Walk Insolite is about discovering long-ago Paris. I love exploring cities. I love walking & learning about our shared histories through buildings and streets and people. My "walk insolite" is a creative exploration--a fictional invention that takes you into a story I've written especially for a particular neighbourhood.  Each month, we choose a new 'quartier' and take a 90-minute walk through that area, finishing up our time in a beautiful cafe. A little bit about me: My work has appeared in …

A fun new group for everyone who is fascinated by this incredible city called Paris.   We read Paris ~ We write Paris We drink Paris ~ We eat Paris We walk Paris ~ We talk Paris We live Paris ~ We breathe Paris     And more concretely, we... hold talks with Paris authors watch slide shows from Paris photographers discuss and learn about the history of Paris organise fascinating walks around Paris share amazing facts about Paris over food and drink stage fun quizzes about Paris over food and dri …

The Paris Urban Naturalist Club is a hub of exchange for displaced naturalists who are eager to connect with the city through its natural history, as well as for staunch urbanites who are nevertheless curious to explore nature as long as they don't have to leave the city! As a native Californian married to a Parisian, I have had to adapt my naturalist yearnings to the constraints of city living, much as one trains topiaries for French gardens. In doing so, I have eventually discovered how fascin …