Girls’ Guide to Paris was created by Doni Belau

n 2000, after many visits to Paris, Ms. Belau and her hubby bought an apartment in the 6th Arrondissement during a “what the hell” moment. Doni had fallen hopelessly in love with this city of endless style and beauty, where women can be whoever they want, or so she believed, and a holiday home can be the holder and keeper of dreams. Many wonderful hours were spent there on rue Lobineau with the kids, with family, with girlfriends and with new French friends. While the apartment is no more, Doni continues to visit her favorite place on earth and obsessively combs through every guidebook about Paris, scours nearly every blog and travel magazine and spends countless hours hunting down the newest restaurants and shops in the City of Light. Doni has traveled to Paris many times with groups of girlfriends, as well as her sister, her niece and her teenage daughter and friends. She will certify that every girl—of any age—can have a fabulous time in her favorite place. Before travel overtook her life, Doni worked in the not-for-profit arena and in advertising. Her mission now is to continue introducing her favorite parts of Paris to friends, acquaintances and anyone on the street who will listen.

The Girls' Guide to Paris is lucky to have a bevy of wonderful women bloggers on the ground in Paris who experience, write and experience some more, bringing you the most up-to-date information about What’s Hot right now in Paris. Their backgrounds and interests are as varied as their ages and countries of origin. We want to bring you several versions of Paris, because we understand that what women want and can afford at various stages of our lives will continue to change. We hope you get to know, read and enjoy all of our lady bloggers, each with her own perspective and each with a love of Paris that continues to inspire me and other women voyagers.