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Taxes for Expats 2021

All American expats must file their U.S. taxes, regardless of whether they have earned money in the U.S. or not. The tax deadline for U.S. expats for the year 2020 is June 15, 2021. 

 I have been using the services of Taxes for Expats, a company that specializes in preparing U.S. tax filing services for U. S. citizens living abroad, for the last eight years and have been thoroughly satisfied with them. They are efficient and quickly respond to questions within 24 hours. 

Taxes for Expats offers many other services besides tax forms including tax planning, expatriation, IRS representation, IRS letter review,  and tax projections. 

Rates start at $350 for a 1040 tax return package. 

Taxes for Expats for expats have published two relevant articles recently.

1. Filing Deadlines -CLICK HERE to read 

2. Stimulus Payments- CLICK HERE to read. 

If you engage Taxes for Expats for your tax returns, please say you learned about them from Eye Prefer Paris. 

https://www.taxesforexpats.com

I want to thank everyone who sent such kind notes and emails about my post about my family's accomplishments last week. I forgot to say my brother, has moved his gallery, Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art to 980 Madison Ave, 10075. 

If you missed my Lovely Luxembourg Gardens Tour, CLICK HERE to watch the video and CLICK HERE if you would like to leave a tip in my PayPal account (you don’t have to have a PayPal account), which I would greatly appreciate, as I do these tours free of charge for France.fr  Enjoy! 

Taxes for Expats 2018

I’ve written before about the excellent service Taxes for Expats offers ex-pats who need to file their U.S. taxes. I am one of their loyal customers and have successfully used them for the last five years to prepare my tax returns.

This year there are sweeping new U.S. tax laws which even accountants are having a hard time figuring out but Taxes for Expats expert service for over 25 years and their highly trained staff will efficiently help you figure it out. Their six-step procedure is easy and hassle free:
1. Register online
2. Schedule a free introductory phone conversation
3. Fill out tax questionnaire
4. Sign electronic engagement letter
5. Relax while Taxes for Expats prepares your taxes
6. Pay your bill and review your tax return documents

Taxes for Expats provides the cost of preparing your taxes upfront with no extra hidden charges.

There’s a page with a series of informative articles on the Taxes for Expats website about the tax law changes on different topics including:
Winners & Losers Amongst Americans Living Abroad, Mandatory Repatriation of Deferred Foreign Income for Owners of Foreign Corporation, and Impact on Owners of Residential Real Estate. Click here for full list of articles.

With over 800 positive reviews, Taxes for Expats has a great track record as a top company providing full-service tax services.

https://www.taxesforexpats.com

Please click here to watch my latest episode of A Bite of Paris with my guest Diane Pernet

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 

 

Taxes for Expats

It’s tax time soon for U.S. expats. Expat taxes are due on June 15 instead of April 15, which gives us a little bit of wiggle room. If you file an extension, your taxes aren’t due until October 15.

For the past four years, Taxes for Expats has filed my taxes in exchange for writing about them on my blog.

Their service has been excellent and very professional. I was assigned a tax expert to handle my taxes and she was very responsive, always replying to my numerous questions within 24 hours.  The forms were not too complicated to file.

Taxes for Expats is a full service tax agency handling personal and business taxes for expats handling tax returns, back taxes, IRS Amnesty programs, IRS letters, tax planning and tax projection. They also advise and explain about the FBAR/ Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts form.

The charge for a tax return for under $100,000 is $350, which I think is reasonable considering the high level of service. Before I worked with Taxes for Expats, the minimum charge I paid for an accountant was 500€.

I highly recommend Taxes for Expats, but just don’t take my word about it, check the over 500 positive reviews they received on their website.

https://www.taxesforexpats.com

My Paris Apartment for Rent June 21 to June 27

I am renting my fabulous Paris apartment in the heart of the Marais near St. Paul metro, from  June 21 to June 27, a total of  7 nights. 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.

The price is $225 a night.Photos upon request. Please email me at [email protected] if you are interested.

 Eye Prefer Paris Postcards

I am thrilled to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Postcards, a 3, 6 or 12-month 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. Each mailing will include two postcards in color and one in black & white or sepia, beautifully packaged in a special French Blue postcard holder with a custom designed seal.

Each 6” X 4.25” traditional size postcard is printed on thick matte coated card stock, similar to traditional vintage postcard stock that enhances the vibrancy of every image.

