The kindness of strangers: a man let me share his hotel room when I was locked out in Paris
I was staying with a host family and they were asleep. The entrance code had changed and I was feeling stuck, hopeless – and quite hungry
The GuardianThe kindness of strangers: it was the jacket of my dreams – then he offered it to me at a price I could afford
The Australian dollar-to-euro exchange rate meant I’d be forking out over a week’s wages. Then the Paris shop owner said simply: ‘That jacket was meant for you’
The GuardianAn Olympian effort: my struggle to cycle from London to Paris
The 250-mile Avenue Verte cycle route opened in time for the 2012 London Olympics. One side of the Channel is a smooth ride, the other is not fit for purpose – but that could all change thanks to the vision of one man
The GuardianStep away from the Games: five unsung Paris museums to visit during the Olympics
These quirky cultural gems are ideal for discovering a different side of the French capital this summer
The GuardianRetro Paris: stepping back into the 70s
Take a nostalgia trip at a newly-opened hotel in the bohemian heart of the French capital
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