This is a join us in France episode 251.

Bonjoure I'm Annie Sergeant and join us in France is a

podcast where you'll hear pragmatic advice for your next trip to France.

On the podcast I invite travel enthusiasts and

francophiles such as my guest Christina Long on today's episode who joined me

for a conversation about how her trip went, what she loved, what she didn't like as much,

and give you some inspiration for your next trip to France.

Today we concentrate on the secrets of planning a trip to Paris for the first time without getting

too overwhelmed and this is something that happens to a lot of people.

It was Christina's first time in Europe. They came as a family of five and

different ages too. So how do you plan your trip to France strategically without

losing your mind and going crazy about every detail.

How do you know what matters and what doesn't?

Stay tuned. That's our topic today.

Shownotes for this episode are on join us in France.com

for slash 251. That's where you'll find Christina's hotel and restaurant

recommendations and the notes she sent me in preparation for doing this podcast episode

as well as the details spreadsheet she used to get organized and she really put a lot of time into this spreadsheet so I'm sure it will be

helpful to you. We only talk about the Paris part of their trip in the episode but

they also went to Normandy and took a Mediterranean cruise out of

Barcelona so the spreadsheet also has information about that and now let's talk

to Christina Long. the Bonjouille Christina and welcome to join us in France.

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