Travel Tips

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After having travelled to France so many times, I’ve accumulated many tips to save you time and money. Whether it’s your first time or 10th time in France I believe there are lots of things that you can learn from my (good and bad) experiences. They range from renting a home in France to deciding whether you should get the Paris Museum Pass. I also write about problems on the road—speeding tickets, toll roads, and roadside assistance— and how to deal with them.

To help you plan your next trip I’ve included:

• links to posts that will help you if it’s your first time to France
• advice and money-saving tips
• a link (Travel Map of Posts) that will take you to a Google Map with the locations of all the places where I’ve had unique experiences or seen interesting sites in France. Click on a city and it will pop up with a link to a post.
• links about accommodations: what kind of accommodations to consider and where to stay. That list only has places I’ve stayed at AND I recommend.
• a link to my Past Travel Itineraries, where you can see the places I visited, stayed, and ate at. The more recent trips have much more detail because, in 1978, my first trip, my journal wasn’t too detailed. They will provide you with the routes I took and some of my most favourite experiences.
• a link to a collection of posts that are about some unique sites to see in France
• a link to a collection of resources that can help with your trip-planning

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Here are some of the most popular posts that provide advice and tips:

• 10 Dos and Don’ts In France
• 25 Tips For Women Travelling Alone In France
• Top 10 Helpful Hints
• 10 Costly And Embarrassing Travel Mistakes To Avoid In France
• Getting back some tax that you paid: VAT
• Encountering Debit And Credit Card Problems In France
• Before Heading To Paris: What To Plan In Advance
• Booking Tours Before You Travel
• Advice On Using The Paris Museum Pass
• Paris Doesn’t Have To Be Expensive
• Perfect Places To Picnic In Paris
• What To Expect When You Take A French Immersion Course In France
• Dealing With Toll Lanes In France
• Roadside Assistance: Renter Beware
• Benefits Of Leasing A Car
• Traffic And Speeding Tickets In France
• Your Options When There’s A Train Strike
• Travelling From Charles de Gaulle Airport To Paris: Cheaper Isn’t Better
• Heading Home From Paris: How To Make It Stress-free
• Hiking In The French Alps: What You Need To Know
• Winter (and Summer) Sales Seasons In France
• Ordering Steak Frites Like The French
• Ordering Snails In France (they’re not all garlic and butter)
• Ordering Bouillabaisse (Provencal fish stew)
• Websites and Apps For Travelling In France
• Types Of Accommodation To Consider

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