I don’t know about you, but sometimes I tire of hearing about the same old neighborhoods in Paris: St. Germain des Pres, Latin Quarter, Rue Cler, you get what I mean. They are beautiful, but they are so well known it’s almost hard to find a surprise or something new and unusual about them.

This is why I so appreciated this morning’s Frugal Traveler report from Paris in the New York Times. He tells of his adventures renting a charming apartment in the very “unknown-by-tourists” (and even locals) 10th arrondissement, and of the possibilities that abound in that neighborhood. Dining, shopping, ethnic restaurants, clubs, markets, you can find it all in this area of Paris. I marked down some of his addresses for future reference.

Only problem, with this kind of attention it very well could become the newest, chicest, hippest place to go…. But until then, check out his article from today’s NYT.