September 2009
6 posts
The Trocadero, Paris. Eurostar breaks →
Eurostar Breaks And The Paris Trocadero
The Trocadero in Paris is sadly best known as the nearest metro station to the Eiffel Tower, as people on Eurostar breaks hurry to conquor the iconic…
RSS Links Widget →
The Happiness Engineers had a great time in London last week. We worked on some cool projects and came up with a lot of great ideas. We’ll bring more updates to you over the coming weeks…
After the Deadline Live for WP.com →
Last week you guys published 1.4 million new blog posts, but you only ran the spell checker about 204 thousand times. Ahem. The two possible explanations for this are that we’re all…
RSS in the Clouds →
Clouds from my trip to WordCamp Dallas
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and it’s a way for people to subscribe to updates to your blog using a client like Google Reader…
Paris Breaks from a Height →
paris-2008 Originally uploaded by sabrimurat2007
On Paris breaks you get several opportunities to get realy high up above Paris and see the beautiful city from a birds eye perspective….
August Wrap-Up →
I’m back in San Francisco after a trip to London for the Happiness Engineer meetup. It’s serious business, but the group has managed to have a little fun along the way.
Our…
August 2009
7 posts
Support Hours and Updates →
In the coming week, the Support crew (seen among the lovely faces here) will be meeting in London to brainstorm new ways of providing you with the resources you need. While us Happiness…
New Theme: Sandbox 1.6.1 →
Sandbox 1.6.1 is now available to all WordPress.com blogs.
Alongside Sandbox 1.6.1 you’ll also find the older Sandbox versions. We’ve left them intact. If you’ve been using them, don’t worry,…
Paris Breaks on Facebook →
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Paris Breaks on Facebook
WP.me — shorten your links →
Check out this address:
http://wp.me/sf2B5-shorten
If you visit it, you’ll end up right back here. The nice thing about it is that it’s a short link, about 70% smaller than the …
SoundCloud →
We are big fans of SoundCloud, a really useful service that is part Flickr for music, part professional music collaboration hub. Artists such as Beck, Moby and Sonic Youth now use the…
New Theme: iNove →
iNove by mg12 is one of the top themes used for self-hosted WordPress blogs, and a commonly requested addition to our offerings here on WordPress.com. We’re always doing what we can to…
July Wrap-Up →
We kicked off July with an open vote on new media features. Thanks to all of you who voted and submitted comments. Your feedback determines the future of WordPress.
Later in the month we…
July 2009
9 posts
Archives Shortcode →
You publish a lot of quality content (trust us, we know). And so we understand that making it easily accessible to your faithful readers is very important for you as a blogger. Sure, our …
Gravatar Widget →
Say goodbye to messing around with HTML in a Text widget just to get an “About Me” in your sidebar. With the new Gravatar widget it only takes a few seconds to achieve this and stamp…
Paris breaks in the 7th →
The chances are that nearly all first time Paris breaks cover the 7th arrondissement, largely because of the iconic Eiffel Tower which dominates both Paris itself and the idea of Paris so it’s an…
PollDaddy ratings and polls →
PollDaddy joined the Automattic team last year, and we have been working on adding some of our great features directly into the WordPress platform ever since.
Ratings
The PollDaddy rating…
Vote for Media Features →
Here at WordPress.com, we always run the most recent version of the WordPress open source software. In addition, we do custom development so that we can offer features not included in the open…
June Wrap-Up →
Last month we launched the Yahoo! App and 360 importer so you can migrate your content to WordPress.com quickly and easily. And we introduced the SocialVibe widget, which helps you earn…
Sacré Coeur seen from Boulevard de Rochechouart →
Paris - Le Sacré-Coeur vu du Boulevard de Rochechouart Originally uploaded by Añelo de la Krotsche
One of the delights of Paris breaks is to catch a glimpse of some famous or unknown…
Restaurant VAT cut boosts Paris breaks →
As of 1st July 2009, VAT on all restaurants and cafes in France has been cut from 19.6 per cent to 5.5 per cent, a huge reduction leading to big savings for consumers. This translates into a saving…
National Blog Posting Month →
Remember National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) back in November? You all used the opportunity to take a swing at churning out a 50,000-word novel on your blogs in only one month — some with…
June 2009
7 posts
Latin Quarter Paris Breaks →
Latin Quarter Paris Breaks 5th Arrondissement - Quartier Latin The Latin Quarter, quartier latin or 5th Arrondissement has long been the intellectual centre and heart and soul of Paris, as well as…
St Germain Paris Breaks – 6th Arrondissement →
Paris 6th Arrondissement – St-Germain, Luxembourg
The last few Paris breaks I’ve taken I’ve always stayed in the St Germain area, at least for part of the trip. I know my way around, it’s…
SocialVibe →
You spend a lot of time creating great content and attracting an audience for your blog. What if you could use that influence to make a positive social impact? Now you can.
We’ve teamed up with…
Ile de la Cité Central Paris Breaks in the 4th →
Paris Breaks in the 4th Arrondissement
Ile de la Cité, Ile St-Louis and Beaubourg
The fourth arrondissment of Paris has everything and more for central Paris breaks. This area is geographically…
May Wrap-Up →
Sorry for this being the latest wrap-up ever.