Only $30 for a 3-month subscription plus shipping or

Only $60 for a 6 month subscription (plus shipping)or

$110 for a 12-month subscription (plus shipping)

Click here to order a 12-month subscription from my Etsy store

Click here to order a 6-month subscription from my Etsy store

Click here to order a 3-month subscription from my Etsy store

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

Filing U.S. Taxes Overseas

I am rerunning an important post from last year about filing U. S. taxes overseas.

I was approached with an offer to do my U.S. taxes last year by Taxes for Expats, a service that specializes in preparing tax returns for U.S. expats. Every U. S. expat living abroad must annually file a U.S. income tax form even if they have made no income in the U. S.

I was already happy with the services of another accountant in Paris, but decided to accept the offer from Taxes for Expats.

Once I accepted I went to their website and filled out an initial form. I received an email from one of their tax consultants who would be handling my tax returns with a brief outline on how the process worked. Once I filled in all the paper work, the turnaround time was fifteen days. Although it was a little complicated, the forms were very thorough. There were a few things I didn’t understand and asked the consultant to explain. She was very prompt with her responses and she explained things clearly. There were also a few things I learned that I didn’t know before, like the IRS requires that you (or your tax preparer) prepare your return according to the U.S. tax year, which means taking your tax statements from your host country for two years and extracting the appropriate information to then plugging it into your U.S. tax return and I have to keep up with all the tax legislation changes happening from one tax year to the next. I also learned there is a special form you have to fill out and send with your foreign bank account info.

My tax accountant here charges 500 euros plus 19.8 VAT. Taxes for Expats charges only $350 and they do a thorough and professional job. I was pleased with their services and would use them again without hesitation.

http://www.taxesforexpats.com

Best Ways to Get to and from Paris Airports

There are many ways to get back and forth to the two main airports in Paris, Charles De Gaulle and Orly. Here is a comprehensive list of different options.

Taxi
I’ve personally found a licensed Paris airport taxi is the best and most reliable way to get to and from the airport. Taxi Leader has an excellent service, offering clean and comfortable late model vans and sedans at reasonable prices starting at 55€ for a sedan going to Charles De Gaulle. Once you book online, TaxiLeader.net will send a confirmation along with the driver’s mobile number. Most drivers speak =English, which is a plus. The driver will be waiting at luggage exit holding a sign with your name on it. You don’t have to pay in advance, just have to pay in cash directly to the driver.

You can also hail a taxi from the taxi stand but sometimes there are long waits. There is no flat fee from the airport to the city, so it’s still best to reserve a taxi in advance, as the price is usually the same or sometimes more than the taxi service, depending on traffic.

Bus
Air France operates a bus service to the airports. Fares to and from Orly are 12.50€ one-way, round trip 19€, for Charles De Gaulle it’s 17.50€ one-way, 25.50€ round trip. Travel time from Orly is approximately 45-60 minutes, De Gaulle, approximately 50-70 minutes. Stops include Etoile/Champs Elysees, Montparnasse station, and Porte Maillot. Buses run every 20 to 30 minutes from 6AM to 11:40PM.

Another alternative to Charles De Gaulle is the Roissy bus leaving from/dropping off at Opera. Fare is 11€ one way and buses leave every 15 to 20 minutes. Opera to Charles De Gaulle, buses run 5:30AM- 12:30AM, Charles DeGaulle to Opera buses run 6AM to 12:30AM. Travel time is approximately 75 minutes.

There’s also a Roissy bus that runs between Orly and metro/RER station Denfert Rochereau. Cost is 7.70€ one way and buses leave every 8 to 15 minutes. Orly to Denfert Rochereau, buses run 6:00AM- 12:30AM, Denfert Rochereau to Orly buses run 5:35AM to 12:00AM. Travel time is approximately 25 to 35 minutes.

Train
The RER B commuter train is available to and from both airports. The train stops in Paris include Chatelet, Gard du Nord, Luxembourg, Saint Michel/Notre Dame, Port Royal and Denfert Rochereau. Trains leave every 10 to 20 minutes. The fare to/from Charles De Gaulle is 10€ one-way. For the train to Orly you have to take the Orly Val shuttle train and then the RER B. Cost is 12.05€ one way. Charles De Gaulle/Orly- to Paris, trains run 4:56 AM to 11:50PM, the same schedule in reverse direction. Travel time is approximately 35 to 40 minutes.

