First Visit to France as a Solo Traveler, Episode 418
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2022
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Casey Armistead had her first visit to France as a solo traveler. You might think that someone who's coming to France for the first time is likely to stay in Paris the whole time or might have a limited itinerary. Not Casey! She wanted to see a lot more of France and she used trains and car rentals to see all the places she had in mind. Listen to hear about all the wonderful places she went.
In this episode, Annie also discusses the 10 most cost efficient places to live in France as reported by Le Parisien newspaper.
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Table of Contents for this Episode
- [00:00:00] Intro
- [00:00:35] Today on the podcast
- [00:01:05] Podcast supporters
- [00:01:23] News update
- [00:02:06] First Visit to France as a Solo Traveler
- [00:02:14] Solo traveling
- [00:04:21] Begining the trip in Paris
- [00:04:58] Petite Beloy Hotel
- [00:05:39] Walking for hours in Paris
- [00:08:08] Latin Quarter walking tour
- [00:09:37] Dinner Cruise on Le Calife
- [00:12:25] Tulleries, Orangerie, Petite Palace
- [00:12:44] Audio Tour at the Orangerie
- [00:13:10] Petit Palais
- [00:13:31] Rodin Museum
- [00:14:14] Sacré Coeur
- [00:16:14] Montmartre
- [00:16:55] Lots of walking!
- [00:17:34] Walking to the Opera House
- [00:18:48] Safe as a solo traveler on the streets of Paris
- [00:19:14] Tips on taking the train in France
- [00:21:34] Renting a car at the Aix train station
- [00:22:40] Driving through Aix-en-Provence
- [00:25:46] La Maison de Marie B&B
- [00:28:40] Kayak experience from Collias in the Gard
- [00:30:28] Free music concerts for Fête de la Musique on June 21
- [00:30:58] Avignon
- [00:33:40] Lavender fields in Sault
- [00:34:46] Buying gas in France
- [00:35:13] Horse back riding tour
- [00:35:56] Forcalquier
- [00:37:44] Tips for other solo visitors and first time visitors to France
- [00:40:29] Outro[00:40:29] Thank you, patrons
- [00:40:49] New patrons
- [00:41:04] Garlic soup
- [00:41:33] Preparing a trip to France?
- [00:42:25] Self-guided tours
- [00:43:02] The French baguette
- [00:45:13] Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the US
- [00:47:15] Electric cars conundrum
- [00:49:31] Europe is very disparate
- [00:50:13] Great places to live in France
- [00:56:31] Personal update
- [00:57:23] Show notes and transcript
- [00:58:07] Next week on the podcast
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The This is the |
| 0:15.0 | in France episode 418. |
| 0:20.0 | Bonjou I'm Annie Sergeant and join us in France is the podcast where we talk about France. |
| 0:26.6 | Everyday life in France, great places to visit in France, French culture, history, |
| 0:31.8 | gastronomy, and news related to travel to France. |
| 0:35.2 | Today I bring you a conversation with Casey Armistad about her first time in France and as a solo traveler as well. She visited Paris, the lavender fields in Provence, |
| 0:48.4 | Cassi, also in Provence, then up to the Al-Zas area and Kolmar. She drove, she took the train, she was fearless, and I think |
| 0:58.7 | she'll inspire many of you to go for it, whether you travel by yourself or in a group. |
| 1:05.0 | This podcast is supported by donors and listeners who buy my tours and services, |
| 1:10.0 | including my |
| 1:13.2 | GPS self-guided tours of Paris on the voice map app. |
| 1:17.4 | You can browse all of that at my boutique. |
| 1:19.9 | Join us in France.com for a slash boutique. |
| 1:23.4 | For the news update let's talk about the French baget |
| 1:26.7 | getting listed as a world heritage gem. |
| 1:30.8 | What's not to love about that? I'll also share a French perspective on Emmanuel Macron's |
| 1:36.5 | state visit in the US taking place this week. And of great interest to those of you who might want to relocate to France. |
| 1:45.0 | I will give you the list of the 10 most affordable cities in France. |
| 1:50.0 | The newspaper Le Parisian commissioned this study, and it's really interesting to see where you can |
| 1:56.0 | get the most bang for your buck. Bonjour Casey Armistad and welcome to join us in France. |
| 2:11.6 | Bonjour, K. Bonjour,ore, so nice to hear your voice. |
| 2:14.0 | Nice to talk to you, Casey. |
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