Paris

22d ago

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Tips for visiting Giverny and ClaTips for visiting Giverny and Claude Monet’s house on a day trip from Parisude Monet’s house on a day trip from Paris

I’m currently spending a week in Paris on my own and decided to take a day trip to Giverny to visit Monet's House and Gardens. It turned out to be an amazing experience and I’d definitely recommend it if you have the opportunity. I took an early morning train to Vernon-Giverny...

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28d ago

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PSA: Passport control delays at CDG due to system outages

Just a warning for anyone departing from Paris CDG on 18 May 2026. Passport control was severely backed up due to what appeared to be widespread malfunctioning of the automated e-gates (a “sea of red” across the system). As a result, the manual passport control lanes were...

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4d ago

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Disappointing experience trying to get a Longchamp Eiffel Tower stamp on Rue Saint-Honoré

I spend about a month in France every summer, and this year I was influenced by TikTok to buy a Longchamp bag with the Eiffel Tower stamp as a keepsake. I do not usually buy expensive bags, but I thought it would be a nice memory from the trip. The sales associate who helped me...

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11d ago

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Experiencing Paris during a heat wave

I recently returned from a 6-day trip to Paris with my 70-year-old parents, and it happened to coincide with a major heat wave, which made the entire stay extremely hot and uncomfortable. Having air conditioning in our Airbnb turned out to be essential. Without it, we likely...

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