Although the bus and trains work well, there are often delays and overcrowding, so your best bet is to hire a licensed taxi service with a clean taxi and a good chance of English-speaking driver.

 

Xavier de Bascher- A New Way of Light

Xavier De Bascher, one of the owners of the beautiful La Barriere Chateau which I wrote about on Tuesday, has recently launched a very special product.

Studying design at the prestigious Beaux Arts school in Paris, Xavier is a well accomplished art director/photographer/graphic designer, creating campaigns for high fashion brands such as Kenzo and Cartier, among many others.

A visit to a Bauhaus exhibit in 1969 had a major influence on him, as he originally wanted to be an architect. Always having a deep connection with the crafting of wood, Xavier recently decided to dedicate his time to hand carving wood to create one of a kind lamps.

During my visit to the chateau, Xavier took me on a tour of his atelier and workshop, a former barn on the estate. He showed me his collection of wood and shared how he traveled the world seeking out rare pieces he could transform into his lamps. A recent trip to the Amazon yielded an extraordinary collection of rare wood but Xavier also sources wood directly from the surrounding forest of the chateau. Sometimes he acquires old furniture, seeing the potential to deconstruct it and use the wood for a lamp.

Contemplative in executing his ideas, he sometimes takes weeks to work on a single piece, Xavier uses his senses to inform him with his design, smelling, touching, and caressing the wood before deciding what he will do with it. After each piece is carved, there is a long and intense sanding and finishing process and the completed lamp has a hot stamped seal of authentication.  

www.facebook.com/lightsbyxavierdebascher

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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.

 

Viking 1914

As I mentioned before one of the things I like most about giving my tours is the diverse and interesting people I meet from around the world. I’ve run the gamut in the last eight years with clients from all five clients, from families traveling by private jet to teenage Girls Scouts scrimping and saving for two years to come to Paris to make their travel dream come true.

Last month I had a gay male couple from a small town in rural Denmark. They were staying in the Marais but wanted to explore the area more and get the inside scoop. When I asked them what they did for a living, they said they owned a pencil and stationery company. Jens, the owner told me that he bought a pencil company from 1914 a few years ago and was rebranding it.

At the end of the tour we exchanged pleasantries and business cards. Jens said he would send a sampler of some of his stationery products from his company Viking, which I thought that was such a kind gesture. He said he and Daniel liked the tour so much they wanted to do another one next time they returned.

The following week I received a large box in the mail, thinking why did they send such a large box, considering I was expecting a few pencil samples.

The first thing I discovered in the box was a handsome red leather journal embossed with my name. That was the first WOW! Along side it was a black cardboard portfolio. I undid the elastic and inside was a wonderful array of beautiful pencils, colored pencils, erasers, markers, and pencil cases, including a leather one with my name embossed on it. An even bigger WOW! I used to get so excited when I was a kid going shopping for my back to school supplies and it was like experiencing it all over again except the products were much more sophisticated than Bic and Crayola. Getting tactile, I gently caressed my notebook and then smelled the wood from the pencils. I especially loved the adorable box of mini colored pencils.

Throughout the 20th century the Viking #29 yellow pencil was the preferred pencil in Denmark and used in offices and homes and in almost every Danish school.  

Thanks so much Jens and Daniel for giving me such a wonderful Back to School gift way before September.

Here is the website but for now it’s only in Danish but the English version will be live next year.

http://www.creas.com/produkter/brands-og-leverandoerer/viking.aspx

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.

Taxes for Expats

This is my third year working with Taxes for Expats, a service that specializes in preparing tax returns for U.S. expats.  I’ve been happy with their services and accepted their offer again to process my taxes. Every U. S. expat living abroad must file a U.S. income tax form annually even if they have made no income in the U. S.

The process is fairly straightforward. I went to their website and filled out an initial form. I received an email from one of their tax consultants who would be handling my return with a brief outline on how the process worked. Once I filled in all the paper work, the turnaround time was fifteen days. Although it was a little complicated, the forms were very thorough. There were a few things I didn’t understand and asked the consultant to explain. She was prompt with her responses and explained things clearly. There were also a few things I learned that I didn’t know before, like the IRS requires that you (or your tax preparer) prepare your return according to the U.S. tax year, which means taking your tax statements from your host country for two years and extracting the appropriate information to then plugging it into your U.S. tax return and I have to keep up with all the tax legislation changes happening from one tax year to the next. I also learned there is a special form you have to fill out and send with your foreign bank account info.

