Greetings from Sydney, Paris, or wherever we may be to wherever you may be. I've lived in Sydney since 1995 and have been visiting Paris for over 30 years. Since 1998, I've had my own apartment there, near the Eiffel Tower; I consider myself lucky but I've worked hard to make my own luck along the way, too.

Eye Prefer Paris is an ex-New Yorkers insiders guide to Paris. Richard Nahem writes his blog from his fabulous 18th century apartment in the fashionable Marais district of Paris.