Articles tagged ‘Planning a Trip’
6 Days in France
By Parisgirl | June 20th, 2008 |
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One of the pleasures of living in Paris is the opportunity to share the city with friends. Planning a six-day visit to Paris with at least one excursion outside of the city offers the challenge of trying to sort through the myriad of possible visits, museums, landmarks within the Paris city limits and those [...]
The Tackiest Eiffel Tower Souvenirs
By Jessica | June 16th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
I should say at the top of this post that I do, in fact, own an Eiffel Tower souvenir. I bought it during my first trip to Paris, and it’s one of those little replicas of the tower. It’s essentially useless, other than as a dust-collector, although it does remind me of that trip whenever [...]
Outfox High Airfares to Paris
By Parisgirl | June 2nd, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Imagine James Bond booking a package trip to Paris. Nothing sounds so unsexy as ‘package travel’, but looking at the current prices for round-trip airfare to Paris, finding a great package deal might seem like a gift dropped down from heaven.
If you get as frustrated as I do by the ‘bait and switch’ [...]
Paris Day Trips: Chateau de Versailles, Monet’s Garden
By Parisgirl | May 13th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
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If you’re spending three or more days in Paris, you may want to consider a day trip. Two of the most popular attractions within 50 miles from Paris are Monet’s Garden at Giverny in Normandy and Chateau de Versailles in Versailles (which is about twelve miles from Paris).
Depending on [...]
Welcome to Paris: Are you lost?
By Parisgirl | May 3rd, 2008 | Add a Comment »
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The sun is shining brightly here on the third day of May - and everywhere I look- visitors are studying their maps. If you are lost, don’t feel bad. Everybody gets lost in Paris - even Parisians. I have one word of advice - go to a [...]
May Holidays in France
By Parisgirl | April 30th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Fondation Cartier in ‘Spring’ (Actually I took this photo in February 2008 during our ‘faux spring’)
Hello May, good riddance April.
Paris Without a Guidebook
By Parisgirl | April 16th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
So you’ve landed in Paris without a guidebook and without a clue. If you’re like me, you probably figured:
a) the guidebook was too expensive
b) too much excess weight for your backpack
c) you wouldn’t feel like reading a guidebook anyhow - you want to discover Paris for yourself
I have all sorts of guidebooks in Paris [...]
JFK, NYC to Paris $681
By Parisgirl | April 10th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
It’s not too late to catch some reasonable flight rates before the prices soar for the summer season. I just noted on the Icelandair site that you can stil get round-trips fares starting at $681 for the Supersaver from May1st to May 7th, 2008. (Those were the sample dates I keyed in but [...]
One Day in Paris: Three Ways to Love It!
By Parisgirl | April 5th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Photo by Chris Card Fuller 2008
Ask a Parisian or a long-time resident how he or she would spend one day in Paris, especially if it might be the first trip to Paris and the only trip to Paris. You won’t get an answer very quickly - what you get is a big sigh and [...]
The Romance of Trains
By Parisgirl | March 30th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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If you asked me where the most romantic place was in Paris, I would have to say the train station, especially on a Sunday night. Unlike travel by plane where travelers are separated from their loved ones either at a curbside drop-off or in a dismal parking [...]
