Charles de Gaulle is one of three international airports in Paris and its environs (the others two being Orly and Beauvais), but most flights arriving from the United States land at CDG.
The airport is a ways outside of the city, and there are numerous ways to get into Paris, which I will lay out for [...]

I once sat next to a particularly obnoxious American woman on a flight to France who was complaining that the taxi drivers in Paris refused to speak English to her.  That’s right: refused.
The absurdity of this remark really stuck with me.  Yes, many people in Paris speak English, and yes, some Parisians are snobs, but [...]

LES RUES DE PARIS: PARTIE UNE – THE STREETS OF PARIS: PART ONE
“Paris Arrondissements”
“Paris Districts”
Paris, like New York City, is divided into large districts.  Though smaller and more numerous than New York’s boroughs, the arrondissements of Paris are large enough to comprise many neighborhoods.  There are twenty arrondissements of Paris, [...]

When ordering meals in a restaurant, you wouldn’t want to end up having a course which you would end up not eating later on.

Perhaps one of the easiest phrases to learn when studying any language is how to ask directions.

Saying goodbye in French actually has different variations, depending on what you mean.

When getting around in a French-speaking city, you sometimes would need to say where you would like to be dropped off.

There’s no doubt that French is one of the most beautiful languages in the world, but it is also one of the most difficult to learn.

As you may already know, the French term to extend your thanks or gratitude is merci.

Whenever you are visiting France or a country where French is the main language, you do need to learn about the basic phrases so that you can initiate a casual conversation.