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RE: Heading to France in June - Questions/Suggestions

by sfgirl42 20 May 2012

Hi Amanda_M, welcome to TT and the Western Europe part. During my visits to France (from California) I found that short stays don't reall…
RE: Italy, France, and Switzerland Itineary Help

by sfgirl42 05 May 2012

Hi Maurika, You mention teaching ESL...you don't mention if you have a work visa or if you're planning on coming into the Schengen area…
10 things you should experience while visiting france!

by ikoen31 01 May 2012

[10 things you can experience while visiting France!|http://10fortravel.com/10-must-see-places-in-france] *Château de Versailles* The…
RE: Spain to Italy to France to... Train/Fly Help?

by Aribo 01 May 2012

Hi and welcome to Thorn Tree, Madrid-Rome: fly; see [www.skyscanner.net] for flight options Within Italy: all trains from Rome to Flor…
RE: Tentative Paris Agenda

by lucapal 30 April 2012

Agree with #2...i wouldn't plan the Louvre on that afternoon..you are going to be tired and jetlagged,and if you are not that keen on…
RE: Tentative Paris Agenda

by bjd 30 April 2012

You are planning to spend two days in Paris doing hop-on/hop-off bus tours? Spend at least one of them just wandering around. Buy a guideboo…
RE: Ten Days in Paris- Day trips?

by french_mystique 29 April 2012

Here is a brief list that summarizes many of the most popular day trips from Paris. There are certainly many others you could also do…
Re: France to Italy in 2 weeks

by tallybalt 15 April 2012

Frankly, with such a low budget I'd simply stay in Paris for the entire two weeks. It cuts down on long distance transportation costs…
RE: Day Trip from Paris to Loire Valley, Chartres and Reims

by regards 14 April 2012

Pretty nice advise but unfortunately OP's post is from June 2011
RE: Day Trip from Paris to Loire Valley, Chartres and Reims

by ernestt 14 April 2012

I would recommend to you the Chantilly castle. This one is very pretty, not that far from Paris. It hosts an impressive park where you…
RE: Chartres & Versailles

by french_mystique 11 April 2012

The most convenient (and cheapest) way to get between Chartres and Versailles (and Paris) is still by train but if you're planning on…
Re: Chartres & Versailles

by mado67 10 April 2012

Hi, if you don't want to do these visits as day trips, fine, but as suggested to you, going there by train would be better, unless you…
RE: Chartres & Versailles

by french_mystique 08 April 2012

Just so you are aware, both of these places can be visited quite easily as 2 separate day trips from Paris. One day in each place should…
Chartres & Versailles

by angelbel 06 April 2012

Hello all I'm planning a trip to France in October and have decided to spend a few days visiting Chartres and Versailles. All up I'm…
RE: 3 cities in 3 countries in 6.5 days!

by MTL 02 April 2012

Good for you juliaandrea19 for taking the advice in stride. Hopefully it helps. I really believe you should drop Venice- there is plenty…
RE: Weekend plans

by Scrubb 30 March 2012

nycguy - Chartres yes, in January; Strasbourg - not since 1986. Hmmmm.
RE: Weekend plans

by whiskey_smash 30 March 2012

Scrubb - have you been to Chartres yet? Strasbourg?
RE: Short Honeymoon in Spain,with possible stops in France & Morocco ??

by Liberat 28 March 2012

You rightly concluded that you will not have time to do all this. Just going to Morocco will cost you a day with the ferry and then you…
RE: Paris to Orleans – bicycle path.

by sfgirl42 23 March 2012

One of our forum members posts some great bike trips on a wonderful site. Here's a link to a listing of posts by FrenchMystique on cycling…
Paris to Orleans – bicycle path.

by namethatLPaccepted 22 March 2012

I will land on Paris Orly together with my bicycle, and I am going to make this distance to Orleans riding my bike. I want to avoid…
RE: Strasbourg to Paris in 7 to 10 days - suggestions please.

by fernweh87 17 March 2012

Hm, Brittany is clear on the other side of France from Strasbourg. But it's amazing there, so you should check it out. For a little "stop…
RE: Travel: what clothing items from abroad have you brought home?

by NorthAmerican 07 March 2012

For others: a silk scarf and a small leather purse from Paris; sweatshirts from Chartres with a silhouette of the cathedral; and from…
Going to Paris? Some suggestions

by NorthAmerican 25 February 2012

The son of a cousin is going to Paris for the first time, and because they knew I had been there several times they asked me to suggest…
RE: Short Trips to Europe

by MTL 23 February 2012

> I care more about convenience and quality. Then take teh train- Eurostar to Paris or Brussels. or Lille. Or go to Paris and then hop…
RE: Paris or Rome

by NorthAmerican 14 February 2012

>NA - just last Saturday, that's what I did! If only I had known! When I was there, I bought two sweatshirts with the word Chartres…