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Holiday Sale on Eye Prefer Paris Postcards

I am offering a holiday sale of free shipping on Eye Prefer Paris Door Postcards. In addition, if you want to send them as a holiday gift, I can handwrite a personalized card for you.

For a set of 18 cards, you will save $12, and for a set of 9 cards, you will save $8.

Just in time for the holidays, the Eye Prefer Paris-Paris Door Collection makes a perfect gift for your Francophile friends and family.

IMPORTANT! You must order your cards before December 10, as I mail them from Paris, and it takes 10 days to 2 weeks to arrive in the U.S.

CLICK HERE to order 18 cards: 3 Red Doors, 3 Blue Doors, 3 Green Doors, 3 Wood Doors, 3 Iron Doors, and 3 Door Knockers. 

Cost: $65 Includes Free Shipping.

CLICK HERE to order 9 postcards: 3 Red Doors, 3 Blue Doors, 3 Green Doors.

Cost: $35 Includes Free shipping

CLICK HERE to order 9 postcards: 3 Wood Doors, 3 Iron Doors, and 3 Door Knockers

Cost: $35 Includes Free shipping 

Postcards are hand-wrapped with love from Paris and mailed in an elegant, French-blue envelope. 

Just in time for the holidays, the Eye Prefer Paris-Paris Door Collection makes a perfect gift for your Francophile friends and family.

Blue Doors

Green Doors

Blue Doors

Metal Doors

Wood Doors

Door Knockers

Holiday Sale on Eye Prefer Paris Postcards

I am offering a holiday sale of free shipping on Eye Prefer Paris Door Postcards. In addition, if you want to send them as a holiday gift, I can handwrite a personalized card for you.

For a set of 18 cards, you will save $12, and for a set of 9 cards, you will save $8.

Just in time for the holidays, the Eye Prefer Paris-Paris Door Collection makes a perfect gift for your Francophile friends and family.

IMPORTANT! You must order you cards before December 8, as I mail them from Paris, and it takes 10 days to 2 weeks to arrive to the U.S.

CLICK HERE to order 18 cards: 3 Red Doors, 3 Blue Doors, 3 Green Doors, 3 Wood Doors, 3 Iron Doors, and 3 Door Knockers. 

Cost: $65 Includes Free Shipping.

CLICK HERE to order 9 postcards: 3 Red Doors, 3 Blue Doors, 3 Green Doors.

Cost: $35 Includes Free shipping

CLICK HERE to order 9 postcards: 3 Wood Doors, 3 Iron Doors, and 3 Door Knockers

Cost: $35 Includes Free shipping 

Postcards are hand wrapped with love from Paris and mailed in an elegant, French blue envelope. 

Just in time for the holidays, the Eye Prefer Paris-Paris Door Collection makes a perfect gift for your Francophile friends and family.

Red Doors

Green Doors

Blue Doors

Metal Doors

Wood Doors

Door Knockers

Holiday Sale On Eye Prefer Paris Door Postcards

Good News! 

I am running a holiday sale on Eye Prefer Paris Door Postcards. In addition, if you want to send them as a holiday gift, I can handwrite a personalized card for you. 

A set of 18 cards is now $60 instead of $65, and for 9 cards are $35 and includes free shipping. Please order you cards ASAP, as I mail them from Paris and it takes 10 days to 2 weeks to arrive to the U.S. 

CLICK HERE to order 18 cards: 3 Red Doors, 3 Blue Doors, 3 Green Doors, 3 Wood Doors, 3 Iron Doors, and 3 Door Knockers. 

Cost: $65

CLICK HERE to order 9 postcards: 3 Red Doors, 3 Blue Doors, 3 Green Doors.

Cost: $35 Free shipping

 

CLICK HERE 9 postcards: 3 Wood Doors, 3 Iron Doors, and 3 Door Knockers

Cost: $35 Free shipping

Each postcard is printed on thick matte coated card stock, similar to traditional vintage postcard stock, that enhances the vibrancy of each image. Eye Prefer Paris Postcards come in classic postcard size (6”x 4.25”), perfect for collecting, framing, or sending to that special someone. 

Postcards are hand wrapped with love from Paris and mailed in an elegant, French blue envelope.  

Just in time for the holidays, the Eye Prefer Paris-Paris Door Collection makes a perfect gift for your Francophile friends and family. 

Red Doors

Green Doors

Blue Doors

Metal Doors

Wood Doors

Door Knockers

Paris Doors Postcards

I am excited to launch a new series of Eye Prefer Paris Postcards with the Doors of Paris. Many of you have followed my Door of the Month blog posts over the years and have asked me when I would do a series of postcards. 

The limited-edition series of Eye Prefer Paris Door Collection Postcards are available three different ways.

18 cards: 3 Red Doors, 3 Blue Doors, 3 Green Doors, 3 Wood Doors, 3 Iron Doors, and 3 Door Knockers. 

Cost: $65- Free shipping 

9 postcards: 3 Red Doors, 3 Blue Doors, 3 Green Doors.

