Day Tripping from Paris – Maximize Your Time
Day tripping from Paris - my hints and suggestions for how to be your own travel agent. Day tripping is a wonderful way to broaden your exposure to French culture and history. However, structuring these trips to maximize time and remain budget friendly requires advance planning. And, I've got a few hints to help. Hint 1: ...
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Favorite Day trips under 90 minutes from Paris
Here are my favorite day trips under 90 minutes from Paris that I promised at the end of the post Under an Hour from Paris. My recommendation is to maximize your time at the destination by taking an early train (before rush hour) from Paris. You may arrive before shops or museums open but it gives you a chance to explore ...
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Favorite Day trips Under an Hour from Paris
My Favorite Day trips under an hour from Paris are a great way to experience more of France. I find our vacation to be much more enjoyable if we are not changing hotels or B&Bs every couple of days. Picking one location as our base and then taking day trips is one way we do this. With that idea in mind, here are my ...
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Giverny Surprised me with a Beautiful Explosion of Tulips
Giverny, Claude Monet's garden and home, is just a mere 70 km from Paris. It's an easy day-trip from Paris. A half-day visit allows exploration of the gardens but the little village is delightful as is Vernon where the train arrives. Allow the whole day so as to not miss anything! Tips to Help You Prepare As I traveled ...
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Sainte-Etienne Cathedral in Meaux France
Sainte-Etienne Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Etienne de Meaux) was one of my two primary reasons for choosing Meaux as a day-trip destination from Paris. My interest in medieval architecture began when I wrote a research paper on the cathedral in Chartres for a French history class. With each church that I visit, I always ...
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Meaux – 10 Reasons to Choose Meaux for a Paris Day-Trip
Read my story in French » Meaux Brie - you went to Meaux? What/Where is that? What made you choose Meaux for a Paris day-trip? Those are just a few of the question directed to me when I told people my plans to take a day-trip from Paris to Meaux. Why go just for Meaux brie was another question ? Why not? But I have ...
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Senlis France Day Tripping from Paris to Get Lost for the Day
Read my story in French » Even in our sleep deprived condition from the overseas flight it was so easy to get to Senlis France from Charles de Gaulle Airport. We rented a car and in less than 30 minutes we were in the Picardy Region literally halfway between Chantilly and Senlis. Half-way is really walking distance as it ...
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