The Mysterious 'Parisian Man'

The Mysterious 'Parisian Man'

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Ten things to do in Paris in 2026 (Bucket List Update)

This week on the show, Lina and I discuss how our 2026 Bucket Lists are going. Here's a link to the full bucket list that we shared in January. And here are the things we've done so far, that we mentioned in the show. See anything in the main hall of the Grand Rex (we saw Paul Si ...  Show more

Street art, a hidden gem of a Paris museum, and the forbidden catacombs

I recount my recent visit to the Musée de Minéralogie, where Codex Urbanus has taken over with a street art exhibition "Codex on the Rocks". It was quite a fascinating visit to a place I'd never been, and it was wonderful to have the artist himself explain the impressive work tha ...  Show more

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