Cost: $35 plus $5 shipping 

9 postcards: 3 Wood Doors, 3 Iron Doors, and 3 Door Knockers

Cost: $35 plus $5 shipping 

Each postcard is printed on thick matte coated card stock, similar to traditional vintage postcard stock, that enhances the vibrancy of each image. Eye Prefer Paris Postcards come in classic postcard size (6”x 4.25”), perfect for collecting, framing, or sending to that special someone. 

Each order is specially hand wrapped with love from Paris and mailed in an elegant, French blue envelope. Postcards take about 4- 7 days to arrive in the U.S. 

Just in time for the holidays, the Eye Prefer Paris-Paris Door Collection make a perfect gift for your Francophile friends and family, and I can write a handwritten note for you and include it in the envelope. 

CLICK HERE to order 18 cards: 3 Red Doors, 3 Blue Doors, 3 Green Doors, 3 Wood Doors, 3 Iron Doors, and 3 Door Knockers. 

Cost: $60- Free shipping 

CLICK HERE to order 9 postcards: 3 Red Doors, 3 Blue Doors, 3 Green Doors.

Cost: $35 plus $5 shipping 

CLICK HERE to order 9 postcards: 3 Wood Doors, 3 Iron Doors, and 3 Door Knockers

Cost: $35 plus $5 shipping 

Red Doors

Green Doors

Blue Doors

Metal Doors

Wood Doors

Door Knockers

Eye Prefer Paris Postcards Subscriptions: Another Holiday Gift Offer

Here’s another holiday gift offer today and another way to support Eye Prefer Paris. 

In 2015, I launched Eye Prefer Paris Postcards, a 6 and 12-month subscription service where the subscriber receives three physical postcards of my iconic Paris photos every month.

 

For 2020, I am relaunching Eye Prefer Paris Postcards with a 3 month and 6 month subscription. 

 

A 3-month subscription costs $25 plus $10 shipping. Click here to order

 

A 6-month subscription costs $50 plus $15 shipping. Click here to order

Each postcard is printed on thick matte coated card stock, similar to traditional vintage postcard stock that enhances the vibrancy of every image. Eye Prefer Paris Postcards are available in traditional postcard size 6” X 4.25”, a perfect size for collecting or to send a Paris postcard to someone special.

*** I posted about my new photos for sale on Etsy yesterday. I forgot to mention that besides my Etsy shop, I can make a print of any photo you see on Eye Prefer Paris, so if there's a specific image you you want to order, please email me at [email protected] with your request. 

Here are some images of the postcards. 

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Holiday Gifts 2018

It’s the holiday shopping crunch now and you are still figuring out what gifts to buy your loved ones and work associates. Choices can be overwhelming, so I am offering some timely gift ideas for all you Francophiles. All items listed below can be delivered to the USA and internationally in time for the holidays. 

Petits Tresors a France 

Petits Tresors a France, offers imaginative, beautifully packaged gift boxes featuring exclusive specialties and delicacies made in France. Owner and creator Celine Alias kindly met me in a cafe  last month to show me a selection of her gift boxes, which I was quite impressed with. 

If you go to the website, you can order pre-made boxes or customize your own. 

http://www.petitstresorsdefrance.fr/shop/?lang=en

Paris Waiter T-Shirt

My good friend and wonderful painter Blair Pessemier has put one of his classic Paris paintings of a waiter serving breakfast at a Saint Germain cafe on a T-shirt. 

 https://inktale.com/artnotes-tshirts/paris-waiter-1 

Eye Prefer Paris Photos & Postcards 

What better way to share the beauty of Paris than with an iconic Eye Prefer Paris photo. My Etsy page features a wide selection of photos in three sizes, starting at just $35 per print. I am also offering 3-month, 6-month and 12-month subscriptions of Eye Prefer Paris Postcards. 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/EyePreferParis?ref=search_shop_redirect

Angels of Paris: An Architectural Tour Through the History of Paris

Angels of Paris by Rosemary Flannery, is a fascinating written history and beautifully photographed book about the public and sometimes hidden architectural angels of Paris. The book is published in French and English. 

For English version https://amzn.to/2C0SYoN

For French version https://amzn.to/2SBdEt9 

Please watch my latest A Bite of Paris video, Honey Tasting at Famille Mary, where I taste a bunch of yummy flavored honey's. 

Click here to watch or link below. 

https://youtu.be/oR2LLlFSjeM

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you, my insiders, Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

Perfect Holiday Gift: Eye Prefer Paris Postcards and Eye Prefer Paris Tours

Season’s Greetings from Paris!

It’s holiday gift-giving season again and I am sure you are in the market for some unique gifts for family, friends, and colleagues. You can never go wrong with the gift of Paris and I have three very special offers.

Eye Prefer Paris Postcards are for purchase again this season and I have two options.

1. The first offer is a set of six hand-selected postcards packed in one envelope, a French Blue postcard holder with a custom designed seal.

Cost: $15 plus $5 shipping to anywhere in the U.S. or Europe. Click here to order.

