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1). Paris hotels: How to reduce your risk of being disappointed Travel forums are gold mines of information if you care to review the postings of enchanted and disgruntled travelers coming back from abroad. As Senior Editor of "Paris Eiffel Tower News", I often peruse these forums to find out about the concerns voiced by fellow travelers headed to the 'City of Lights'. Among the postin... 2). Paris is Safe and Well, Thank You! If you watched CNN or Fox News like I did a few evenings ago, you might have been impressed at the student demonstrations in France. Both TV channels had us sold on the idea Paris was being mobbed by the angry multitude. Pictures of Mad Max-like police trucks hosing thousands of protesters. Scenes of massive gatherings around Bastille square... 3). Paris: New Itineraries for a Fresh View - Part I Every Paris travel guide seems to have something to add to the already voluminous information available on such well-known spots as the Louvre and Orsay museums, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Eiffel Tower. Yet what about discovering the quaint neighborhoods of the 19th century Paris? Or taking pictures of the inn built for the paupers... 4). What is the oldest bar in Paris? Let’s begin by wandering down rue Mazarine from the Odéon square. Bingo? We almost immediately come on Le Procope, where a plaque affirms it is “the oldest café in the world”. It opened in 1686, mainly to offer coffee. This beverage’s fashion had been recently imported from Austria - the Viennese got their caffeine zonks from the Turks...