The Earful Tower: Pari‪s‬ Oliver Gee

This week's guest came through chance encounter. I found myself talking with a man called Diederick from the Netherlands outside the Peloton Cafe. It turned out he owned a shop full of silk flowers around the corner on Rue de Turenne … so I went to visit.. 

This episode covers Paris through the eyes of a Dutchman, the evolving bicycle culture within the city, and of course, everything floral.

Welcome to The Earful Tower Paris - I'm Oliver Gee. This is something I should have said four years ago. 

Yes, after 200+ episodes and 1.5 million + downloads, it's time for a proper insight into what's going on here.

Almost like a sacred ritual in France, the apéro is much more than just a drink with friends. 

Véronique Savoye from France With Véro explains more. 

When the Seine River is flooding in Paris, you can almost certainly find me somewhere along the riverbank watching. I find it extraordinarily fascinating. 

And it's so close to flooding now that I figured I'd make an episode about it all - including some fun and interesting facts about the Great Flood of 1910. 

We're heading back to Paris this week... and here's where we'll be living. 

Featuring special guest Lina aka Lovely Lina.

Here's a chat with a few listeners who share their French travel dreams, and I talk about my own Top 50 List that goes with this episode.