2. I am still offering the monthly subscription service for either 6 months or 12 months, where the subscriber receives three physical postcards of my iconic Paris photos every month. Each month will have a specific theme, from architectural street scenes to romantic outdoor cafes to beautiful gardens to unique shots of iconic monuments. Mailings will include 3 postcards all carefully packaged in a special French Blue postcard holder with a custom designed seal.

Click here to order 6-month subscription- $60+$15 for shipping

Click here to order 12 month subscription-$110 +$30 shipping

3. You can gift one or more of my fun Eye Prefer Paris Tours and I would be happy to write a hand written note from Paris to send to your guest.

Click here to go to www.eyepreferparistours.com and to see a list of my tours.

Please place your orders soon, so they arrive on time.

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

 

Perfect Holiday Gift: Eye Prefer Paris Postcards and Eye Prefer Paris Tours

Season’s Greetings from Paris!

It’s holiday gift-giving season again and I am sure you are in the market for some unique gifts for family, friends, and colleagues. You can never go wrong with the gift of Paris and I have three very special offers.

Eye Prefer Paris Postcards are for purchase again this season and I have two options.

1. The first offer is a set of six hand-selected postcards packed in one envelope, a French Blue postcard holder with a custom designed seal.

Cost: $15 plus $5 shipping to anywhere in the U.S. or Europe. Click here to order.

2. I am still offering the monthly subscription service for either 6 months or 12 months, where the subscriber receives three physical postcards of my iconic Paris photos every month. Each month will have a specific theme, from architectural street scenes to romantic outdoor cafes to beautiful gardens to unique shots of iconic monuments. Mailings will include 3 postcards all carefully packaged in a special French Blue postcard holder with a custom designed seal.

Click here to order 6-month subscription- $60+$15 for shipping

Click here to order 12 month subscription-$110 +$30 shipping

3. You can gift one or more of my fun Eye Prefer Paris Tours and I would be happy to write a hand written note from Paris to send to your guest.

Click here to go to www.eyepreferparistours.com and to see a list of my tours.

Please place your orders soon, so they arrive on time.

 New Years in Paris-My Apartment for Rent December 27 to January 3(dates flexible)-Price Slashed

How would you like to spend a magical Christmas and festive New Years in Paris?

I am renting my apartment out from December 27 to January 3,  (dates are flexible) a total of 8 nights for $2000.

Centrally located in the heart of the Marais near the St. Paul metro station, it's a spacious one-bedroom 750 sq. ft. loft style apartment with 12 ft. ceilings, decorated in chic Mid-Century Modern furniture and sleeps one or two people in a Queen size bed. Amenities include A/C, washer/dryer, 16" flat screen TV, dishwasher, internet connection/Wifi and free long distance calls to the U.S.  The apartment is located on the second floor with an elevator.

Photos upon request. Please email me at [email protected] if you are interested.

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show

Eye Prefer Paris Postcards Valentines Day Sale

What better way can I say I love you than to offer a special Valentines Day sale of Eye Prefer Paris Postcards. Much more romantic and less fattening than chocolates and lasting much longer than flowers, Eye Prefer Paris Postcards are the ultimate romantic gift.

A three-month subscription is now $25 instead of $30 plus shipping.
Click here to order.

A six-month subscription is now $50 instead of $60 plus shipping.

Click here to order.

A twelve-month subscription is now $95 instead of $110 plus shipping.
Click here to order.

This offer is good till February 29, 2016.

Sending you oodles of love from Paris, Richard.

Below are photos of this month’s postcards.

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 195 euros per person (about $210)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.

Eye Prefer Paris Postcards Holiday Sale

It’s holiday time and I know you are going over your gift list as I write this.

Many of you sent encouraging and heartfelt notes after the attacks on November 13 and also asked if there is anything you could do to help or support Paris and me.

Now more than ever we need to cherish and preserve the great beauty of Paris, so what better way to do that then by sending an Eye Prefer Paris Postcard Subscription.

I am offering, the perfect gift— a special 3-month subscription of Eye Prefer Paris Postcards for December only for $30 plus shipping.

Click here to order a 3-month subscription.

I am also offering a sale on a 12-month subscription, which includes an extra month free, a total of 13 months for the price of $110, instead of $120, plus shipping.

Click here to order a 12-month subscription

Six Month Subscriptions are available for $60 plus shipping.

Click here to order a 6-month subscription

I will hand write a personal note for you if you send me name of the person you are gifting and the message you want me to write.

I look forward to your visit to my Eye Prefer Paris Postcards Etsy shop.

Eye Prefer Paris Postcards is a subscription service where the subscriber receives three physical postcards of my iconic Paris photos every month. Each month will have a specific theme, from architectural street scenes to romantic outdoor cafes to beautiful gardens to unique shots of iconic monuments. Mailings will include two postcards in color and one in black & white or sepia, all carefully packaged in a special French Blue postcard holder with a custom designed seal.

Each postcard is printed on thick matte coated card stock, similar to traditional vintage postcard stock that enhances the vibrancy of every image. Eye Prefer Paris Postcards are initially available in traditional postcard size 6” X 4.25” perfect for collecting or to send a Paris postcard to someone special.

Below and above are festive images of some of the December postcards I’ll be sending out.

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 195 euros per person (about $210)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.