Tag: Paris

Perhaps we have to think like the French to see Paris in a different light. There’s recently been a revival of a French philosopher, Guy Debord, who warns of ‘The Society of the Spectacle’.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Notre-Dame de Paris is the heart of the city and of France, and an inspiration for the world. We are all cathedral builders, in a moment of sacred union in a secular society.

What’s the point in travelling if you don’t have a good story to tell at the end of it?

Where in the world do the most users of Instagram like to snap and share?

Emma Parkinson speaks about her ordeal in Bataclan Theatre on night of Paris terror attacks.

WATCH: Waleed Aly's impassioned monologue on 'The Project', urging us not help Islamic State by turning on ourselves in hate, following the Paris attacks.

PICTURES: Aussie icons light up in sympathy for France and the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks.

PICTURES: London bathed in red, white and blue in solidarity with Paris after the terror.

Foreign minister urges Australians in Paris to stay put as state of emergency declared and French borders closed in wake or terrorist attacks.

Australians in Paris should minimise movement in public places, follow the media for latest information on security and follow the instructions of local authorities.

London is the world’s favourite holiday city and Sydney drops 8 places to no 17.

Australia’s prime minister says “the Middle-Eastern death cult had declared war on the world”.

Paris on highest terror alert for gunman who brutally shot and killed 12 journalists and police.

Paris and London are on the itinerary for Bill Shorten's first trip as opposition leader.

THE WHOLE MEAL | What Julia Child really teaches is that cooking, like life, is something we cannot completely control. The challenge is learning to accept the kitchen disasters as an integral part of the journey.

HONEYMOONING NOMAD | After the honeymoon period is over, it's time to decide what's a mere quirk, or an ultimate deal-breaker.

A piece of Western Australia's remote East Kimberley region will be able to be seen from the top of the Eiffel Tower when an enormous artwork by an Aboriginal artist is unveiled on a Paris museum's rooftop.

The Sydney Male Choir is embarking on a European tour which will include a performance at the Anzac Day service at Villers-Bretonneux in France and a joint performance with the Croydon Choir in London.

CROZ FROM OZ | Aussies living in London have two stubborn little obstacles standing between them and their next trip. Can you guess what they are? Sure you can — there’s no prizes as it’s obvious: time and money.

Eventually those sweet rhythms of life in London seem more like the grating sound of a skipping CD. But wait, there is respite...

THIS WEEK IN... France: The nation gets loose for it's national day, July 14.