How to buy a Birkin bag

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I'm an American who's lived in Paris for years. These 8 things have really surprised me about living in the French capital.

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I grew up in the US, but I moved to Paris when I was 25 years old.

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I'm an American who moved to Paris. Finding an apartment was like a full-time job — but I think I discovered the secret sauce.

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I've lived in Paris, France, for two years.

Moriah Costa

Mona Lisa splattered in soup at Louvre Museum in Paris by food protesters

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Protesters address the crowd after throwing soup at Leonardo da Vinci's famous renaissance masterpiece Mona Lisa at Louvre Museum in Paris, France on January 28, 2024.
Protesters address the crowd after throwing soup at Leonardo da Vinci's famous renaissance masterpiece Mona Lisa at Louvre Museum in Paris, France on January 28, 2024.

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I left the US to move to a charming French town sight unseen. It was the best decision I've ever made.

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My husband and I moved to Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, sight unseen.

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New Year's Eve terrorist threat in US and Europe as Israel-Hamas war fuels rage

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Police officers patrol Times Square in New York.

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Bone by bone, workers restore Paris catacombs

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Workers at the historic catacombs of Paris are rebuilding a wall containing remains of martyrs from the French Revolution. The massive underground gravesite houses up to 7 million bodies transferred there after centuries of cemetery overflow.

A Parisian wine bar banned TikTokers and hired a bouncer to control crowds after it became an unwilling viral sensation

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Folderol's "greeter" outside the wine bar in Paris, France.

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A tourist lost an $800K diamond ring in the Ritz in Paris — and unexpectedly got it back

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The Ritz Paris hotel, left, and a stock photo of a diamond ring, right, in a composite image.

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Airbnb hosts are scrambling to cash in on the Paris Summer Olympics — and visitors are struggling to find cheap places to stay

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Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics from July 26 to September 8.

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