VISITING PARIS : TOP 10 INSIDER'S TIPS / Paris Travel Guide
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- First time coming to visit Paris? How to make the most of your trip in this video with 10 practical tips from a local Parisian girl ;-)
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10 TIPS FOR VISITING PARIS :
1/ GETTING AROUND IN PARIS (metro, Uber)
Paris Metro Mobile Apps :
NEXT STOP PARIS : apple.co/2mc12ID
METRO PARIS SUBWAY : apple.co/1j4fX33
MOOVIT : apple.co/2l9ZLUP
2/ BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS
3/ WATCH OUT FOR DOG POOP
4/ EATING IN PARIS
Michelin Guide : restaurant.michelin.fr/
LeFooding.com : www.lefooding.com/
La Fourchette : www.lafourchette.com
5/ OPENING HOURS FOR SHOPPING
6/ TIPPING IN FRANCE
7/ BE POLITE, SAY “BONJOUR” (“hello” in French)
8/ PLAN YOUR TRIPS TO THE TOILETS
9/ CHECK THE WEATHER
10/ BIG RED BUSES (Les Cars Rouges) & RIVERBOATS (Les Bâteaux Mouches)
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hahaaha The Parisasian girl! Nice play on words I love it!
Thanks for the video! I'm so excited and can't wait to visit Paris a few months from now.
The most informative video for first-time visitors!!!! Merci beaucoup! :)
“Getting Around “, I love it!
Great tips and I love your style. Merci for a great video and hopefully I might see you out and about in the city sometime.
These tips are very useful ! Thanks for your kind!
Thanks for the tips. My wife and I have been watching your videos in prep for our trip next month. Keep them coming!!
You're welcome! I'm always glad I can give some useful advice to people coming to visit Paris. I'm not as fast for making new videos on Paris as they do take quite some time for gathering enough footage but I'll definitely continue ! Hope you will have a nice trip in Paris ;-)
Very helpful, thanks for these tips!
You're welcome ;-) glad to help!
Very good for the 1st time traveler!
Thank you for the tips I'm going to Paris in the new year I'm very excited!!!!
Bonjour! 😉 Thank you very much for the video and the description! I feel more confident now 🙏🏼
most useful guide for paris i've seen
Great advice! Thank you.
This is amazing! I'm glad to find this video before my trip to Paris. Thanks for the tips.
You're welcome! Have a great time in Paris :)
I'm going to Paris tomorrow and this was really helpful. I'm definitely going to check out the restaurant guides and maybe the boot tour :) merci beaucoup
Thank you for these fabulous tips.
Thank you for the tips! My family and I recently got back from a 3 week European vacation where we visited the country town of Belluwood and Paris. We loved France and can't wait to go back and explore more. :)
Thanks for the tips. Very helpful
Best tips EVERRRR Thank you
Thank you so much for this video! I am coming to Paris for 2 months, and your advice calmed my nerves a ton!
You're welcome ;-) Hope you'll enjoy Paris despite the cultural 'jet lag' !
I’ll be there in 2 weeks! Thx for the tips!
thanks for the tips! first time going to Paris and a little nervous!!
You're welcome :)
Very helpful
Thank you😊 can't wait for my trip
Hope you'll have a wonderful time in Paris !
I will be visiting in August! Thanks for the helpful tips :)
Bonjour! Such great tips! Loved everything you said as I'm sure this will become so helpful to me while I'll be in Paris very soon!
I'm glad if my video is helpful :) Have a nice trip in Paris!
I'll be there in a little over a week for the first time. Thanks for the tips!
You're welcome! Hope you enjoy Paris! (and hope the weather is going to be nice, too..!)
Awesome vid thanks for the great advices
Keep up the good work!
Thanks :)
I'm going to France next month and your video is really helpful. Thank you so much :)
You're very welcome! Glad my videos could help!
Bonjour! Thanks for your tips, much appreciated. I am a foodie and we are in Paris in just over a week for 8 days. Very excited to visit. I have waited my whole life for it.
