Issue No. 1, September 5, 2007

This week's inaugural issue of Hobo In Paris is jam packed: we explore the Parc Floral, the French obsession with comic books, hobo economics in Paris and fashion industry employment.  We also discover one great French restaurant, hit the road for a quick trip to the beach and introduce our resident hobo, Jimmy Trout.  And don't miss the short video under the "Video" tab at the top of the page.

Issue No. 1, September 5, 2007
Tumbleweed
Moniker: Jimmy Trout Introduces Himself
  It was a long trip, but that's not the part I minded—I've been on long trips before and I'll be on longer trips yet.  No, the part I minded was just that it was all by accident.  I didn't mean to come to France at all.  What's worse, I didn'...
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Shadow on the City of Light
Besmatter my Jowls in Burning Lead: a hobo breaks into the world of fashion
 Han Yi Xuan is a postgraduate fashion student who came to France from Taipei in 2001 seeking to forge a career in “La Mode” and receive collaborative guidance at the throbbing heart of the “department store capital of fashion." Af...
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French Tease
Spilling Summer: music in the Parc Floral keeps the season going
In France, the rentrée makes a clear-cut entry: summer ends the last week of August and the official school and work year begins the first week of September.  If you're new to Paris, you will be utterly amazed at the speed with which French people ca...
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Outbound Train
Trouville-sur-Mer Trouville-sur-Mer
 Trouville-sur-Mer: hobo-beach-paradise. Our first travel destination is Trouville-sur-Mer, a quaint but hopping beach town less than two hours from Paris.  Trouville, along with its posh twin ci...
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Treading Perrier
Hobo Economics Hobo Economics
Hobo economics: from high above Paris to the depths of the metro, Isabel sees Paris from a different angle. Being an economist, I often find that my perspective on the world is different from that ...
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France vs. Catalina
What You Think You Know About France: discover the three secret codes to unlocking French culture What You Think You Know About France: discover the three secret codes to unlocking French culture
When I arrived in France, I was shockingly unprepared for this culture, even coming from another Latin country. I realised that I lacked the three secret “codes” that are supposed to gi...
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The Grub Hub
Chez Francoise   In my continuing quest to find real French food at a restaurant in Paris where I am the only non-French person, I think I have finally succeeded.  And so now I will ruin my secret eating place by s...
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