My former tax accountant charges 500 euros plus 19.8 VAT. Taxes for Expats rates start at $350 and they do a thorough and professional job. I am pleased with their services and would use them again without hesitation.

http://www.taxesforexpats.com

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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.

 

Taxes for Expats

I was approached with a free offer to do my U.S. taxes last year by Taxes for Expats, a service that specializes in preparing tax returns for U.S. expats. Every U. S. expat living abroad must annually file a U.S. income tax form even if they have made no income in the U. S.

I was already happy with the services of another accountant in Paris, but decided to accept the offer from Taxes for Expats.

Once I accepted I went to their website and filled out an initial form. I received an email from one of their tax consultants who would be handling my tax returns with a brief outline on how the process worked. Once I filled in all the paper work, the turnaround time was fifteen days. Although it was a little complicated, the forms were very thorough. There were a few things I didn’t understand and asked the consultant to explain. She was very prompt with her responses and she explained things clearly. There were also a few things I learned that I didn’t know before, like the IRS requires that you (or your tax preparer) prepare your return according to the U.S. tax year, which means taking your tax statements from your host country for two years and extracting the appropriate information to then plugging it into your U.S. tax return and I have to keep up with all the tax legislation changes happening from one tax year to the next. I also learned there is a special form you have to fill out and send with your foreign bank account info.

My tax accountant here charges 500 euros plus 19.8 VAT. Taxes for Expats charges only $350 and they do a thorough and professional job. I was pleased with their services and would use them again without hesitation.

http://www.taxesforexpats.com

Thanks to everyone who "liked" my Facebook page and for leaving comments yesterday.

The winner of The French Kitchen Cookbook by Patricia Wells is Hilary from Australia and the winner of Flyover Lives by Diane Johnson is Harriet from the U.S.

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: 185 euros per person (about $240)
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.
 

I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.

Tours cost 210 euros for up to 3 people, and 70 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

Absinthe

The other day someone sent me a link to Buy Absinthe, a website that sells high quality Absinthe.

Intrigued by something I’ve never had before, plus the forbidden fruit factor (It’s not for sale in the U.S.), I read through the site, and became fascinated with the history and mystery of this alluring drink. I did some other research and thought it would be an interesting thing to write about.

Absinthe is a strong liqueur made of herbs including wormwood, and was invented in Switzerland in 1797 by Dr. Pierre Ordinaire. Bitter in taste, the chartreuse green color is derived from chlorophyll. By the 1850’s it became the most fashionable drink of its day by the upper class and was the rage of the Parisian café society. Wildly popular, Absinthe trickled down to the Bohemian set too, with artists and writers also making it their drink of choice. It inspired Degas and Manet, and one of Degas’s most famous paintings L’absinthe (pictured above), from 1876, is a portrait of actress Ellen Andree and painter Marcellin Desboutin drinking Absinthe at a Paris café. In 1905, Jean Lanfray, intoxicated by Absinthe, murdered his wife after supposedly having two glasses of it. Lawmakers and the public were outraged, and a prohibition movement was started, which culminated in the ban of Absinthe in France and the U. S. It was re-legalized if France in 1988 with new labeling guidelines but still remains illegal in the U.S.

The traditional way to drink Absinthe is to put a spoon with a cube of sugar across the edge of a tall glass and gently pour the Absinthe it over the sugar. Afterwards you slowly pour fresh water over the sugar, till it dissolves and then stir the mixture with a spoon and voila! The color will go from green to milky white.

On Buy Absinthe, there are premium brands from France, Switzerland and Spain, including Absente, Rodniks, Pere Kermanns, Versinthe, and Lemercier. Prices start at $22 for a 20cl bottle, and go up to $40 for a 70cl one. Accessories of special Absinthe glasses and silver and stainless steel spoons to put the sugar cube on are also sold on the site. The goal of the site is to put people back in touch with old-fashioned ritual of Absinthe drinking. It does a responsible job of explaining and educating people and the presentation is straightforward and entertaining.

Links
Buy Absinthe and read the blog
See here to buy Absinthe

I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour
includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.

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