Our TOP 4 MUST-VISIT SPOTS in PARIS 🇫🇷 Travel Guide

[@briansteph]

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Brian and Steph's directions are so precise and helpful. I'm going to be visiting Sintra soon and found their travel tips so helpful. Cheers!

[@briansteph]

Thanks so much, we appreciate the kind words and are so glad you have found the videos useful! Hope you have a wonderful time in Sintra - safe travels 🙂

[@jenfd9824]

très mignon you two. I live in Paris so I definitely know a few spots you missed, you'll find them next time ! Check out the Museum of the Romantics in the 9th, and the St. Vincent Garden in the 18th.

[@briansteph]

Merci! Steph is quite jealous that you live in Paris - her dream. Thanks so much for the recommendations, we just saved those for our next visit 😊 I'm sure it's wild there at the moment with the upcoming olympics!

[@GaryMFNoak]

Ciao

[@briansteph]

Bonjour, resident Italian expert 👋🏻

[@thedavidguy01]

I think your recommendations are excellent and your video is well made! I've been lucky enough to visit Paris 6 times, spending about 6 weeks there in total so I'm familiar with the city. I would add that in addition to picnicking on the Champs de Mars consider one or two of the best parks in Paris (in my opinion), Parc Monceau, Jardin du Luxembourg, and Parc des Buttes-Chaumont. Parc des Buttes-Chaumont is a bit far from central Paris, but it's spectacular. Also, the RATP is phasing out paper tickets. You can buy a plastic card called the Navigo Easy at any RATP ticket window for 2 euros and then add tickets to it, such as the 10 ride carnet. There's a spot to place the card on the turnstiles (like every other subway in the world now). For some reason you can't add RER tickets to the Navigo Easy card but I assume that will change in the future. At some RER stations, you have to use your ticket to exit at the end of the ride, so don't throw away your ticket! Also, if you use paper tickets on the metro don't throw those away either because they do check occasionally and not having a ticket is a 50 euro fine. They tend not to excuse "dumb" tourists, so keep that ticket until you are out of the subway.

[@briansteph]

Thanks so much David, we appreciate you checking it out! 6 visits to Paris, wow...Steph will be jealous when she reads that! We will have to check out those parks you mentioned next time we're there. We did get a chance to walk through Jardin de Luxembourg, which was beautiful! I thought the small little sail boats with the various country flags were a fun touch to the area. Great to know about the RATP paper tickets! I had a dumb tourist moment where I got stuck in the exit of the metro because of misplacing my ticket 😅 Not my finest moment, and certainly felt like a dumb tourist. I'm sure the card is significantly easier...will definitely go that route next time! Thanks for all the input here, appreciate you taking the time! These are all great suggestions and tips 👍🏼

[@thedavidguy01]

@@brianstephOne of the few advantages of being old and retired is more time to travel. I wish I could have traveled more when I was your age. Keep it up!

[@briansteph]

Certainly a different world these days with how accessible information is. My mom always says how she would have been traveling all over when she was younger, had she been able to access all of these resources as easily. We're incredibly thankful to have these opportunities, and doing our best to make the most out of them before we have kids ones day! We're both fortunate to have found a partner that has the same passion for seeing new places. I've also had a few friends and colleagues pass away at fairly young ages, which definitely shifts your perspective on the fragility of our time here and making the most of it while we can!

[@thedavidguy01]

@@briansteph I’m glad to hear that you’re taking advantage of your opportunities. I agree that the internet and KZbin has made travel 10 times easier. On the other hand, my wife and I spent a month in Italy in 1978 with no information and managed fine. It added to the adventure that we literally had no idea where we would be sleeping at our next destination or what to visit or how to get there. I’m a lot less adventurous now but I cherish my memories of that trip.

[@briansteph]

That's incredible! Steph took a similar approach a few years back in Switzerland and said it was one of her favorite trips, due to the lack of connection (no cell service) and no concrete plans. She helps balance out my Type A personality that wants to plan everything out...we have become much more intentional about building open time into our trips so that we can have more unplanned experiences. It's taught me that sometimes those are the best experiences, and not everything needs to be in an itinerary! We are working towards spending a year as "digital nomads" next year, and I think having that experience will naturally produce a bit more of that unknown you mentioned into our travels. I hear great travel stories like yours every now and again, and it reminds me that the unknown can provide excitement rather than causing stress...it's all about how you embrace the situation. Thanks for sharing your travels with us, love to hear that you're still prioritizing seeing the world in retirement. Inspiring to us for sure!