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Looking for resources to help you plan and enjoy your trip to Paris?  I've got TWO fabulous tools to help you make the most of your trip: my Paris Trip Planner, and my Guide to Paris.

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First, the Paris Trip Planner.

 

Whether you like planning or hate it, you'll need to do at least some planning for your upcoming trip to Paris. In my Paris Trip Planner, I've gathered a ton of information to make planning easy for you. 

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  • The Dashboard gives you a focal point for keeping basic travel information in one place.

  • Our Checklist will keep you on track with what you need to do months in advance, weeks in advance, and even helps you remember those all-important details on travel day.

  • The Overview page gives you a great overview of things you can do in Paris including museums, sites, activities, gardens, neighborhoods, markets, and more. 

  • The Museums page gives you fabulous museum information all in one place with hyperlinks to take you to the official sites (and keep you off resellers' sites!)

  • The Other Activities page is all about the non-museum things you might want to do and also includes evening options and a few "outside of Paris but still close by" ideas.

  • The Go, See, Do, Eat page is THE SPOT to capture everything you want to visit, see, do, or eat while you're here so you can then move on to creating an itinerary using...

  • The Itinerary page which includes a sample itinerary and space for creating your own customized itinerary. 

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The planner gives you everything you need all in one place and makes planning a breeze.

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Next up, my fabulous Guide to Paris.

 

Once you've got your plan started, you'll need a guide to Paris to help you get the most of your trip. The perfect companion to the Paris Trip Planner is The Paris Personally Guide to Paris with 75 pages of insider tips.

 

The guide has been called "a precious resource," "a treasure trove of information," and "an invaluable tool,” and it’s exactly what you need to help you make the most of your time here. 

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I've learned a lot living in Paris for more than a decade and a half, and I've answered hundreds of questions from people coming to Paris. This downloadable guide is filled with my expertise as a long-time Parisian. And everything you'll find here is a personal recommendation too, either from me or from someone I trust.

 

The Paris Personally Guide to Paris is packed with virtually everything you need, and it's all here in downloadable, hyperlinked (clickable) form that you can print, save on your telephone, tablet, or computer then click on the hyperlinks to be taken directly to the associated websites (in English, when available) where you can make restaurant reservations, find opening hours, and more.

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Inside the Guide, you'll find: â€‹â€‹

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 Preparing for Your Trip to Paris

  • An overview of Paris

  • Packing, money, adapters/converters

  • Tips on French etiquette

  • Planning - Months in advance

  • Planning - Weeks in advance

  • Reservations to make

  • Safety

  • Scams to avoid

  • How to have the best first day in Paris

  • ...and more

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​Where to Stay in Paris

  • Apartment or Hotel?

  • A Parisian's insight into what you can expect if you rent an apartment (it's not always good)

  • Recommended Hotels (3, 4, & 5 star hotels)

  • Three Key Michelin Hotels

Getting Around Paris

  • The best way to get into Paris from the airport

  • The Paris Métro

    • Métro passes​

    • Helpful apps

    • Navigating the métro

  • Other options including private car services

  • Entertainment travel

    • Tour buses​

    • Car tours

    • Seine River cruises

  • ...and more

Dining Out in Paris

  • French social norms

  • How to order the BEST croissant and baguette, including gluten-free options

  • Ordering in a restaurant

    • Le formule or menu vs. la carte​

    • Vocabulary (so you don't order something you don't want to eat)

    • Tipping, etc.

  • Restaurant recommendations

    • Mid-priced restaurants​

    • Vegetarian restaurants

    • No reservations dining

    • Fine dining

    • Wine bars

    • ...and more

Shopping and Souvenirs

  • Department stores

  • Boutiques

  • Vintage and second-hand shopping

  • French beauty products

  • A wide variety of other, more interesting souvenirs and where to get them

  • Food – sweet and savory

  • The largest flea market in the world and a more manageable one

  • How to get the value added tax refund

Hidden Gems of Paris

There's more to Paris than meets the eye!​​

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This one is all about surprises, but I will say that you won't find the Catacombs or the Sewer Museum here. 

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What you'll find here are some of my favorite hidden gems. And I'm betting you're going to love them too.

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Copyright notice

 

Please note, The Paris Trip Planner and The Personally Guide to Paris are copyrighted and all rights are reserved. No part of these downloadable works may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic, or mechanical methods, except for personal use of the purchaser, without the prior written permission of the author. 

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If you know anyone who may be interested in these fabulous tools, please share the link to this webpage with them so that they can purchase their own copies.

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Thank you.

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