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Entertainment / Food and drink / Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

How singing with Edith Piaf can transport you to ‘The Old Belleville’

March 11, 2022May 16, 2022 Oliver Gee

Here’s a closer look at the singalong restaurant in Belleville (with loads of photos!).

Entertainment / Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

Six places to find Edith Piaf in Belleville

March 8, 2022May 16, 2022 Oliver Gee

Here are six places to find Edith Piaf in the Paris district of Belleville.

Entertainment / Food and drink / Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

How to spend 24 hours in EVERY Paris arrondissement

March 4, 2022July 19, 2022 Oliver Gee

How to spend 24 hours in EVERY Paris arrondissement. The Earful Tower shares podcasts, YouTube videos, and guides to Paris.

Entertainment

How we faked our way into a Paris fashion show… in the 1980s

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 Oliver Gee

My father-in-law Jakob shares the story of an early trip to Paris, where he faked his way into a high-end fashion show to impress his wife.

Entertainment / Paris secrets

Remember the abandoned WWII movie set in Montmartre? The film is finally here!

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Oliver Gee

Watch the trailer for “Adieu Monsieur Haffman” and look at some of my pics from the set.

Entertainment

How to paint Paris, with an artist in his studio

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Oliver Gee

Artist Alex Hillkurtz talks about painting Paris, from his chambre de bonne studio in the sixth arrondissement.

Entertainment

How my Dad came to be working on a Paris péniche on the Seine… in 1976

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Oliver Gee

My Dad worked on Paris peniche, moored on the Seine, in 1976. 

I didn’t know much about the story, so asked him how it came to be. Here’s the full story, plus loads of pictures!

Entertainment

A night at Le Meurice: Inside the legendary Paris hotel

November 15, 2021February 9, 2022 Oliver Gee

We stayed a night in Le Meurice, the iconic Parisian palace in the centre of town. 

Entertainment

Why is France obsessed with dubbing films?

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 Oliver Gee

I’ve always had a lot of questions about France’s obsession with dubbing films, so I sat down with Jean-Pierre Michaël, who is the French voice of Brad Pitt and Keanu Reeves, to find out more.

Entertainment / Understanding the French

Is it just me… or is Paris going crazy for Halloween?

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 Oliver Gee

Halloween appears to have taken over Paris this year… here’s what I’ve seen.

Entertainment / Paris secrets

Fishing in the Seine River (with baguettes as bait)

October 4, 2021March 8, 2022 Oliver Gee

What lurks in the Seine River of Paris? I met a fisherman to find out.

Entertainment / Understanding the French

An idiot’s guide to fashion in Paris

September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 Oliver Gee

Fashion journalist and influencer Monica de La Villardière answers all my beginner questions about fashion in Paris.

Entertainment

Ten tourist mistakes to avoid in Paris

August 31, 2021October 21, 2021 Oliver Gee

So you’re coming to Paris! Amazing!

Now just make sure you don’t do these ten things. 

Entertainment

Ten great Charles Aznavour songs to Frenchify your life

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Oliver Gee

Here are ten great songs by Charles Aznavour to add a little French spice to your life.

Books about Paris / Entertainment

Paris On Air: Here’s my audio book for free

July 2, 2021January 26, 2022 Oliver Gee

Here’s Paris On Air: The Audio Experience.

Entertainment

IN PICS: A private tour of the magnificent Vaux-le-Vicomte chateau

April 26, 2021January 26, 2022 Oliver Gee

A look inside the Vaux-le-Vicomte chateau – without another visitor in sight! (Plus a new podcast interview with the owner of the chateau!)

Entertainment

How to visit the 7th arrondissement like a local

April 5, 2021May 1, 2022 Oliver Gee

… because we are locals now 😉

Entertainment / Paris secrets

Bird’s-eye view: Meet the man photographing Paris from its rooftops

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Oliver Gee

An interview about photographing Paris, with Raphael Metivet, recorded on a Paris rooftop.

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Meet Oliver Gee

Hello! I’m Oliver Gee, the guy behind The Earful Tower – a channel about Paris and France. It all started as a podcast in 2016, now it’s one of the top travel shows in the world.

I wrote Paris On Air, Kylie the Crocodile, and Roger the Liger.

Welcome to my website.

The Earful Tower’s PDF Guide To Paris

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