Paris – Tatia Chiswell

A Paris Love Affair, No Bikes Aboard.

By Tatia C. 0, June 7, 20130, October 30, 2021 In Bicycle TV, Videos 1 Paris 0

Catching the Paris Metro is like being herded to the slaughter in a cattle car. So why don’t the Parisians break free and get a bike?

This video is part of a global series of films documenting the stories of the world’s One Billion Bicycles, filmed and edited by independent filmmakers Bojun Bjorkman-Chiswell and Sarah Cowhey.

Created by the filmmakers to unearth the stories of the world’s bicycles and its importance to humanity, the film series journeys across 5 continents, 20 countries and over 140 interviews with high-powered ambassadors in Bejing through to a man in a bicycle wheelchair in the dusty streets of Mozambique.

Why Paris Is Not A Bicycle City.

By Tatia C. 0, January 19, 20130, July 1, 2018 In Life Paris 0

Paris has a reputation for being a city of love and a bicycle mecca. Who knows where either reputation came from because frankly Paris is 24 hours of car traffic, with few bicycles to be seen.

I had visions of beautiful Parisians in flowing fashions, bicycling down boulevards, casually calling ‘Bonjour’ to each other on their way to the morning market.

Where is that Paris? It’s sure not the one I located on the map of France and flew to.