ParisTalks.com, offering customized Talks and Tours in Paris, dynamic content and professional Speaker services for your group or event, is a small group of “in-the-know” bi-lingual journalists, art historians, photographers, fashion, food and tourism experts who are passionate about Paris... and excited to share that passion with you!

OUR VISITORS
Discerning international travelers, primarily from the U.S./U.K./Canada/Australia, in France for leisure or business. University, scholastic and corporate groups, wine societies, culinary institutes, couples, solo travelers, girlfriends, families, Travel Clubs, business executives, celebrities, small private groups and organizations...

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Originally from a "quintessentially international household" in Washington, D.C., Barbara blends a unique background in university teaching and corporate cross-cultural training with writing about the best of Paris and France, notably as contributing editor for luxury lifestyle magazine Boulevard France (Paris/London) and co-author of USA Today's Paris City Guide (Where to Eat, Where to Shop, Insider Tips...), expertly honing the guide through quarterly updates as pop culture editor then editor-at-large for an award-winning AOL Franco-American e-zine for four years. Creator of acclaimed weekly travel advice column “Border Lines” (The American LLC - distributed in over 60 countries) and writer/co-producer of “Coming To France!", a training film geared to foreign executives relocating to Paris, Barbara created Paris' first Concept Lunch (@thefrenchside.com) and has since worked with the French Ministry of Tourism, the prestigious Relais & Châteaux group and, more recently, high-end tour packagers, designing distinctive tours and itineraries.

Multi-lingual (M.A. in applied linguistics) and a savvy world traveler (currently editor at WorldPhotoAdventure.com), Barbara has lived in Barcelona, London and, for more than 15 years, Paris. Her writing and comments – on fine dining, food, travel, fashion and lifestyle - have appeared in numerous publications including The Robb Report, Boulevard France, The Georgetowner, The American LLC, National Review Online, New York Arts Magazine, Paris Notes and USA Today.

Update: Barbara Pasquet James has recently appeared on BBC Canada, UKTV, The Discovery Channel, NTV/Nippon TV Japan, and The Food Channel®

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My heartfelt gratitude for the outpouring of support from so many sectors and for the many (unexpected) invitations! BPJ

- Any and all employment and/or personal references using Paris Talks, ParisTalks.com or Barbara Pasquet James must be validated directly through this website [Contact Us]. Thank you! PT

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