You're welcome! I guess you must be in Paris now, or very soon, I hope you'll enjoy the city as much as possible! You're lucky this year the summer weather has arrived soon!
Thanks, we will be there in just 48 hours (30 hours travelling). We are very excited. I have about 30 places I want to eat at and try things.
Don't forget to make reservations then ;-) There are so many things to see, places to visit, good spots to eat... Enjoy your time!
@@theparisasiangirl4449 I don't drink so I may save a lot of money not buying wine! haha Actually looking forward to buying food and picnicking more so than eating at restaurants.
Best tips so far, thanks so much!!!!
You're welcome, thanks very much! ;-)
Going to paris in about 2 months 💕 I cant wait
Her advice is right on target except for the first one on transportation. If you are truly there as a tourist and want to fill your day with wonderful discoveries, don't waste your money with the carnet. It's only useful when multiple people want to share tickets for a couple of trips and that is unusual. If you spend the day in town, you will surely take 6-8 individual trips or more and for that, the full day ticket, "Mobilis" is much more useful and less expensive. Also, you will find it much more interesting to take the bus whenever you can. It's often the most direct route, deviations are rare and you see more of Paris that way rather than taking the métro and spending all that time underground. Of course, avoid the bus during rush hour if you're on a main thoroughfare. One tip she left off is to have the proper mix of Credit card and debit card and cash. Do your homework ahead of time to find out what ATMs accept your debit card without service fees. My card works at BNP Paribas and there are outlets everywhere. You will need cash all the time to buy food and other merchandise on the street. Don't get your cash from currency exchanges, their rates are horrible. Finally, do your research ahead of time on things you want to do and see. Time flies and you can waste a lot of it on worthless activities and poor planning.
So many great tips. Can't wait to arrive.
Hope you'll have a great time in our beautiful capital! ;-)
Very informative! We’re going in August. This will be my 2nd time in Paris but I hope to enjoy it more this time & be leas touristy since I already saw the major attractions before. 😊
great tips I'll be going to paris this august
Great tips..
excellent review and you are a natural
keep making more videos
Thank you so much! your comment really lifts me up! I'll try to keep it up :)
Very helpful. Thanks
Bonjour! and thanks for the video! it was really usefull. it is going to be my first time in Paris
You're welcome! Hope my tips will be helpful and you'll have a great time in Paris!
Loved the advice for the shopping areas and the eating places. Thanks!
Thanks ! Did you see my video on m 5 Favorite Places to go in Paris on a rainy day in which I talk about some good spots to see in Paris ? th-cam.com/video/VnONrc2jrvA/w-d-xo.html
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We’re going to Paris for the 4th time in February 2019 to bring our 10 year old, per his request. I COMPLETELY agree with another comment about Musée d’Orsay and a Seine Cruise being highlights. We took a lunch cruise for about €50 (might be more now, this was a few years ago) with Bateaux Parisienne that was 5 courses and included amazing wine (is there another kind in France?) We took the Métro almost everywhere and it was a breeze.
We actually found that if we went to the Louvre a bit later (like 11ish) it was much less crowded, but depending on the day and time of year they might be no ´good’ time. I highly recommend using the Mall entrance beneath the Louvre as there’s almost never a queue, and if there is it will be MUCH shorter than than the main entrance. Don’t waste money on the VIP entrance pass because there are almost always quick and easy ways to jump the queue (legally, of course). Some are as simple as purchasing your ticket in advance. I also highly recommend printing out a map of the Louvre with the exhibits so you can plan your highlights in advance, as there’s no way to see everything. It is 8 miles of art of course.
We found the timing of entry to Versailles to be much like the Louvre. Arrive later in the morning and you’ll avoid the long queues. Even if the museums/palaces themselves are crowded you at least won’t have to wait to get inside. I also highly recommend visiting the Hameau de la Reine ( Queens Hamlet) and surrounding gardens while at Versailles. They do have trolleys that will take you from the main palace to the Hameau, Trianon, and Petit Trianon that are either free or very inexpensive.
