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Paris secrets

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.

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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?

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.

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.

Entertainment / Paris secrets

The Pearl of Paris: A closer look at the Île Saint-Louis

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Oliver Gee

New episode: A closer look at the Ile Saint-Louis, the pearl of Paris and a very intriguing island.

Paris secrets

25 cool graves to find at the Montmartre Cemetery

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Oliver Gee

IN PICS: A closer look at some of the best graves at Montmartre Cemetery.

Paris in lockdown / Paris secrets

The Mysterious Cats of the Montmartre Cemetery

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Oliver Gee

IN PICS: Did you know there are about 50 friendly stray cats living in the Montmartre Cemetery? Here are many of them.

Paris secrets / Understanding the French

Walking in Paris: Its past, present, and future

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 Oliver Gee

Tour guide Boris Petrovic discusses the history (and future) of walking in Paris, from Medieval times to the future plans for Greater Paris.

Paris secrets

Little Africa: The most overlooked neighbourhood in Paris?

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Oliver Gee

New episode: Jacqueline Ngo Mpii says it’s time you checked out the vibrant district of Goutte d’Or, also known as Little Africa, which is just steps away from Montmartre but largely overlooked by the tourists.

Paris secrets

Notre Dame: the past, the fire, the future

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Oliver Gee

New episode: Exploring the past and future of the Notre Dame cathedral with French author Agnes Poirier and then Ariel Weil, the mayor of Paris Centre.

Entertainment / Paris secrets

Midnight in Paris with Ernest Hemingway

July 5, 2020July 6, 2020 Oliver Gee

A walk with Ernest Hemingway on the Left Bank of Paris, where he lived in the 1920s.

Paris secrets

We did it! $11,000 raised for Paris charity

June 11, 2020June 20, 2020 Oliver Gee

Paris fans and Earful Tower listeners: We did it! A real change, a real difference.

Paris secrets

Life in the 7th district of Paris… without any tourists

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Oliver Gee

Photos and podcast: The seventh is empty! No tourists. Here’s what I found and a look at my new (temporary) home!

Entertainment / Paris secrets

Walking across Paris – east to west edition

May 13, 2020May 15, 2020 Oliver Gee

Crossing Paris on foot, from East to West, live on YouTube.

Paris secrets

What will happen to the Paris restaurants?

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Oliver Gee

New podcast episode: Rethinking the restaurant industry with Guy Griffin.

Paris secrets

So how do you capture the sound of a city like Paris?

March 5, 2020March 15, 2020 Oliver Gee

What exactly does the city of Paris sound like? I spent a day trying to capture the sounds of the city.

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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!

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