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I suggest ditching the t-shirt for something w/ buttons. Add a little bit of style when travelling, especially in Europe. When will you be back? You want your future grandkids to see you stylin' back in the day... Or when you're showing your new girlfriend/boyfriend your photos from Europe you don't want to look like a dweeb in a t-shirt.
Bring a prop to photograph on your trip! Act like a model or a rock star. (just don't trash your hotel room)
I brought a purse a friend designed with me to Paris. I promised her I'd take photos of it in and around Paris for her marketing purposes. I had one day in Paris with friends from Berlin before we all split up. I got some amazing photos and memories from that one day because of the purse and the goal of modelling it in Paris. My friends got into the game and kept suggesting photos. It made taking photos feel less like a touristy thing and more like a game. We had fun with the photos and the results are better photos than what we might normally have taken. That translates into some great documentation of a great time. I highly suggest it!!
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If you're not likely to travel with just a carry-on, then bring a suitcase with wheels...you'll need it--much easier to drag the bag with wheels than try to carry it. Also, packed in the bottom of your suitcase, stuff a collapsible duffel bag. You can check it on the way home (after stuffing it with some dirty laundry and such). Frees up more room for souvenirs.
Try to blend in as much as possible. Opt for black as being your main wardrobe color. You can accessorize with accents of red, for example. Parisians do wear denim so feel free to bring your favorite pair along.
Bring the following, based on the length of your stay and whether or not you're doing laundry:
5 shirts, mix varies by season--include white T-shirt (for layering)
one pair of underwear and socks for each day (it may also be wise to bring at least one extra pair of each just in case your plane is delayed or anything like that)
2-3 sweaters for layering
3 pairs of pants...1 in black, 1 pair jeans, 1 in your own favorite fabric/color
dressy outfit for a nice dinner or outing to Moulin Rouge
shoes: bring 3--one dressy, two comfy for walking. Wear heaviest on plane.
black leather jacket
Pajamas
belt
tie or scarf
umbrella...as soon as the first rain drop falls from the sky, the umbrella vendors are out in full force.
Forget bringing sample sizes...if you have a lengthy stay, then you'll have to bring many samples or buy the products there.
Here goes:
Shampoo/Conditioner
Deodorant
Makeup
Hair accessories/brush/spray/gel
Toothpaste/brush
Feminine hygeine products
Razor, unless you want to go "natural"
First Aid Kit: Bandaids, antiseptic, Ibuprofen/Tylenol, Moleskin for blisters, Immodium AD, cold/allergy medication, tweezers.
Spare glasses, contacts
Any medication you need, put it in your carry-on, never in checked luggage.
A loofah and soap: Many hotels don't have washcloths available.
Put your shampoo/conditioner/cleanser/anything spillable in zip-loc bags to prevent leakage.
Tons of film! You never run out of subjects to capture in Paris.
I bring a point-and-shoot camera and a small digital camera.
Bring a mix of color and black and white film. Always have the security guards in the airports and elsewhere hand inspect the film. Don't put the film in your checked luggage...the x-rays are 5 times as powerful for checked luggage.
Bring a journal, record your trip, jot down addresses, names of people you've met, that great wine you had at dinner, etc.
Zip-lock baggies: Great for food for picnics, containing wetness, bagging potential leaks before they happen. I put my toiletries that have the potential to leak in a zip-lock bag to prevent a big mess.
Address list for sending postcards.
Small flashlight, esp if you are going to the Catacombs.
Tiny locks...get the Travel Sentry locks (they have them at Target, for example). These locks allow the TSA to open your locks with a "special" key. It's also a good idea to lock your luggage in the hotel.
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Always bring at least one pair of very comfortable shoes. If tennis shoes are the only thing comfortable for you, bring them. If you look like a tourist, it's okay; you are a tourist.
Bring many light layers so you can pile them on in chilly wet weather and take them off when the temperature climbs.
Don't buy all new clothes if you don't want to look like a tourist. New stiff clothes scream "Tourist." Bring things you've worn and that are comfortable. Enjoy yourself. This is the trip of a lifetime . . . every single time it is still the trip of a lifetime.
Always bring rain gear. If you never have to use it, that's great. Be sure you have shoes you can wear on slippery cobblestones and/or wet slippery autumn leaves.
Don't worry about it. Anything you can get in Peoria, you can get in Paris. There are plenty of stores with every toiletry imaginable and many much better than you can get at home.
If you have prescription medicines, be sure you have the prescription written for generic drugs as the name may be different in Europe. Best to take a supply in your carryon bag.
If you are coming from the US, be sure your camera battery charger is dual voltage. Look on the back for 110-240 V and you are safe in Paris. You will need a plug adapter because in Paris the wall plug accepts two round prongs. These adapters are available at luggage stores, Target, Walgreen, Radio Shack and department stores. So are the dual voltage battery chargers. Try to find the general 3-prong adapter as these are becoming more common.
Just a reminder . . . don't forget that umbrella. Paris is beautiful in the rain, the lovely gray that you see in the 1930 and 1940 black and white Paris photos, but rain is wet. 8^) Leave a Comment
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Very good walking shoes. If you don't take care, you will have sore feet way before you have finished to visit Paris. Remember that the Louvre is hhuuuuge, Versailles even more and that there is much more to visit. Trekking shoes will be the best if you plan to visit Paris several days in a row, which I do not recommend, but I understand that if you are flying from a long way, that might be the only visit in Paris of your life and that you have to do it that way !