One mistake we made on two trips was to buy a Eurail pass. Unless you’ll be travelling a LOT between minor cities it will not be worth it. You will always have to purchase a ticket from or into any major city, with no discount. We splurged for First Class Eurail passes and they would only see us First Class tickets to Amsterdam, which was an extra €1200 for 3 people. I’m not sure if that’s an actual rule, or it just being our first time we were taken advantage of, but you’ll definitely have to buy the additional tickets, even if they sellyoua different class than your Eurail Pass.
In terms of Paris being dirty...I lived in New Orleans for 2 years and it definitely cleaner than the French Quarter on any given day. That being said, it’s a big city, but I didn’t find it to be worse than NYC or Brussels.
It’s very true about the pickpockets and scams, especially around Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower. The first time we went they used children with postcards written in English to distract while an adult attempted to rob you, and the clipboard scam was much more prevalent the last time we went.
We are very excited to bring our son and he’ll be vlogging each destination as extra credit for school (we’re going to several cities in Europe) ad he’ll be missing 3 weeks, but I think gaining something he can’t get out of a classroom.
visit my channel => review about hotel in Paris : th-cam.com/video/w81F-5zuya8/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for the advice. I have a question. My sister and I want to come see Paris for 2 days then we want to hop on a train to Venice, Italy. Do you think it will be expensive?
I have been living here for 6 months and still found your video so helpful. I will use your tips to find better restaurants. I had amazing food and horrible food in Paris.
Yeah... you do have to do your research otherwise touristy places can be quite bad... :-/
Heading there today
Thank you for the tips, my wife and I love your French. You made French sound more romantic. Wish I can ran into you next year.
I see your channel is fairly new. Great video! I plan on visiting Paris soon, and you've given me much useful information. Also, the production quality of your video is very clean. I hope your channel continues to pick up momentum, and more videos about life in Paris or tips like this would be cool. Thanks!
-Malik
Los Angeles, CA
Thanks Malik, all your kind words are really appreciated! I haven't had time to post new videos about Paris for a little while but I have a series of videos coming soon ;-) Hope you'll enjoy it, I just need to get some more footage to share with you guys, which is not always easy between my job and my channel... ;-) See you very soon for some fresh new videos!
AWESOME VID!!!
Thank you for the great tips! I'm hoping to go on holiday across Europe/ Paris included later this year. Hopefully pandemic will all be over by then :).
thank you! am visiting next month and these tips are great. where do you suggest living for ultimate convenience and cool neighborhood and good shopping?
Bonjour, great tips. Thank you!
You're welcome ;)
Bonjour! Thanks for the good advice!
De rien ! ;-)
Merci beaucoup Mlle... Very nice suggestions and insight.
Do you have tips on relocating and finding work and rentals? What areas are still safe but not as expensive?
Very nice information
Thank you for the tips! Side note, where did you get your shirt? Love the sleeves!
Awesome video! merci beaucoup! :*
Thank you ,great tips
you're welcome! Hope it helps ;-)
Thank you!!
Excellent!!! Thank you!
You're welcome ! My pleasure :)
Bonjour* thanks so much for this video. It;s very helpful even I went to Paris a couple of times ago and I will go back next month. Yes, I remember the toilet around Paris :( It's horrible :) Love your video. Very appreciated it. Thanks again.
Great video. Helpful.
Thanks! Glad that's helpful :)
Thank you for the great advice. I plan to go to Paris next May. Os that a good time to go visit Paris?
Thanks dear it's really informative. Please guide that we are coming to Paris this june on 21 so what would be the weather for kids as we are living in Pakistan, so here weather is hot means very hot. So should we bring jackets ? And is it rainy in june?
bonjour et merci!!! the tips great, would you happen to have any regarding traveling with a toddler and a child?
Bonsoir ! Merci! Super - clear and accurate -
De rien, merci !
Thank you 😊
Thank you so very much
Nice video I need you to be my guide for real!!!
Hi, Thanks for the info. I am visiting for 3 days. do you recommend ParisCityPass or ParisPass? thx
Thank you~
Very nice video. We r planning to visit paris in jan 9th.we can use your tips
Thanks! Hope my video was helpful and that you enjoyed your trip!
