Paris

My daughters (tween/teen) and I will land in Paris around 5:30am in late June coming from California. My husband is arriving on a different flight at 10am. Our hotel check-in isn’t until 3pm, although we asked about early check-in and haven’t heard back yet. We will at least be...

Woke up today with a really bad sore throat and a mild fever, and of course my flight home is tomorrow. It’s not serious enough for the ER, but definitely not great timing. Since I’m just visiting, I don’t have any French registration or a local phone number. I’m mainly trying...

If Paris is already her dream, I’d honestly lean toward doing a land trip based around Paris rather than a cruise. Cruises can be fun, but they’re usually better for people who want to see many places briefly rather than really experience one place. A few things to think about....

Had to book last minute PAR to LDN and the only thing left was Premier, so I paid up. At Gare du Nord my ticket wouldn’t scan. Agent said there was an issue with Coach 1 and my choices were wait 3 hours to stay in Premier or downgrade to Plus and leave 30 minutes later. I took...

Planning a spring Europe trip and debating whether to fly or just take the Eurostar from London to Paris. I like that the train drops you right in the city center instead of dealing with airports outside town, but tickets seem pricier than some budget airlines. For anyone who’s...

I went in a little nervous because of all the usual talk about rude locals, pickpockets everywhere, crazy expensive food. Honestly, my experience was the complete opposite. Everyone I interacted with was polite and helpful. One woman even offered to take my photo when I was...

Heading to Paris Feb 19 to 22 and would love a quick sanity check on the plan. Feb 19 Arrive 10:30 Carette hot chocolate + pastries at Blé Sucré 11:00 to 13:30 walking tour (Notre Dame outside, Sainte Chapelle outside, Conciergerie outside, Pont Neuf, Louvre exterior, Tuileries)...

Looking at train tickets for May from Barcelona to Paris and I’m seeing prices around €200 each, which feels way higher than what I’ve seen people mention before. I’ve always heard “book early before prices go up,” but now I’m wondering… is this actually too early? Or is that...

That would stress me out so much, especially with timed tickets and being there early. The fact they couldn’t even give a real estimate and just said “come back at noon” makes it feel more serious than a normal delay. “Important meeting” is such a vague answer too, that’s never...

We’re planning our first ever trip to Paris with our three daughters (ages 9, 11, and 14) and are thinking about staying for 11 nights. A lot of people keep telling us that’s way too long, but we’re planning to mix in a few day trips as well. We’re going in late September, so...

Booked a Paris hotel through Booking that mentioned a 50% prepayment. Put my card in, reservation went through, but nothing was charged. A few hours later the hotel messaged me on WhatsApp asking for my email so they could send a “secure payment link” for the 50%. That...

In a taxi right now going from CDG to the Marais and I assumed it’d be the fixed 56 euro right-bank fare. Didn’t confirm it when I got in, and now the meter is running. Asked the driver and he said when traffic is bad they just switch to metered rates. It’s crawling, looks like...

We booked (and paid extra) for the terrace table with the Eiffel Tower view at Café de l’Homme. It started fine great view, chilly weather I just asked to move closer to a heater. Staff said they had a “better table,” but it faced away from the tower, so we said no thanks. Came...

That scene at CDG felt exactly like my last time there total gridlock before security. The whole mess comes down to timing and layout. They schedule a bunch of big departures close together, so hundreds of people show up at once. Staffing always seems light, and every other bag...

Flying to Paris tomorrow with my girlfriend, our first Europe trip. We booked seats together months ago (49A/B). Woke up today to texts saying “due to operational needs” our seats were changed. Now I’m in 50F and she’s in 51K. Anyone know what that really means? Did they just...