A good guide book. There are many and some are good. You will probably prefer to have a guide book in your language but if you can read French, I highly recommend the various "guide du Routard". They are printed every year and have always reliable tips. You can also have a look at their web site. Leave a Comment
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* Angers, Avignon-centre, Bordeaux, Cannes, Lyon-Perrache, Marne –la Vallée Chessy, Marseilles, Nantes, Nice, Paris Austerlitz/Est/Lyon/Montparnasse/Nord, Toulouse.
En gare de Paris Montparnasse.
You will pay by cash (Card sometimes accepted) depending of the size.
Rates: 3,40 € (1), 5 € (1) ou 7,5 € (1) for 72 hours.
Paris-Montparnasse, you can pay with cash or card.
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Rate: 4,50 € (1) per lugage (valise, colis), and per day (24 hours), 5,30 € (1) per bike, wheel chair, etc... per day (24 hours)
(1) Rates on 01/08/2002.
ATTENTION: it may be closed for security issue.
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for security reasons, you cannot leave electronics and alarm clock in the lugages.... Leave a Comment Website: www.sncf.fr Other Contact: site in English and French
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I take one airline approved rolling suitcase (that fits in the overhead compartments) and a duffle bag packed in side for any souvenirs I might bring home!
For two weeks of travel I take 3 skirts and 2 pairs of pants. I take 5 T-shirts and 3 light sweaters to layer in case it is cold. I also take one black dress for dinners that may not be casual. The most important things I take are two pairs of good walking shoes. One I wear on the plane and one I pack in my suitcase.
Bandaids in case of blisters! (I tend to walk a lot when I travel so this frequently is a need of mine)
Digital Camera-then you don't have to worry about film and can delete and retake pictures along your trip.
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Bring some essential clothes in your carry on bag in case the airline loses your suitcase.
Extra empty duffel bag (thin material) On the way home you can check some of your souvenirs in your good bag and dirty clothes in another. You can wrap clothes around wine bottles and check the bags.
1 small bag per person, no exceptions. windbreaker in summer, hat, sunscreen, handkerchief, twine for clothes line in hotel, to tavel light over one week, you will be doing wash in your room--plastic clothes pins.
Bring copies of your medical prescriptions and eye glass prescriptions.
Wipes to clean your hands, and phone numbers of your doctors, banks and close friends.
Stomach settling medicine like pepto bismol,etc.
band aids, headache and pain medicine. reading glasses?--always an extra pair of those cheap ones from home.
Your charger for camers will need a converter and the appropriate plug for that country. They are all different. AAA has these or a good travel agent.
Buy your film there and have it processed. The airport can fry your film in your carry on/ checked baggage. Digital is safe.
Bring extra cards for your digital camera. Batteries...European ones at the souvenir stand are terribly inefficient.
Buy your mini fold up stove in Europe. You can't bring gas on the plane.
You can buy fold up chairs and table in Europe at a camping store. They make towels that are very small but suck up a lot of water. mini binoculars. Small tent. Sleeping bag that crushes down and fits in a small bag the size of a canteloupe, plastic bag of dishwashing soap, sponge with scraping side, flip flops for the shower.
1 water bottle to refill when you get there. Pack it in your checked bags. Bring the plastic one from the plane.
1 small bag of raisins, nuts, etc. for emergencies--like the stores are closed. Peanut butter is a lifesaver for backpackers.
Bringing children? Paper towel, toilet paper--crush it down, take out cardboard core, put in plastic bag. Extra baggies.
1 pocket knife for cheese and meat, cork screw, soda cap opener, plastic forks, ketchup and honey in those small packages from McDonalds, diary, pens, addresses from home, needle and thread, nail clipper, mini flashlight, maps, copies of passport front pages, driver's licenses, and have someone who is back home with the numbers on your credit cards,
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Depending on where your going to stay I suggest pack light. It doesnt mattter or your luggage or bags but carrying everything around regarless of traveling through the country side, or city hopping, carrying a large amount of luggage is a major pain in the ass.
Comfortable shoes are a must since you will be doing more walking then a New Yorker! ..and you want to walk, the sites are to fantastic to miss not to. Also bring evening shoes in case your going to go and hit it up at some clubs. During the summer a light jacket is all you need and of course a beret to go with that dashing french scarf you'll be forced to buy at the Galleries Lafayette!
Luckily we didn't need anything major on our trip just some midol and bandaides. And ladies i highly suggests you bring your own femine products because it's very difficult looking for pain killers and tampons with all men shop keepers!
A basic 35 mm camera or a digital one will do simply fine
Bring a bathing suit just in case....if you never been to the "beach" in Paris you'll be QUITE surprised lol. But I did happen to see a few couples swimming in the river- not to mention they were drunk.
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I've been to Paris twice in the Spring. If you're traveling to Paris in March or April, it will probably be cold and a bit rainy. Be prepared! Bring a good umbrulla and warm clothing (in layers, just in case it warms up).
I highly recommend bringing a scarf and gloves in addition to a warm coat. If you plan to spend a lot of time outside, pack a pair of long underwear. Better safe than sorry!! Leave a Comment
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