May was a fun month for us. We rolled out a ton of new features: the ability to add YouTube videos and polls to comments, stats in your time…
Paris - La Pyramide du Louvre →
Paris - La Pyramide du Louvre Originally uploaded by Añelo de la Krotsche
The pyramid at the entrance to the Louvre has become one of the many iconic pieces of modern architcture in…
Paris Breaks to the 5th arrondissement →
The fifth arrondissement is the latin quarter and perfect for lively Paris breaks with a youthful feel, cosmopolitain cuisine and swinging nightlife. This is the famous Left Bank, which to…
May 2009
1 post
Eurostar now even greener than flying →
It seems obvious that rail travel must be more efficient than air travel right? So why are some airlines able to offer ridiculously cheap headline prices for international travel? Well there are two…
April 2009
2 posts
Paris Break Dance →
I can watch this Paris Break Dance video because the music is bearable and the Paris sights he’s break dancing to are familar and well photographed. The style is slightly dated, referring back to…
Euros for Paris Breaks →
The fall of the GB Pound against the Euro meant that Paris Breaks are more expensive, so there’s been some resolve to take more short breaks in the UK and postpone Paris breaks until better days. The…
March 2009
2 posts
La Tour D’Argent Restaurant in Paris →
La Tour D’Argent is a fine restaurant in Paris.
The 1867 Universal Exposition brought to Paris some of the most celebrated and important people in the world – heads…
Ten unmissable sights for Paris breaks →
Choosing ten sights for Paris breaks
1. The Eiffel Tower - icon of Paris
When most people think of Paris thy think of the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower was originally built for the 1889 World…
February 2009
2 posts
Paris Breaks in the snow →
Paris under the snow Originally uploaded by Gregory Bastien
If you are in continental Europe in January you might expect some very cold weather but Paris breaks in the winter are…
South of Pigalle Paris Breaks Competition →
Twitter Paris Breaks
I won a prize for decrypting the acronym SoPi as South of Pigalle for someone called @benjilanyado who is currently conducting an unusual Paris break by following directions…
January 2009
3 posts
Paris Breaks with Seine Trip →
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Originally uploaded by richbnz
Almost compulsory activity for a Paris Break is to take a trip down the Seine on one of the many river trip boats.
Paris Breaks with Free Bicycle - Vélib →
Vélib, Paris
Originally uploaded by batigolix
After arriving by Eurostar or other means, Paris breaks are usually spent wandering around the city on foot supplemented by…
Paris Breaks with Velib Bicycle Rental →
Paris Breaks by Bicycle
The Velib or Velo Libre free bicycle rental scheme is now massive in Paris. It’s a great way to get around in the city and after taking out a nominal one euro…
November 2008
4 posts
Gare du Nord Map for Arrival on Paris Breaks →
This simple map of Gare Du Nord may be useful on arrival by Eurostar or indeed the boat train for Paris breaks. As you can see, The metro (underground), RER (larger metro), bus and taxi exit points…
Musée de l’Institut du Monde Arabe →
Musée de l’Institut du Monde Arabe
Originally uploaded by Andyrob
Past the latin quarter near the bank of the seine it;s the institute of the arab world in Paris near the…
Eurostar Deals to Paris →
Continental Paris in the winter can be pretty cold compared to the temperate UK but on the other hand if there are some nice Eurostar Deals going then it can be tempting to cross the channel for a…
Concierge Paris Breaks →
Concierge Paris Breaks Originally uploaded by Andyrob
Today, the Conciergerie is a museum situated next to The Palais de Justice or law court. The Conciergerie makes an impressive…
October 2008
3 posts
Paris Breaks for the Nightlife →
Motivations for taking Paris breaks are almost as varied as the number of visitors, with shopping breaks, sightseeing trips, romantic Paris and Parisian food an drink being high on the agenda but…
Some good restaurants in Paris →
These are some suggestions which were submitted for the Paris Breaks blog some time ago.
Restaurants for Paris Breaks
Macéo - 15 rue des Petits Champs, 1st arrondissement (metro Bourse or…
Broken in Paris →
pic by Claudecf
Broken monuments at Cimetière du Père Lachaise in Paris
So many broken tombs and statues in Paris old cemeteries… That’s what broken made me…
September 2008
4 posts
Jardin des Plantes →
Jardin des Plantes Originally uploaded by Andyrob
A nice place to visit if you have time or are on extended Paris breaks is the Jardin des Plantes. Literally the garden of plants,…
Notre Dame de Paris - a must for paris breaks →
Notre Dame from the rear
Originally uploaded by Andyrob
Notre Dame de Paris is probably the most famous cathedral in the world so naturally a lot of tourists on Paris breaks no…
Eurostar Deals FAQ →
Notices a simple but handy Eurostar Deals FAQ Could do with some more information about the best Paris Hotel and Eurostar deals combined because I never know which ones to look at first and the…
How Eurostar Deals With Moving Stations →
Thirteen years, 81891738 travellers, one great big thankyou. Goodbye to all our friends at Waterloo 13/11/2007
Hello to St Pancras Station on 14th November 2007
This was how Eurostar…