TRAVEL DIARY: PARIS

Bold statement: Paris is potentially the only city I could live in aside from New York. It seems as if the whole world (and frankly, quite a few Parisians themselves) are overly obsessed with the idea of "being Parisian." How many damn articles can there be on dressing like a Parisian girl? But I have to give the city credit--nowhere feels as effortlessly chic as Paris. Befriend a local and ask where they like to eat and go out (ask "parlez-vous anglais?" first, s'il vous plaît). In an old, established city such as this it's easy to get caught up in the endless list of touristy "must-sees." But in Paris, history is all around you--there is no need to constantly seek it out.

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