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S to r y a nd pho tog raph y by C olle e n D u f f l e y
This perfect little pied-à-terre on Île Saint-Louis in Paris was built in 1652 and later renovated by a French filmmaker. It is available for rent through VRBO.com.
86 | F EBRUA R Y 2019
’ve always said that I won the “career lottery.” I’m lucky enough to get paid to travel the globe taking pictures and seeking out stories to tell about the coolest people, places, and things.
I have visited Paris more times than I can count and can honestly say that I’ve always liked the city, but I never really felt that “Paris connection” that people always mention. For me, trips usually meant completing an assignment—get in, get out, and eat as many macarons as possible along the way. Until a book publisher frantically called me and said, “I need you to find the quintessential Paris apartment for the cover and main story of a book I have coming out. Oh, and by the way, I need antique markets and all things Parisian, too, and I need it, like, yesterday.” No pressure.
So, off I went searching to find just the right destinations. The perfect Paris; the Paris of all of our dreams. Thank God for the Internet, VRBO, and friends in the know. I was happy to finally get to travel without dragging my luggage into the lobby of an overbooked hotel. Although there is nothing like room service and the other luxuries of a good hotel, there is something to be said about walking into a place that feels like home. When I arrived at “Romantic and Enchanting Juliette,” as it was called on the Internet listing, I knew I had found the perfect Paris. This jewel of an apartment is on the quaint Île Saint-Louis in the middle of the Seine. If you have not been, it is absolutely the perfect location for a Parisian pied-à-terre.
