Articles tagged ‘Planning a Trip’
Tourism for the Handicapped in Paris
By Parisgirl | September 21st, 2007 |
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Yesterday I mentioned that the City of Light still has a way to go in providing access to the physically impaired.
Some steps have been taken since 1997 to create a more friendly city toward those with disabilities. In 2001, an official label was designated for wheelchair accessible sights, but when you look at [...]
Tourist Abductions in France
By Parisgirl | September 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
What are the odds of a tourist getting abducted in France? It might depend on what kind of car you decide to rent.
Packing for Paris: Get your Act together on La Brea!
By Parisgirl | September 11th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Carry-on Packing Tip: If you have tight connections of if you’re trying to do a RTW trip with strictly carry-on, be prepared. Sooner or later, you’ll be boarding smaller planes and will need to check in what may be considered a carry-on bag on larger planes. Still, it’s better to error on [...]
Rugby World Cup Parking in Paris
By Parisgirl | September 5th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Whether or not you plan on attending the Rugby World Cup, parking in Paris for the next two months is going to be a real headache. If you’re renting or leasing a car at CDG, you’ll want to ensure a safe, accessible, 24 hour guarded parking spot in Paris. You can save [...]
Buying Euros Before You Go
By Parisgirl | September 4th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
As of today, September 4, 2007, the current exchange rate for buying Euros with US Dollars is 1.426 which means in real terms if you’re walking into your local bank and wanting to exchange 500 US Dollars, you can expect to receive approximately 350 Euros in exchange (including service fees which are factored into the [...]
Travel Gear vs. Travel Clothes for Paris
By Parisgirl | September 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Do you REALLY want to look like THIS when you land in Paris? The ONE SIZE FITS ALL hat goes back to the TRAVEL catalogue (whose name I won’t mention out of politesse - you know who you are!). So does the Size SMALL tank top get returned and the elastic [...]
New Cheap Flight Route to Paris
By Parisgirl | August 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Featured in The Da Vinci Code as Le Bourget airport of yesteryear, the Art Deco era Shoreham Airport (Brighton) is SKYSOUTH’S home.
As of August 1, 2007 SKYSOUTH has added twice-a-day weekday flights from Brighton (Shoreham-by-the-Sea), England to Paris (Pontoise). Skysouth has a fleet of twin engine PA-31 Piper Chieftains which have been shuttling passengers from [...]
US Embassy in Paris: Please don’t bring your backpack or laptop.
By Parisgirl | August 16th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The United States Embassy in Paris is located in Paris’s 8th arrondissement at 4 Avenue Gabriel, Metro: Concorde or Metro: Champs Elysees.
If you’re staying at the Hotel Crillon, you’re a stone’s throw away from the embassy. (If we should all be so lucky to be staying at the Crillon!) Likewise, if you take a stroll [...]
Savvy Meridien-Montparnasse Hotel Manager is Talking Back: He wants to know what you think!
By Parisgirl | August 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
If you’ve been cruising the net lately, you’re bound to have run into Oliver Servat, Hotel Manager for the Meridien Montparnasse Hotel, at 19 Rue Commandant Mouchotte, Paris 14eme.
Photo from www.venere.com
He’s taking on customer complaints, one at a time. In the good ole US of A, we’d call this ‘good follow up’.
Paris Train Travel
By Parisgirl | August 9th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
It’s so easy to take a train from Paris. The trains normally leave on time. It’s easy to get to most train stations by using the Metro station or bus lines.
The SNCF, France’s rail service has been making train travel even more enticing this summer with some sweet deals on their new TGV [...]
