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Your Survival Guy in Paris: The Greatest Cafés

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Your Survival Guy and Gal went for a late lunch recently at Café de Flore on the Left Bank, in the 6th, in the heart of Saint Germain des Prés. This is where you want to be. It’s a favorite because you have Café Bonaparte, Les Deux Magots, and Brasserie Lipp—just to name a few—right […]

Your Survival Guy in Paris: Pot of Gold

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 Action Line: Click here to subscribe to my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter. P.S. Read all about my latest adventure in Paris. Your Survival Guy in Paris: Go Big, Not Broke: You don’t go to Paris to save money. You do that before you arrive. You save ‘til it hurts and live within […]

Your Survival Guy in Paris: Go Big, Not Broke

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You don’t go to Paris to save money. You do that before you arrive. You save ‘til it hurts and live within your means. Paris is for spending. With a little prior planning, you don’t have to break the bank. You can have your cake and eat it too. Literally. There are plenty of Michelin-star […]

Your Survival Guy in Paris: 14,000 Steps

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Your Survival Guy and Gal walked 14,000 steps for lunch yesterday from Le Bristol Hotel to Breizh Café for oysters, crepes, and cider. It’s not exactly a walk to your corner bistro. There are at least a couple of Breizh Cafés in Paris. This one, our favorite, is in the Marais, a cool neighborhood perfect […]

Your Survival Guy in Paris: “Time Stand Still”

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One of the more misunderstood components of compound interest is time. Everyone understands the rate of return. It’s all you hear about, from your uncles to your nephews. “What did it return this year?” they ask. Time, on the other hand, is boring except when you do it over a couple of generations. Then it […]

Finding “Delicious Things to Eat” In Paris

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If you are traveling to Paris and want to know where to go for the best food, I recommend Paris by Mouth. The newsletter’s founder and editor, Meg Zimbeck, works with food tour director Sara Kavelin to “find delicious things to eat” in Paris, and then shares them with subscribers. I advise subscribing to the […]

Paris Olympics: It’s Beach Volleyball Afterall

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When Your Survival Guy and fam were in Paris in May, we took a tour of the Eiffel Tower. Pictures from above showed the construction of one particular Olympic venue. With all the sand, it was guessed to be beach volleyball. Turns out it’s one of the best venues, reports Jason Gay in The Wall […]

The History of David Lebovitz

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UPDATE 7.26.24: The Paris Olympics officially begin today with the Opening Ceremony. If you’re visiting Paris and want to visit some interesting places to dine, of course, you can begin with Chez L’Ami Louis, the most controversial restaurant in Paris, Le Fontaine De Mars, or any of the other fine places Debbie and I have […]

My Favorite Arrondissements in Paris

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With the Olympics about to kick off in Paris, there’s been a lot of news coverage of the city where Your Survival Guy has spent more time than most tourists at this point. In The Wall Street Journal, J.S. Marcus has prepared a review of Paris’s neighborhoods. Your Survival Guy’s favorite arrondissements in the city […]