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Eiffel Tower Paris
61 Reviews The most elaborated scam I've seen (on me!) in Paris, when someone passing through you simulates catching an gold ring and then try to give it yo you saying it was the destiny and you should keep it...
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Car Parking Strasbourg
2 Reviews Many of the street level car parks in Strasbourg are occupied by men (unofficial) hussling you for money to look after your car. They will normally tell you not to put any money in the machine, but to...
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Montmartre/Sacré Coeur Paris
59 Reviews NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! One million times NO! I went to the romantic square of Tertre and couldn't believe what I saw: the artists, expelled from the square by a...
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Encountered nothing Strasbourg
6 Reviews I did not encounter any tourist trap...But the sign inside of the Cathedral said 'Beware of Pick Pockets' I was also told not to leave my car on the street..which I did and was lucky..no break in or...
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Lido, Moulin Rouge, etc. Paris
27 Reviews We were booked for a mini tour to Moulin Rouge. The guidelines told us the men should wear a coat and tie which they did. But before we shown to our table the attendants told the men (and me but I...
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Shops around the Cathedral Strasbourg
2 Reviews Anyone who knows Strasbourg and particularly te Petite France area will know that it has become a bit of a honeypot for tourists and the tourism hub of the region, providing plenty of income for the...
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Street Artists Paris
30 Reviews We chose to visit Montmarte as we read about the artists' village at Place du Tertre which sounded absolutely charming. When we arrived at the little enclave I was immediately met by an artist with a...
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Dining and Drinking Paris
38 Reviews Ok..I have to admit....I was wondering what was so special about the "French Breakfast" that I saw advertised everywhere we went sooooo.....as a typical tourist (the first time I went to Paris was in...
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Champs-Elysées Paris
17 Reviews Avoid buying overpriced souvenir items from the shops in around this street. Just browse, but don't buy chintz. Champs Elysées has many other offers like ... just taking pictures of the plaque with...
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Disneyland Paris Paris
17 Reviews Disneyland Paris My first warning, it isn't very clear what metro tickets to get to Disneyland. Expect to pay €15 for two people to get to Disneyland on the metro, if you pay any less you got the...
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Louvre Paris
24 Reviews The Louvre is one of the most visited Museum in Europe. The majority of visitors gets in by the pyramide entrance. Because of security you often have to wait a long time. They control every one one by...
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Versailles Paris
17 Reviews Yeah, it's impressive...for about the first 15 minutes. And that's not including the half hour to hour you wait in line. I had a bad experience there, going in mid-July (both the hottest week of the...
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Taxis Paris
10 Reviews It's not a surprise Taxis are very expensive in Paris (also we knew we should avoid illegall taxi). The problem is that taxi drivers can make it even more costly for you. 1. Check the taxi price with...
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Notre Dame Paris
10 Reviews If you want to see Notre Dam, be sure to chose a time when there is lack of tourists. The ques can be awful and you be stuck for hours. Come back later or strategically chose another time or date. You...
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Seine Paris
9 Reviews The Seine Sightseeing Cruise boards near the Eiffel Tower. After buying a ticket and waiting in line, you get on a crowded boat. There are limited spots with a good enough view to take pictures....
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La Défense Paris
3 Reviews It is a big square and a bunch of office buildings. Other than a small shopping mall below ground it is just not worth the effort to go and visit. We were pretty dissapointed in it. Turn around and go...
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Driving Paris
3 Reviews I always look for free or cheap place to park a car and Paris is in my top worse 5 cities in Europe in this matter (hmm... the worst for me was Florence - but it's the best city in Italy). 1. Stay at...
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Catacombes Paris
2 Reviews We made our way to the catacombs hoping to find an extraordinary sight. Unfortunately it was nothing but rooms and rooms and rooms full of bones. I mean, it's interesting and all, but I would rather...
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In France, buying non-local food can be very expensive. A typical can of pop can cost up to 5 Euros in tourist areas, so avoid ordering American food and drinks in tourist areas. In fact Wine is cheaper than pop in France, so best to order that with your meal.
Strikes grèves in France are quite common. In fact, they seem like France's national pastime. The right is guaranteed in the French constitution, with the public sector having the highest frequency of walking out. Every year in France has one public sector strike, usually lasting one day. It is not uncommon at the national or local level for teachers, doctors, and transport workers to strike for any given length. SNCF (National French train company) strikes are clearly the most disruptive, as France depends greatly on its rail system. One time, the truckers went on strike and they blocked the autoroute. So, our tour bus had to take detours down the backroads. That was inconvenient, but more scenic. The hotel ran out of lettuce due to the nationwide strike, so they put together a salad with tomatoes, onions, black olives, and some sort of vinaigrette. We nicknamed it trucker's strike...
