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Paris secrets

How to find all SEVEN remaining towers of the ancient Paris Wall

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Oliver Gee

Here’s how to find all the towers from the Philippe Auguste Wall.

Paris secrets

A Paris treasure hunt: Tracking the Philippe Auguste Wall

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 Oliver Gee

Retracing the Philippe Auguste Wall on the Left Bank.

Paris secrets

Meet the man selling silk flowers by the Place des Vosges

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Oliver Gee

Diederick the Dutchman is the man behind the best silk flowers you’ll find in Paris.

Entertainment

An introduction to The Earful Tower podcast

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 Oliver Gee

What is The Earful Tower podcast? Who is Oliver Gee? And who’s that Swedish woman in all the pictures with him?

Food and drink / Understanding the French

A guide to the French tradition of the Apéro

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Oliver Gee

Today it’s a chat with Veronique Savoye from France with Vero – talking all about the French apéro tradition.

Entertainment

IN PICS: When the Seine River TRULY flooded Paris in 1910

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Oliver Gee

As the Seine River continues to flood in Paris, here’s a look at some pictures from The Great Flood of 1910.

Entertainment

In Pictures: When the Seine River floods

February 1, 2021February 2, 2021 Oliver Gee

Paris pics: Here’s a look at the Seine River as it gently starts to rise above the riverbank.

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Entertainment / Uncategorized

Beyond Paris: Top 50 Things To Do in FRANCE in 2021

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Oliver Gee

Here it is: The Earful Tower’s Top 50 things to do in France in 2021.

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Entertainment / Paris secrets

The Francophile’s Bucket List: 100 things to do in Paris in 2021

January 11, 2021January 15, 2021 Oliver Gee

One hundred activities to try in Paris this year. You can forget “climbing the Eiffel Tower” and “Finding the Mona Lisa”. This is a more interesting, obscure, and, dare I say it, fun list – co-created by you all!!

Entertainment / Paris secrets

Paris Bucket List 2021: Ten fun things I want to do

January 4, 2021January 15, 2021 Oliver Gee

The Ultimate 2021 Paris List. Here’s mine, what’s on yours?

Entertainment

The Earful Tower: The top 10 moments of 2020

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 Oliver Gee

The year in review: Books, movies, Paris, and tours – here’s the best bits of The Earful Tower’s 2020.

Entertainment

Our farewell to Montmartre

December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 Oliver Gee

Goodbye to Montmartre and hello to new Paris adventures.

Understanding the French

How do the French celebrate Christmas?

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Oliver Gee

Traditions, meals, markets, and music… Camille from French Today explains how the French celebrate Christmas.

Sweden

Introducing: The Earful Sweden podcast with Oliver Gee

December 2, 2020January 6, 2021 Oliver Gee

It’s here: The Earful Sweden -a brand new podcast from Oliver Gee.

Paris secrets

Could this be the prettiest lobby in Paris?

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Oliver Gee

Check out this fantastic Parisian lobby I found in Montmartre.

Uncategorized

Big News: The Earful Tower is now a company!

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Oliver Gee

New episode: How I started a small business in France (yes, The Earful Tower!)

Paris secrets

The 100 best doors on the Ile Saint-Louis in Paris

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 Oliver Gee

The best doors in Paris? Here are 100 fantastic doorways from the Ile Saint-Louis.

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Moving to France

An American in Paris: Starting afresh in the City of Light

November 23, 2020November 24, 2020 Oliver Gee

Anna Kloots moved to Paris in 2020. But despite the troubling times, she has shone a positive light on the city with her daily adventures and thirst for the City of Love.

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Meet Oliver Gee

Hello! I’m Oliver Gee, the guy behind The Earful Tower – which is a podcast, videos, and blog posts about Paris and France. I wrote Paris On Air and more recently Kylie the Crocodile.

I started this podcast in 2017 as a side gig – and now it’s among the top travel podcasts on Earth! Welcome to my website!

Kylie the Crocodile!

Grab our children’s book about a crocodile in the canals of Paris! Click here for a copy.

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Paris On Air: A Memoir

My memoir, Paris On Air, is available to order. Get your copy too! Click here. Or get the paperback plus audio combo cheap here.

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