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 menti...

24 Aug 25min

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...

17 Aug 34min

The 15th arrondissement of Paris (with a local)

Welcome back to "The 20 Kingdoms" season, where I'll visit each kingdom and introduce you to someone who truly loves it. In this episode for the 15th arrondissement, it's content creator Gaby Hafner w...

9 Aug 31min

The 16th arrondissement of Paris (with a local)

Welcome back to "The 20 Kingdoms" season. As you probably know, there are 20 districts in Paris, known as arrondissements. They may as well be kingdoms, at least for this podcast season, where I'll vi...

3 Aug 31min

Grand Palais: Eight things you probably didn't know it

G is for Grand Palais. In this episode, we present eight facts (well, nine) about the magnificent Grand Palais. This is a mixture of entertaining, informative, and practical facts, so you'll certainly...

26 Jul 30min

Five more awesome things to find in Provence

We've been exploring Provence this week and here we share some good tips with you. Mentioned in this episode: The Pont du Gard, a 2,000-year-old Roman acqueduct Robion, a sleepy village that's pe...

20 Jul 24min

Meet the Clown Bringing the Fringe Festival back to Paris

F is for Fringe Festival. In this episode, I talk with Australian clown and actor Jasper Foley about how he (and his team) are bringing the famed international theatre and performing arts festival bac...

12 Jul 29min

Inside the US embassy's July 4th party in Paris

E is for Embassy. And in this case, I'm talking about the US Embassy's Garden Party to mark 250 years of Independence with a capital I. And guess what: I was there! So this podcast is just me, Olive...

7 Jul 17min