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Pick-Pockets Paris
190 Reviews The view from Monmartre/ Sacre Couer is overwhelming, stunning, but so is the pick pockets in this section of town. I was travelling with a large group of women, there were about forty of us, but pick...
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Dangerous Areas Nice
11 Reviews 3 friends and I were sitting at the beach, minding our own business when some crazy North African fellow came over and wrongly accoused us of being gay. After many attempts at befriending him and...
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Stony beaches Nice
9 Reviews Though the Baie des Anges looks picture postcard perfect from the viewpoint of the Chateau, close up, don't expect a sandy beach!. Nice beaches are pebbles - "galets" - and stones. Hard underfoot, you...
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Beggars and Aggressive Vendors Paris
109 Reviews There are many beggars in Paris. Many operate round the churches, and other tourist destinations. Apparently in Paris it is illegal for the beggars to approach people, they risk imprisonment if they...
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Pickpockets Nice
14 Reviews Keep your valuables close and be alert for pickpockets. Be aware of any person who is bumping into you, coming up too close, wants to stop and talk to you. But although you should be alert, don't be...
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Safety Paris
56 Reviews This along with my other warning about traffic can not be stressed enough. If you are crossing a street that has traffic going in both directions, observe the lights very carefully. They may not be...
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Tourists Nice
5 Reviews Nice seemed like a great place to celebrate my 18th with my other two female friends....NOT. Don't get fooled by the overall exterior appearance of Nice. It's a beautiful and vibrant place to visit,...
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Métro & Trains Paris
100 Reviews It's a good idea to check to make sure your train is operating as usual on the day you plan to take it to CDG or Orly. I have listed two websites where you can check...
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Dog Droppings Nice
5 Reviews The Nicois love their little dogs. They cosset them, they dress them in coats in Winter, they walk them constantly, they pop them in shoulder bags on excursions, and those little dogs are very...
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Long Lines and Queues Paris
21 Reviews 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...
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Driving & Drivers Paris
58 Reviews Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, the catchy title of the 1992 bestseller by John Gray, succinctly expresses an ancient dilemma. What--if anything--do men's and women's brains do...
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Toilets Paris
20 Reviews FYI, since 2006 (February 15) Public Toilets are free in Paris. Sanisette (public toilets / closets like) are pretty clean but decade old. Since begin of this year, brand new toilets are replacing...
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Parlez-Vous Anglais? Paris
19 Reviews 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...
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Food, Dangerous Food... Paris
18 Reviews 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...
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Taxis Paris
18 Reviews i too have had the same thing happen with paris shuttle, are flight was late and the ride had left, i was told to find a taxi thats it, and that my card would be credited right then, then i asked...
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Money Matters Paris
23 Reviews While wandering around the park next to the Eiffel Tower my friend and I were approached by mulitple women collecting monetary donations for one cause or another. Some scams are easy to spot, but...
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Dog Souvenirs Paris
20 Reviews 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...
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Labour Strikes (Greves) Paris
12 Reviews We were in Paris in November of 2007 during a transport strike that lasted at least a week. We were surprised to discover that busses and metro and RER were still running though some lines were quite...
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I have found the police a bit overzealous in France. Dont get me wrong, im not anti police or anything, in fact my best friend is a police officer. The thing is i dont like to be hastled for no particular reason or being asked for me papers when im am simply standing in the road. The French police do have a bit of a reputation of being a little heavy handed
Your in Paris with the person you love. Your just about to lean in and kiss them tenderly in the place du trocadero overlooking the Eiffel tower. Suddenly you look down and realise you just stepped in a big peice of dog poo. Unfortunetely this is an all to real occurance as i always find their to be an abundance of dog crap on the streets of Paris. On the streets of any major French city for that matter. It does seem to diminish the romance aspect
Be careful from Arabic comercials!!!they are everywhere the same!they are very polite with clients, and they could dance to you, laugh to you, be extra gentle to you, and also to cerve their backs for you if it needs *A votre service madam!*Argh!!!!How Hypocrite a person can be if it needs, when needed for good trade and money!Thanks God I'm out of this, never needed it and could never agree to be a part of it!I am a Dentist after all ;-p
Yes yes I know, some times I hate myself, as I'm really too honest at work, the prove, look what happened to my lovely poor sport shoe!sniff sniff what a big hole!no wonder, after 2,5 tones of work!
This is a serious warning, there are some hidden gorgeous activities and wonderful monuments in a small back streets, Paris is a big city and full of activities, try not to miss those wonderful parts of monuments with your open eyes, also a map in your hand with details of the city is very needed!
Be really careful to forget to *composter* your train ticket befor you get to it, in France the rules are strict, if you will not do this silly procedure which takes almost a second, you'll have to pay a big tax in the train when the controler is coming to check your tickets, if you really forgot, the best thing to do is just to inform the controler before he comes to reach your sit and check your ticket!
One always hears about never drinking the water (tap water, to be specific) in a foreign country. I drink bottled water almost exclusively when visiting any place not close to home. I usually drink bottled or filtered water at home too. I don't go as far as brushing my teeth with bottled water, but I absolutely will not drink tap water (au robinet) in any restaurants.The French themselves consume large quantities of bottled water (as in Perrier, Evian, Volvic...my personal favourites) -- both avec (with) and sans (without) gas (carbonated) -- and it may be a good practice for you too if you are worried about any digestive aspects of your health.Plain yogurt (and yogurt pills) are good aids in helping to prevent traveler's diarrhea. Also, before you take a drink from one of the pretty fountains, look first for a posted sign stating "l'eau non potable" (unpotable water).APPENDUM:"Tap water...
Geisha_Girla and Christian.Lafont are the best, and they know how to have FUN, and how to make FUN and how to creat FUN,be careful once you get to know them, you will have an obsession to remeet endlessly, LOL and this is a positive warning to all VTers ;-D
If you decide to go on this type of holiday it is well worth a mention about dust. A lot of these tracks are quite heavey with dust and what ever you are wearing will get covered in it....this applies even at low speeds. If you havent got air con be prepared to get roasted and dirty.
If you are sick but it is not emergency I would suggest that you try and see a general practitioner (generalist). With general practitioners you don't always need an appointment to see one, and most will speak some English. A Generalist will see patients on a first come first serve basis during business hours. The cost to see a generalist is 20 euros, regardless of nationality.To see a doctor during non-business hours or on weekends, you need to find the doctor on call (médecin de garde) in the area you are in. You can either call, or have someone call for you, the SAMU (French emergency health services). Dial 15 and wait for an operator.... or... a local paper should have a list with the médecin de garde and the on-call pharmacy (pharmacie de garde) in your area. After seeing the doctor, you will need to go to the on-call pharmacy to get your prescription filled. In the countryside both...
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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