Thanks
hi, visiting paris in april. thanks
Very informative video. Please let me know if you have any idea where to stay in Paris.
Hi Jane
thank you very much for sharing your tips!
we are planning to visit and was wondering if credit cards are regularly accepted? If yes, is Visa, or Mastercard more common?
Hi! You're welcome, I'm glad if it helps :) Yes credit cards are commonly accepted in Paris, either Visa or Mastercard. Amex are not always accepted, though. In bakery shops and fresh produce markets you might need cash, also!
love your tips :) appreciated much... can you let me know if month of March is a good time to visit Paris? im more concerned about the weather for that month?
Thanks :-) Well.. weather can be quite unpredictable in France, especially in Paris.. Some years spring is quite sunny, sometimes it can be quite rainy... Very hard to tell in advance, you have to check the weather forecast the week before coming. Surely summer is a good season (although it can be rainy some days even in June, July or August...), and in general Paris is so much more enjoyable when the sun is out!
When is the vacation zone in Paris? We will be traveling to Paris in early July.
Boujour et merci!
Bonjour à toi et de rien :)
How can you use the metro very well?
Thank you for the tips! Much needed for my trip in November. How do you spell the second restaurant guide website you mentioned? Please & thank you.
You're welcome ! Thanks for mentioning it, I just put all the links in the infobox, here are the websites I talked about in my "restaurants tip" :
Michelin Guide : restaurant.michelin.fr/
LeFooding.com : www.lefooding.com/
La Fourchette : www.lafourchette.com
your tips really help me since i will be traveling to Paris in November. Can you share a bit about the weather ? Thanks!
Hi ! Glad I can help ;-) It is quite difficult to guess how the weather is going to be in November as it is a transitional month towards winter... it might be quite cold or rainy already, or the weather could not be as harsh if autumn lingers on... it really depends if winter is coming soon or later this year. Either way it will probably be in the 10°C something (or less on colder or rainy days) but I don't think it can usually reach 20°C at this time of the year (unless you are lucky and experience an exceptional sunny time in November). Anyway, don't forget to check the weather before packing up! ;-)
Bonjour!!! Please tell me where to buy the metro pass from?
Hi! What hotel do you suggest for a first timer in Paris? or which area should we book?
Hi! im visiting with family during easter. your guides are very helpful. is it possible to put link for the food guide please? thank you
Hi, thanks! Welcome to Paris, spring sunshine has finally kicked in so I hope you'll enjoy the beautiful weather in paris for Easter ;-) I have a video about my 5 'go-to restaurants' or casual eating in Paris! I'm planning on doing more about more specific themes in the future, but if you would like any more specific advice for when you'll be around, I'd be glad to help!
Thanks again 😊
You're welcome :)
Hi again, can you tell me about Hôtel La Comtesse by Elegancia , this is actually where we are intending to stay when we visit Paris, is it at least near to major attractions like Eiffel tower which is the number one in my bucket list :) any suggestions as to which hotel is nice, but reasonable competitive rates, just when you have time to reply to me :) this is the farthest travel me and my hubby will be doing so we are kinda excited but more so scared of making a mistake choosing which hotel to stay or would you suggest to just go with the travel agency? not sure if its going to cost more for us. :)
Great video! 💕 Love your tips.
I am going to in November. What is the best way to pay, cash or card?
Hi Stephanie :) Welcome to my channel! in Paris, most of the stores do accept cards. But not always the Amex (usually they always take Visa or Mastercard). The bigger the store / restaurant / shop is, the more chances that they take cards! For little shops like bakery shops, little counters, etc. either they don't take the card, or there is a minimum amount (even in restaurants they sometimes take it with a minimum amount around 10 to 15€). Hope you'll enjoy your stay in Paris :)
Great video! Helpful stuff on pickpockets! Question: I cannot have caffeine but love coffee. Can I order decaf in Paris? (Je parle un peu de francais!)
Hi James, thanks for watching :-) sure you can order decaf in Paris, no problem, it's called a "déca" !
