On a grey and wet January day in Paris, I chose to spend the afternoon at Musee des Arts Decoratifs next to the Louvre. Very much like the V & A in London, this museum has an interesting collection of furniture, crafts, ceramics, designs, fashion and textiles as well as advertising work [...]

I have a love/hate relationship with Paris (like I do with London, New York and Hong Kong), perhaps it's like any human relationships, the less you know, the better. Now that I keep a fair distance from Paris, I am able to enjoy it more. Contrary to the advice from travel guidebooks [...]