Strip clubs around the Moulin Rouge offering a drink and a lap dance for a few euros. If (like I was) you're trapped in Paris, bored out of your mind and it's late at night and you end up in one of these places do not buy champagne. It will be cheap and nasty and most probably over 100 euros a glass.Also the strippers are pretty awful. Sure there are plenty of sophisticated strip clubs in Paris, however not in the immediate vicinity of the Moulin Rouge.
Our friends went into a Restuarant by the Airport in Paris, picked up the menu and started to order as if they were still in North America. Little to be known each item was seperately priced and at the end of the evening they ended paying about $100. for 2 orders of meal of Hamburger, Fries and Pop along with some icecream. They should have checked that the waiter first could understand english( which I'm sure they do), have him relate the order back to them and also the total price, which of course would be in French Francs. They then could have done the conversion & ordered if they were totally satisfied. Watch for the advertised Specials. Keep away from the high lights of the City.
Marseille, or most big cities are rife with opportunists who will grab an unattended bag, wallet, anything.And just becoz youre in your vehicle, doesn't make you safe. LOCK THE DOOR, we've seen tourists getting robbed ...the thieves just reach into vehicles and take the bags, that easy!anyhow, that advice was not to make you paranoid and cancel the trip.It's basically to make people aware that you can't leave things unattended.Some tourists (many im afraid) are so nonchalant about their belongings, leaving cameras lying around, bags hanging on arm chairs....just take that extra precaution and all will be sweeeet as.have a good trip!!!
The bill states "service net". Since we were used to seeing "service compris" (meaning tip included) on bills, we assumed that service net meant that the tip was not included. Wrong! We asked the hotel and they said that the tip is included in "service net". We left way too much tip.
So the goods of the trade of Abdel from Dijon, passing from the south of France to Rennes, was exactely : 2,5 tones!Thanks for using my force and musclesI know I was payed, but I was squeezed like a lemon!
If you do thiss type of holiday you have to accept that you lovely motor pride and joy just might get damaged, rolled over or at the very least scratched. We had a guy with over 50k`s worth of vehicle that accepted this but did have to decline from one or two of the tracks because of possibilty of damage.If you have side steps on they will definately hinder you....plus side is better to rip your side steps off than bend your sills :O) Take your time see what the terrain is in front of you and use some one to guide you.Might be an idea to invest in some sump guards. Dont buy a 60k Range RoverThe photo below hides some pretty big boulders that could have done some serious damage if not taken into consideration. As you are looking at the photo, to your left is a couple of hundred foot straight drop....gospel truth is alot of the times we decided to forget seat belts...they would have been...
Ok folks you know with this sort of adventure that many things can go wrong and preperation certainly lowers the odds of this happening. As you can see from the photo one of our group had a serious problem with over heating....we improvised and got round this and they sucesfully completed the journey thanks to the bottom of a washing up bowl and a portable compressor. You have to have a dam good knowledge of getting out of tricky situations on a trip like this or use the brains of a clued up guide....we opted for the latter. Any reasonable guided tour will have an itinery of spares and standards of the vehicle. Make sure you comply with the requests....its a long way from anywhere in the middle of no where.
I was unable to enjoy my visit of Mount St. Michel during my last visit to France. It is a very small village on a very small island and once you add a few busloads of tourists, it becomes impossible to navigate through the very narrow laneways. I'm sure it would be very quaint and lovely without the hordes of people, so my recommendation is to visit during the off season.
Four Seasons George V Paris Paris
5 Reviews and 556 Opinions The Four Seasons George V is truly one of the world's great hotels. I really, really love to stay...
Palais de la Mediterranee Nice
3 Reviews and 674 Opinions The hotel was amazing, right on the beach. It was very clean and the rooms were of excellent...
Hotel Gutenberg Strasbourg
1 Review and 183 Opinions I toured Alsace by bicycle in mid-September, 2008. After the group ride was over, I stayed for 3...
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Q: Dear all, Does anyone knows whether it is possible to get a phone sim card in France for use during a short term/traveller stay...
A: get it at any mobile phone provider Bouygues, SFR or Orange. I use Orange. very easy http://agence.orange.fr/search?query=paris&st_like%5BSERVICES%5D%5B%5D=%25 have...
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