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  • Pick-Pockets, Paris

    1. Pick-Pockets

    In addition to the warnings posted here,visitors to Paris should be aware that the areas you would expect to be safest may be the most dangerous. Despite a generally vigilant approach and some...   more
  • Beggars and Aggressive Vendors, Paris

    2. Beggars and Aggressive Vendors

    Just a warning that at the Trocadero, you will find dozens of touts trying to sell much of the same souvenirs. They aren't expensive, but if you don't want them, well, it doesn't really matter. Not...   more
  • Safety, Paris

    3. Safety

    Paris as a big city has its crimes, but knowing the city is tops in visitors in 2010 27 millions, and compare to other city of its side it is very safe. accidents happened and if need of information,...   more
  • Métro & Trains, Paris

    4. Métro & Trains

    I made this mistake the first time I came to Paris, I won't make it again. I arrived at CDG early in the morning after an uneventful flight from Washington. So right away I got some euros from the...   more
  • Red Light Districts, Paris

    5. Red Light Districts

    This area of the city is full of bars and nigtclubs who lure you in with cheap beer and strip and then overprice you for beer like 10X. I got my dose once and called the police and told them i was...   more
  • Long Lines and Queues, Paris

    6. Long Lines and Queues

    Most of what I do in Paris involves little or no queuing, so I can't speak from personal experience, but I have recently come to realize that for some people the queuing situation in Paris can be a...   more
  • Toilets, Paris

    7. Toilets

    On our first trip to Paris we had heard about and then saw these public toilets scattered about Paris, but did not have the occasion to visit them. On our second trip in 2012 we did make a quick(?)...   more
  • Driving & Drivers, Paris

    8. Driving & Drivers

    As a tourist, do you really want to drive in Paris? Well, we didn't, we booked into a Hotel just outside and caught the RER into Paris central, 20 minute trip. Even where we were, it still was very...   more
  • Parlez-Vous Anglais?, Paris

    9. Parlez-Vous Anglais?

    The sterotype of rude Parisians is just not true if you try and use a little French. I only speak a rudimentary amount but I did try to speak French first. In almost all cases I was rewarded with a...   more
  • Taxis, Paris

    10. Taxis

    Taxi drivers absolutely hate taking you to a hotel at the La Defense complex. There are a number of hotels here, some brands (such as Mercure or Sofitel) having more than one establishment As far as...   more
  • Food, Dangerous Food..., Paris

    11. Food, Dangerous Food...

    When traveling in Paris it would be wise to bring your own bottled water if possible. Soft drinks and water are expensive, often costing 5euro per bottle. Having spent a fortune to stay hydrated while...   more
  • Money Matters, Paris

    12. Money Matters

    Common sense Acommon Travel rules as to where ever you go. #1. Don't go where you shouldn't go. #2. Follow the rule of law in the country that you reside. #3. Adhere to the rule of law from your home...   more
  • Dog Souvenirs, Paris

    13. Dog Souvenirs

    If you have a dog in Paris, you'd better clean up after it, otherwise they'll fine you 183 Euros (if they catch you). This poster on the garbage truck reads: "Pas de ça chez vous? Paris c'est chez...   more
  • Labour Strikes (Greves), Paris

    14. Labour Strikes (Greves)

    Mrs Thatcher would be turning in her grave with the power that the public service unions exert in Paris. Barely a month seems to go by without one group or another airing their greivances in...   more
  • WHAT A SHAME!, Paris

    15. WHAT A SHAME!

    Not really a tip, just want to say how saddened I was to see a public statue grafittied! I know, we have grafittti in Australia, the artists attack Trains and...   more
  • Café Richelieu, Paris

    16. Café Richelieu

    €20 for “breakfast”. A cup of coffee. A wee orange juice. 3 minuscule pastries. I should have had a bread roll too, but I guess they wanted to push the boat out...   more
  • Tuileries in winter, Paris

    17. Tuileries in winter

    I use to say that the only city in Europe that challenges Lisbon's light is Paris. Tuileries, in summer, is one of the best places for that light to glow, and...   more
  • Walking, Paris

    18. Walking

    Versailles is very big, so, be prepared to a long walk. Either inside or outside, the distances are big, and if you go to the gardens (of course, you will!) the...   more
  • Police/Gendarmes/CRS, Paris

    19. Police/Gendarmes/CRS

    These guys are here to protect you. However they are armed, devoid of a sense of humour and when put under pressure, they tend to shoot first & think...   more
  • Fires, Paris

    20. Fires

    In the mid-noughties there was a spate (I haven’t used that word for a long time) of news reports about bad fires in Paris. I don't know if there are really...   more
  • Camouflage Trees, Paris

    21. Camouflage Trees

    You're taking a nice stroll along a quiet street away from the hustle and bustle of Paris. You're looking at the architecture, spring flowers, the people. Then...   more
  • It Won't Be Cheap, Paris

    22. It Won't Be Cheap

    So your walking along a street in Paris or for that matter any big metropolitan city around the world and you walk inside a store and to your immediate right...   more
  • Start Them Young! - Stay on the Bike Path, Paris

    23. Start Them Young! - Stay on the Bike Path

    One of my favorite "people shots" on our 2012 European trip. On a Saturday afternoon I saw this little girl riding her tricycle with her mom walking with her. I...   more
  • Interpret the Signs, Paris

    24. Interpret the Signs

    It is always interesting in our travels to see some of the signs in parks, on billboards, in buildings etc. that we would not normally see at home. Even though...   more
  • Walking Until You Drop, Paris

    25. Walking Until You Drop

    On both our visits to Europe and Paris in particular we walked and walked and then walked some more. After we got home both times I was happy to note that even...   more

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