The 10 MISTAKES First Time Visitors Keep Making in Paris
Here are the top 10 mistakes first time visitors keep making in Paris
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I was in Paris last week and I binge watched your video during planning. Overpacking and planning too much may have been me. But I had a great time. I want to go back. Your videos are the best. Thank you Les Frenchies!
As much as I enjoy the video content, I enjoy reading these positive and uplifting comments.
How can we get info on the flat rate fee of the taxis at the airport, we are going towards val d'europe wondering what the cost would be for 4 adults and 3 children,.. Ps love your videos!!
"Feed your soul for a lifetime" Paris in a nutshell.
Paris is not Paris anymore. It's Africa.
Just returned back from Paris on my first visit, and I would like to express my gratitude to " Les Frenchies" and their great efforts in this channel to provide all this useful information. Really you are doing a great job, and your bits of advice were always in my head during the visit. Thanks again.
Thank you 😊like to watch all videos from you 👍🏻
Your videos definitely helped us when we visited Paris so Merci beaucoup. One thing I really want to emphasize to travelers planning a trip – you can use your American credit cards to buy train tickets etc … there are many videos which suggest otherwise.
If you are on a budget travel – once in a while, the baguette sandwiches are a good option – the quality is amazing, food is filling and fresh.
I know this will sound weird, but I always bring about 1/2 the clothes I'll need and plan to do one washing. I know "You're going to Paris to wash clothes???" but here's the thing, finding a laundromat forces you to visit a non-tourist area and often there's a cafe or small shops near by (most hotels don't offer guest laundry). It puts a pause in the middle of the trip when you can stop, sit down, have a coffee and plan out the last half of the trip. Even better, it means I can usually put ALL my clothes in my carry on and have no check-in luggage at all. In the end, you lose 1.5 hrs of trip time, but get to see parts of the city you'd never think to go to, meet real people who live there and enjoy a more real world Paris experience. Oh… and carry less stuff. 🙂
I'm a new subscriber, can you advise any good markets and jewellery stores that are good(but not expensive) to go to. J'adore e ce vidéo.
Hello Thank you for this video I already planned to go to Paris with my Wife end of August but with all this problem over there I have concerns ,Is it safe to go to Paris this time????
We are older couple late 50's
We recently visited France. Our Canadian mobile provider allows for free incoming txt messages (even while roaming), so I kept my service active, but bought a European Airalo eSIM to get data. This allowed me to receive any potential text messages from banks or in case I needed to receive txt-based two-factor authentication messages.
I always feel sick when I get off the flight from the US.
I'm going to Paris on Sep 25 and I can not wait!!! thank you for all your videos, very informative!!
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We spend 6 days in Paris beginning of this July. Such a wonderful city. I found your channel while at the hotel, thank you for all the advice you give.
I’ll be honest, first time in Paris, seeing the main attractions is a must, it’s the second reason for going. The Olympics is first. Like my visit in Lisbon, Portugal, I did the sites, but a second visit to Lisbon, I hung out with a meet up group for the week. Most people are going to go see the main attractions their first time, otherwise they wouldn’t be going there in the first place …probably. 😊 to make it easy though, is we booked a tour guide for 9 hours for the main attractions, and the rest of the days to explore. Last 3 days, Olympic events I have tickets for.
I remember my first trip to Italy, I brought so much stuff, I have to ship some stuff back. Still had to much left. That was never again.
Most of the itinerary advice you mentioned I learned the hard way. So now it’s 1-2 things a day and just enjoy walking around, or going back to somewhere we saw walking around.
My favourite thing to do when I’m in Paris is to sit in the Tuileries & people watch and inventing back stories for them.
No matter where you go in the world, pack at least two pairs of shoes. I've had sandal straps break in Mexico (where size 9 women's shoes are unknown) and shoes get so wet in the summer rains in Paris that they grew mold. You don't want to have to break in a new pair of shoes on vacation! Also, learn how your body responds to jet lag. I arrive in Europe (from the US), get a coffee and a couple of croissants and then take a 2-3 hour nap. I find that I can still go to bed at the usual time and feel fine the next morning.
We are planning a trip in September. I am not a meet eater. Are there good vegetarian or seafood options in the restaurants?
If you arrive in Orly, now you have Metro Line 14 for 10€ direct to Paris in 30 minutes
faster and cheaper than uber/taxis 😉
Love you guys and your great taste. I'll be in Paris for a day or two in middle of August. Where can I find the best duck breast dishes that will be open and easy enough to get a rsvp if needed a month out? Thanks and God bless
Nice tips for americans but many things are easier for us other europeans than americans. I can easily use my finnish mobile provider (DNA, Elisa or Telia) because rates have been standardized by EU. Time difference is also small, time in France is only one hour less than in Helsinki. VAT is quite similar in France (23%) and Finland (24%). Restaurant tips are nice to know and I recommend to reserve time for taxi to airport because our 40 min trip was 70 min… Next time I will use train system!
