Solo in Paris: Enjoy Paris on Your Own! Episode 273

Join Us in France Travel Podcast

Annie Sargent

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Going to Paris by yourself? It's one of the best ways to see the City of Light! What are some unforgettable experiences you can have while visiting Paris on your own? My guest on today's podcast has lots of great suggestions for you!

Discussed in this Episode

Switching hotels in the middle of the trip [03:57]
When traveling solo you can let the weather decide what you're going to do for the day [05:05]
Learning what sort of traveler you are when visiting on your own [06:05]
Do some planning because not all of paris is equally lovely or interesting [07:04]
Ask yourself what YOU want to do [10:26]
Places des Vosges for people-watching [13:08]
Jardin des Rosiers on rue des Rosiers [13:15]
Miznon fallafel shop [14:13]
Edwart Chocolatier on rue Vieille du Temple [14:46]
Merci concept store on Boulevard Beaumarchais [15:38]
Best time to go to the Trocadero is early in the morning [16:47]
Pont Alexandre III as a great photo spot [18:44]
Le Bon Marché in the 7e arrondissement [19:37]
Learn what's near you so you don't go all over the place [21:26]
Don't miss la Tour de l'Horloge [22:42]
It's easy to miss a lot of Montmartre if you don't take a tour [23:44]
Don't stay in Montmartre if your children need a stoller or if you have mobility issues [27:28]
Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a wonderful central area and easy to navigate [28:03]
Place de Furstemberg [28:40]
Jardin du Luxembourg a great place to read [30:18]
Restaurant Treize in Saint-Germain-des-Prés and its non-smoking terrace [31:25]
What would you do differently next time? [33:15]
Arrive in Montmartre early especially on a sunny day [35:31]
Butte-aux-Cailles and street art (pick your time carefully!) [35:31]
Solo travelers get to see more because they don't need to compromise with anyone [39:18]
Lauren got to use her French more because she was solo [39:36]
CityMapper Paris [41:12]
Pay attention to exit numbers in the Paris metro [43:35]
TripCoin for keeping track of expenses [44:53]
Orange Holiday SIM card [46:19]

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This is Join Us in France episode 273.
0:04.0	Bonjou, I'm Annie Sergeant, and on a typical episode of join us in France,
0:08.3	I talk with someone who's visited cool places in France
0:12.1	and tells us about it.
0:13.4	About once a month I chat with my friend Elise who is a licensed tour guide and loves to talk
0:18.6	about history and art and other episodes are just me, demystifying France for you because as a French person I want to give you the tools you need to have a great time in France.
0:28.5	On today's episode I talked to Lauren Gibson about her solo trip to Paris. I think Paris is a great time. to do. My guest worked out a nice itinerary that she'll tell us all about. She went around several
0:46.5	Paris neighborhoods, recommends some great food places. Listen, if you're going to Paris solo, don't miss this episode, but even if you're going with
0:54.8	family or friends, there's a lot of inspiration here. Show notes for this episode are
1:00.1	on Join Us in France.com slash 273 the number 273 and if you're planning a trip to
1:06.8	France the site is chock full of great resources you should check it out.
1:14.0	I have a question for you. Are you willing to try something new?
1:17.0	Then try one of my Paris audio tours.
1:21.0	The newest one is a great walk around St. Germain de Prey and no you don't need
1:25.8	data for it to work. Download it from somewhere. You have Wi-Fi. You could download it from home if you'd
1:31.7	like and it'll run on GPS only and this is not
1:36.4	something I expect everybody to know but GPS does not need data to work anywhere in the
1:41.7	world. Yvonne who is a favorite on the Join Us in France Close Group on Facebook these days, wrote a short and sweet review of my Monmartre tour.
1:52.0	I went to Monmaire last week and missed most of it after taking a wrong turn.
1:58.4	Today I went back with Annie who told me where to go in a nice as possible way informative fun and a
2:07.2	really great way to explore a vibrant area of Paris do it so how about that for a test? Go to a famous neighborhood by yourself
2:16.5	with the information you've been able to piece together here and there by listening to this
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