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Entertainment / Paris Countdown / Paris secrets

Ten excellent Paris museums that are criminally overlooked

December 27, 2022December 27, 2022 Oliver Gee

Keen to check out museums in Paris but want to avoid the huge crowds? Here are ten lesser-known museums to add to your travel plans.

Entertainment

Top five episodes and blog posts of 2022

December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 Oliver Gee

Here are the top five blog posts, podcast episodes and Instagram posts from the Earful Tower in 2022.

Books about Paris

Our children’s books about Paris (and how to get them)

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 Oliver Gee

Here you’ll find all the details about our three children’s books, how to get them and even some sneak peek drawings from the trilogy.

Entertainment

Where to find the best Christmas Markets in Paris

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Oliver Gee

Looking for the best Christmas markets in Paris? Here’s our list to find the best places for mulled wine, roasted chestnuts, and hand-crafted trinkets.

Entertainment

IN PICTURES: The true magic of Christmas in Paris

December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 Oliver Gee

Christmas in Paris is especially magical… but if you can’t be here, take a look at these beautiful pictures instead.

Books about Paris

Near death in Paris… and how it shaped me

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 Oliver Gee

Jayne Tuttle almost died after an elevator accident in Paris. She tells her story here on the podcast and explains how writing about the ordeal helped her with the recovery process.

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The Ultimate Map of Things to Do in Paris (for Earful Tower members only)

December 10, 2022February 11, 2023 Oliver Gee

Here’s the ultimate map of Paris from The Earful Tower’s Guide.

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Gift idea: Charming Parisian scenes for your home

December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 Oliver Gee

Paris gift idea: A watercolour print from your favourite city, as seen through the paintbrush of Lina Nordin Gee.

Entertainment

IN PICTURES: The Earful Tower’s Christmas party

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 Oliver Gee

Here are all the photos from this year’s Earful Tower Christmas Party.

Language

11 hacks to make learning French more fun

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 Oliver Gee

Polyglot YouTuber Nathaniel Drew shares his tips for learning French in this week’s episode of The Earful Tower podcast.

Entertainment

An introduction to Paris jazz (and where to find it)

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 Oliver Gee

Alex Freiman is a bookseller by day and a jazz musician by night. He shares an insight into the Paris jazz scene and how you can find it.

Food and drink / Understanding the French

Cheese Carnage: How an American’s cheese cutting divided a community

November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 Oliver Gee

Who knew cutting French cheese could prompt such a reaction?

Food and drink / Paris Countdown

Bars in Paris: A great place for a drink in all 20 Paris arrondissements

November 9, 2022December 15, 2022 Oliver Gee

Here’s a mix of cocktail bars, speakeasies, local hangouts, and date options – from every corner of Paris. If you need a drink, here’s where to find it.

Books about Paris / Entertainment

Paris trivia quiz: Ten questions that get progressively harder

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Oliver Gee

Here’s a Paris-themed quiz, with 10 questions that get progressively harder. Are you up for the challenge?

Food and drink / Paris Countdown

Where to eat in Paris: A great restaurant in every arrondissement

November 4, 2022December 15, 2022 Oliver Gee

With over 40,000 restaurants in Paris, where are you supposed to begin? We’ve done the research for you: Here are 20 top places to dine in Paris.

Books about Paris

20 years on: From “Almost French” to wholly Australian

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 Oliver Gee

Sarah Turnbull, author of “Almost French”, joins The Earful podcast to discuss Paris, her smash hit memoir, and the subject of her new book.

Books about Paris

What’s it really like to be a waiter in Paris?

October 24, 2022October 25, 2022 Oliver Gee

Edward Chisholm joins the Earful Tower to shine light on the hidden underbelly of bistros and the truth about the Parisian service industry.

Paris secrets

An even closer look at the secret cemetery in Montmartre (the smallest in Paris!)

October 23, 2022October 23, 2022 Oliver Gee

Do you want to see inside Paris’s smallest and most secretive cemetery? Here are 33 photos to show you everything you’ll find behind the sculptured bronze door.

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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, Roger the Liger and Grace the Giraffe.

Welcome to my website.

The Earful Tower’s PDF Guide To Paris

Here’s The Earful Tower’s 2023 PDF guide to Paris. All the tips you need for a visit to the City of Light. Buy it now for €19.99 and you’ll get it automatically in an email.

Click here to purchase the PDF guide.

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If you like what you see, but are itching for more, become a Patron and get all the bonus content, including my PDF guide to Paris. Check it all out on Patreon here.

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“The sewer is the conscience of Paris”. That’s what Victor Hugo said, and he should know. I went and checked out the Paris sewer museum, here’s what it looks like. Antiques roadshow. I got the six canes from the trash valued. Here are the results - from cheapest to most expensive :) Cane reveal! Here’s the “unboxing” video of the six canes we found in the trash. Part two coming soon. Who’d have thought!!!??? A listener sent me this picture last week - six antique canes in a paris trash can. I got excited and made a dash for them. This photo sparked a mad cross-city white-knuckle treasure hunt that plays out on today’s podcast episode of The Earful Tower. And just like that, we’ve left the seventh arrondissement. Gone are the days of wide avenues, expensive mangoes, strolls on rue Cler, and a little hatch that opened up onto our rooftop with a spectacular view of all of Paris. I’ll miss it all. Farewell rue Cler. After two years of walking this street every single day, we’re starting a new Paris adventure in another part of town.

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Here are all our books, Grace the Giraffe, Roger the Liger, Kylie the Crocodile, and Paris On Air. Click here for your copy.

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