Bonjour! Thanks for the useful tips. Could you please write the blog that you suggest on eating in Paris? Thanks :)
Yup sure! New video about "5 of my go-to places to eat in Paris" coming soon! I'll be also doing series of "Favorite restaurants in Paris" with different themes like "where to eat French gastronomy / italian / japanese / French specialties..." etc. ;-) stay tuned for those videos to come!
Hi ! You can now check out my new video on My 5 "go-to places" to eat in Paris :) th-cam.com/video/k0rPacSywaI/w-d-xo.html
Why do you recommend disneyland on tuesdays and thursdays?
OMG! Are you the movie star in "The Last Samurai" with Tom Cruise? You sure look like her. I truly enjoyed your video and will make it a point to see some more of your videos. Merci beaucoup!
Thanks for the tips. Will be traveling to Paris for the 1st time few days from now.
Is it advisable to buy Sim card in Paris to communicate with your Hotel or with friends you are traveling with? Thanks.
It may help to get a internet deal for the trip from your operator :) thats what I did
Are these still valid hi from Toronto
Bonjour! Thank you so much for sharing the tips and the Bonus tip :) I shall be visiting Paris on a solo trip soon. Could you make a video on some tips for solo female travelers? Thanks in advance :)
Thanks for your video idea suggestion! I don't think I'll have time to make that video any time soon though, sorry... but the tips I already gave in my 1st video were quite female-travelers-appropriate, too? What kind of tips / advice would you want to hear?
Bonjour ! Thank you for video!
Could you, s'il vous plaît, add mentioned websites to description?
P. S. I was in Paris month ago and enjoyed every day. :) Your video is very useful, and very well done. :)
Hi! Sorry, did I forget to mention a website that was in my video in the description box?... I'll check this out. Glad I could help, hope you spent a nice time in Paris!
I Love Paris
I Want To Go In Paris
Just went to Paris, stayed for 1 week. Its got the history and great sights (and you gotta see the Mona Lisa right?), but it was shockingly dirty. Old, dried poop on the sidewalks. Graffiti is everywhere. Homeless people. Traffic is horrible, by car it takes 30-40 mins to go 5 miles. During rush hour, scooters are jumping the curb and mixing with pedestrians to get around the standstill. If you take Eurostar from London to Gare du Nord, look out the windows when you arrive... I was thinking, is this Compton or is this the City of Love? That all said, there are so many sights to see, that you must go. Just preparing you for what they DONT tell you! I would recommend the Seine river cruise and the Musee d'Orsay, 2 highpoints for us. One last thing, the Louvre.. get there at 9-10am, no later, otherwise theres about 10 million people in it, lol.
Thanks!
Oh now i just booked tickets for sunday 1pm :((
@@oh0my i went in January. It isn't that bad. Just focus on the good. Almost every city has its down side if you look closely. Take the negative stuff with a grain of salt. You will. Enjoy your trip. There is so much to enjoy, you don't have time to focus on the small nuances.
Good advice, but any big city has a bad side...sections of my town here in Florida that I wouldn't walk through...day or night!
Sounds like any big city. I live in NYC and he have all the same problems 🤷♀️
thanks for that nice video, anyway I have a remarks first on the relatively loud music over your voice.
Bonjour! What;s the best way to get from Chas. DeGaulle Airport to Paris with 4 pcs of luggage! Taxi? Is there a more dependable taxi company?
Merci pour les trucs ! Je vais à Paris pour la deuxième fois (1ère fois seule!) dans quelques jours et j'ai bien hâte de m'y promener et d'y découvrir, surtout, la bouffe ! Quels arrondissements me conseilles-tu ( ou bien les gens dans les commentaires ) pour une bonne bouffe, pas trop cher, pleine de diversité? Je veux aussi bien sûr essayer des classiques français, la tartiflette, St-Honoré, cassoulet.... ahhh.
En tout les cas, merci du vidéo !