I like the black and white scarf your husband had on please list these items where to get it
Les Frenchies are cool! 😎😎
Bonjour and Gidday mate. I and my present wife want to move to France. She who must be obeyed has been taking french classes for five years,has visited several times and is ok with language. As for me….I am 70+ , can barely mumble a coherent sentence in English ( my native tongue) but would love to learn to speak french. With time being short….have you any suggestions regarding the most efficient way to go about it? Youtube is replete with well intentioned folks giving classes, but, I find they are all a little too quick for this crusty old man.
Ein wunderbares English. Ich versteh' alles!😁
Besides going to Paris?
100% approved from a local 🙂 ! Great video !
Comfortable shoes are essential. I even needed to buy plasters with my most comfy ones. We walked along the Seine and saw the landmarks from the outside, Champs Elysee, Eiffel Tower, Moulin Rouge etc and it was great. We didn’t queue and waste time seeing paintings and statues etc. We bought gorgeous food in the street. We had a great time. Near the Moulin Rouge they were selling ‘Paris’ bags etc for great prices.
You are both great , thanks for the advice . I lived in Paris 40 years ago (!) and as for the tips , the service was included in the bill ( aprox 15/20 % ) , so no need on leaving tips …
The RoissyBus shuttle provides a direct link between Paris (Paris-Opéra in 60 minutes) and Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. €16.60 Taking this bus was pretty easy and we were staying in the Opera area. Nice tour as we made our way to Paris.
Just came back on Saturday, and I gotta say that every single thing they say in the video is the truth. We had a fantastic time because we followed what the recommended. Heed the warnings they are giving us.
HI, I was playing an online game this morning and I was interrupted by a pesky ad! Dr Barbara O'neil endorses Optical eye drops. Much to my surprise there you were reading a menu. . wanted to let you know just incase they were using your image without permission….but you might be Dr Barbara herself.
Hi frenchies, have you ever visited Spain?
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If you are American with only limited vacation time I can understand the need to try and see everything while you are there. I live in the UK so there's not the same pressure. It took four trips to Paris with a different girlfriend each time before I got to the top of the Eiffel Tower although I did visit the same things with each of them.
Bonjour. Regarding public transport I had one question that was a bit hard to Google. It was unclear to me whether to tap out a navigo easy on a bus. You don''t tap out an Oyster card on London busses. You do tap out an OV kaart on Dutch busses. I learned that you don't tap out a Navigo easy on busses and that the tapin is only valid for that bus, so taking multiple busses can be more expensive than the metro.
Is uber a good option for airport transfer?
We are just home from a trip to Paris. As walked out of Charles De Gaul airport we ran straight into this scam. 50 euros to travel 1 mile. Not a great start to a holiday.
30/09/3024 Hello Les Frenches. Wanted to share our experience today taking a taxi from our hotel in the 6th to CDG. Our hotel ordered a G7 taxi for us. We arrived and the meter said $69 euros. The driver turned to me and said $90 euro cash. I said the meter said $69 … how said no $90 cash only. I tried to give him my card and he again said cash only. I said I didn’t have cash and he indicated us to get out apparently to steal our luggage. Luckily we scraped together $100 euros which I wouldn’t give him until we got our luggage. He grabbed the $100 and drove off. We have had no problems with taxis for the past 2 weeks. I can only assume he thought we couldn’t do anything because we were getting on a plane and couldn’t report the incident. FYI
I took a G7 to my hotel from the airport and back at the end of my trip. It was better than figuring out the train and metro on my first visit after a long flight. And I did get a tax refund when I left!
My wife and I avoided all of these mistakes on our first trip to Paris during the Olympics by studying your videos before we left. It made the trip so much easier and enjoyable. Thank you! And even though we’re back in the US, we still watch your videos!
VAT needs to be included here, too.
I am very surprised not to see buses for transport from the airport to Paris. For 25 years I have taken hundreds of planes and I have used all possible means for the airport connection and the best way that exists, the safest and the cheapest is the bus transport by the RoissyBus line. The RER is very dirty and dangerous because we cross the north of Paris which is the worst cut-throat, taxis and Ubers are expensive (75 euros) while RoissyBus costs less than 20 euros, are always on time, are clean and safe, with a fast frequency. By far it is the best means of transport from the airport. Before there were two destinations (Gare de Lyon and Opera) but I think that now there is only the opera. From there you are in the center of Paris and you finish by metro or taxi or on foot.