Bagatelle: Racy Sphinx, circa 1777 In Paris, in the spring, chill rhymes with thrill–or is it the other way around? Right now it's about…
The life and times of critically acclaimed author David Downie in Paris and Rome, France and Italy.
Category: Paris
Updated May 2, 2013: exciting new radio-book event added to schedule! See below!! Please come to one of the many events organized on…
Paris to the Pyrenees: Literary Lunch in Manhattan Please join renowned and affable photographer Alison Harris and yours truly, the diamond-spangled curmudgeon,…
Part Two of this three-part series on Paris, Paris is more than a two-fer it's a Multi-Fer: The Blvd Richard-Lenoir Market plus a…
As Paris, Paris cruises through it's ninth printing, and we enjoy the company on our private walking tours of more and more of its…
California awaits the Big One — the killer earthquake of the century — and Paris awaits its very own Grand Cru flood. No…
Sure, we love Paris in the springtime (who doesn't?). We love Paris in the fall (so do millions of others). We love Paris in the…
Welcome to the new and improved (I hope) davidddownie.com, a wholly new website powered by WordPress and designed by the delightful and talented…
When people tell me about the bad meals they've had in Rome I sigh and wish they'd sought some expert advice before traveling to the…
We all like to grumble that there's no good food served in the Marais but the truth is slightly more complicated and also more…
On assignment for Travora.com I discovered (or rediscovered to be precise) the wonderful Yves Saint Laurent Foundation in Paris. Anyone who knows me also knows…
Rome has some of the best food in the world. If you doubt the veracity of that statement please pick up a copy of my…