Guide to Second Hand Shopping in Paris
As the capital of la vie boheme, it’s only natural that Paris is an epicenter for second hand shopping. However, being new to any city means a period of introduction, especially in terms of thrifting....
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Take Eat Easy, Paris
It’s Sunday so I bet you and your hungover mates are slobbing out half watching last nights X Factor and silently waiting until someone cracks and ventures out in search for food in the barren...
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Cafe Coutume
I’m typing this really fast as the coffee from Cafe Coutume is still racing through my nervous system, and damn good coffee it was too. It’s old news that Paris has had a coffee revival but Coutume...
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