Bonjour Caroline, enchantée :) et de rien ! Je vais te répondre moi-même car pas assez de personnes qui commentent j'ai bien peur ^^;... Tout d'abord, tu peux aller voir ma vidéo "My 5 go-to restaurants in Paris" pour des idées de resto "à la cool", en mode "casual" (ou j'aime bien aller le midi aussi) : th-cam.com/video/k0rPacSywaI/w-d-xo.html
En fait il y a tellement de bonnes adresses réparties dans tout Paris que c'est difficile de se focaliser sur des "quartiers" en termes de restos... Le mieux est encore de chercher le resto plutôt que le quartier ! Manger à Paris est bien sûr beaucoup moins cher à midi, surtout dans les restos un peu plus créatifs qui facturent plus cher le soir... et aussi attention, beaucoup de ces "perles" ferment le lundi ! Pour les classiques je te recommanderais : pour les crêpes, le Breizh Café dans le Marais (il faut appeler le matin pour réserver) et le Candelma dans le 6e ; pour du néo-bistrot bon rapport qualité/prix : Pierre Sang in Oberkampf, le Richer, l'Office, le Café Constant, l'Abri (et plein d'autres mais là j'en cite seulement quelques-uns) ; pour un restaurant parisien + classique : le Lazare d'Eric Fréchon, Chez les Anges, Le Clos des Gourmets ; le Chalet Savoyard pour une raclette / tartiflette (mais c'est plutôt une spécialité des montagnes qu'on déguste quand on part skier ! ou alors à la maison avec sa machine à raclette en invitant des amis...), pour les pâtisseries il y a tellement l’embarras du choix… Par exemple la Pâtisserie des Rêves de Cyril Lignac, ou les pâtisseries de Christophe Michalak (Champion du Monde de Pâtisserie), le Café Angelina est très connu pour le cadre « Belle Epoque » mais extrêmement prisé des touristes (les pâtisseries sont bonnes mais on reste dans le classique traditionnel). En boulangeries pareil, il y a énormément de bons endroits à Paris, comme « Du Pain et des Idées » pas loin de la place de la République qui font des viennoiseries délicieuses ! En termes de quartier, je dirais que le quartier Grands Boulevards / Bonne Nouvelle rassemble une concentration assez exceptionnelle de très bons restos, et que le quartier Opéra / Pyramides est très connu pour avoir les restos japonais authentiques de Paris (sinon les restos de suhis sont souvent tenus par des chinois à Paris…).
Voilà ce qui me vient comme ça à l’esprit, mais je compte faire des vidéos sur ce sujet prochainement ! Si tu as une demande + précise pour un type de cuisine / une spécialité particulière que tu aimerais goûter, n’hésite pas à me demander et j’essaierai de te donner quelques bonnes adresses !
The Parisasian Girl
Nice video ! I went there in 2016 December . But Paris metro is very complicated have many lines with different colour I suggest tourist must get metro map and must understand the flow. Else it will be difficult and have to keep asking other .
Thank you! I actually think that the Parisian metro is well-organized and covers pretty well the whole city... But for that, of course there are many lines... Although once you get the gist. But I must admit sometimes when there are problems on the line due to incidents or strikes it can be very annoying!
hello Parisasian girl i heard that over there at Paris it is cheaper to order whatever they have on the menu for that day instate ordering whatever you want to eat from the menu like in the USA . is that true? thanks.
It depends on which kind of restaurants you go to and what kind of food you order. For instance if you are in a casual typical brasserie, the "dish of the day" might be cheaper than ordering something "à la carte", but not as cheap as if you order something like a "Croque Monsieur" (French cheese and ham toast with salad or fries on the side) or sometimes a salad. But if you go in a proper restaurant (not a brasserie-style), or a fancier restaurant, you usually have a "menu" which is a formula with starter + main + dessert or starter + main or main + dessert which is cheaper than if you order everything "à la carte". In some restaurants, everything is included within this formula as well. But usually, the "menu du jour" (or "menu of the day") is for lunch only, and it is less expensive than at dinner. In fancier restaurants, or Michelin - starred restaurants, the lunch formula of the day (sometimes also called "Menu du marché" which means that the menu is based the fresh local seasonal produce from the market) can be 50% cheaper than the price at dinner. Hope it helps and sorry for the delayed answer to your question!