Author: Alex Billington

Chez Jeanette, Paris

Award-winning screenwriter Alex Billington likes the bad Eighties music and bohemian vibe at the charming Chez Jeanette.

The Hotel du Nord, Paris

Alex Billington has seen the classic 1938 French film – and now she can’t bear to leave the hotel.

Café Charlot, Paris – Retro with Wifi

Alex Billington loves Sunday brunch at Cafe Charlot…and Happy Hour. Cafe Charlot has to one of my favourite haunts for just hanging out and people watching, reading over endless cups of coffee or meeting friends, evenings that leisurely stretch from aperitif time to midnight.

My Favourite Place in Paris – the Marais

Award-winning screenwriter and former Paramount Comedy producer Alex Billington is an occasional resident of Paris and a devoted fan of the Marais.

A place in the sun

Alexandra Billington escapes the madding crowd on the island of Naxos.

In the footsteps of philosophers

In Athens, a sense of history can be found where you least expect it, writes Alexandra Billington.

Rome Off-Season

Alex Billington dodges the Vespas – but enjoys the romance and espresso hits during a Roman winter.

Three Things to do in Paris

Alex Billington offers three perfect ways to experience Paris, on your next vacation.

Perfume Shopping in Paris

Alex Billington finds herself agreeing with Coco Chanel – a woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future… For me, the sense of smell is entwined so tightly with imagination that the two are inseparable…even today, whenever I smell Vetiver by Guerlain I’m reminded of a summer in Greece when I was seventeen, and more specifically, a lovely French man who, for a few months, became intoxicated by me…but more than the man himself, Vetiver reminds me of the first time I understood the effect a woman can have on a man.