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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.
Bring Shout wipes to eliminate stains. Leave a Comment
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| | | | Guide book, map and compass | Tip Rating: | | | | |
To visit Paris, you need very good walking shoes, a good guide book, a detailed map and a compass.
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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| | | | WHERE TO LEAVE MY LUGAGES | Tip Rating: | | | | |
A: AUTOMATIC LUGGAGE SAFE:
* 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.
B- MANUAL LUGGAGE SAFE:
** Dijon, Lille-Flandres, Lyon-Part Dieu, Metz, Mulhouse, Rennes, Strasbourg. Ouverture périodique en gares de Saint-Raphaël, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Moutiers et Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.
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.
ATTENTION:
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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Pay attention to your bag. It can be stolen by a running thief. Better to have a traditional luggage and a purse attached to the belt.
WINTER : it snows rarely on Paris but the temperature can be low (+ 1 or 2°c) without freeze. Generally, there is a nice weather at the beginning of February.
Have your wool and a rain coat.
SPRING : March and April are often rainy. May is nice.
Keep your rain coat and have good shoes.
SUMMER : it can be hot but not too much. Often, there are rainy days either in July or in August. The beginning of September is nice.
Have light clothes, a rain protection and good shoes.
FALL (AUTUMN): it goes progessively colder and often rainy.
Take care of you.
Some medicines are delivered only with a medical prescription. Bring your own medicine.
The chemistry is identified by a large green cross.
For toiletries : Paris is the town of perfumes. You will find everything you need and you dream in this matter.
The main brands at an affordable price can be bought at SEPHORA (several locations in Paris)
Do not forget your flash to shoot photographs in the monuments and outside by night. The films can be very expensive in the touristic areas.
You need to buy accessories : FNAC (Champs Elysees, Grands Boulevards, Forum des halles, la Defense).
You need to make your films developped quickly : Photo Service .
The camping of Paris is in the Boulogne Forest : it can be damp on Springs and Fall.
If you go there : stay on a week day at 8:00AM, if you see a grey Renault Scenic, say "hello!", I am the driver and I go to the office.
Be aware of pickpockets, especially in the Metro (lines 1, 4 and 12 above all). Split your documents and cash in separated pockets or purses.
Electric plug : 2 pins, 220v. It is difficult to find an adapter : see the BHV (near the City Hall) or the Store 'Le Vieux Campeur' in the Quartier Latin (several stores in this area, especially rue du Sommerard) Leave a Comment
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