Women World Cup Trip Report, Episode 261

Join Us in France Travel Podcast

Annie Sargent

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Thinking about visiting France to attend a major sports event? Listen to this Women World Cup Trip Report so you know what you can expect!

This is a family that travels A LOT and loves to attend sports events all over the world. They compare sports events in France to what they've seen in other countries and explain how you can be prepared.

Women's sports are huge in America (probably because of Title 9) and are still behind in many other countries. We talk about the impact of having the Women's World Cup in France and what we hope will happen in future years.

We also talk about practical issues like getting the tickets, getting to the venues in smaller French cities, the fan zones, the atmosphere, using e-tickets in France, and feeling safe in big crowds.

Discussed in this episode

How was the Women's World Cup? [02:17]
The US women's team in soccer Is in a league of their own [03:07]
How women's sports got so big in the US [05:37]
Buying tickets for the Women's World Cup [06:19]
Seeing the game in a Fan Zone [09:22]
Comparing games in France to other countries [10:09]
Using the Metro and Uber to and from the game [14:26]
You can't move around freely once in the stadium [16:28]
Paper tickets or e-tickets? [18:46]
Ambiance at French stadiums [19:59]
Seeing players in minor French cities [23:39]
The culture of sports in France vs the US [25:21]
Games in France felt "more civilized" [28:53]
What to do about obnoxious fans [30:34]
Security and machine guns in France [31:44]
The French are proud of their culture [33:00]
French people are NOT rude [35:00]
Paris has free WiFi in public parks [37:01]
It's worth getting the Disneyland fastpass in Paris [37:44]
The food at Disneyland Paris and at sports venues in France in no good [38:25]
The best food is in France is in places you've never heard of! [38:51]
Eating vegetarian in France [39:39]
Thank you for supporting Join Us in France [42:29]
Check out my self-guided walking tours on the VoiceMap app [43:46]
How to pronounce La Croix [44:06]
About strikes in France [45:31]
Thank you for spreading the word about Join Us in France! [46:06]

#joinusinfrance #sportsinfrance #womenworldcup #tripreport

Show notes for this episode are here: https://joinusinfrance.com/261

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is join us in France episode 261.
0:04.0	Bonjou, I'm Annie Sergeant and join us in France is a podcast where you'll hear
0:09.0	pragmatic advice for your next trip to France.
0:12.0	Hopefully you'll get inspired to go beyond Paris
0:15.5	and enjoy the rest of France too. On the podcast I invite travel enthusiasts and
0:21.6	Franco-files such as my guest Kimberly Coleman and her daughters
0:26.4	who join me for a conversation about how their trip went, what they loved, what they didn't
0:31.7	like as much, what they can recommend for you and give you some inspiration for your next trip to France.
0:38.0	We talk about their June 29 team trip to France to attend the Women's World Cup
0:44.4	and we discuss how that went
0:46.7	compared to other sports events that they've been to.
0:50.0	We talk about women's sports in general, about the value of taking your kids to those events if you can.
0:56.5	We also talk about getting the tickets, finding the accommodations, getting to the venues in smaller French cities such as France, the fan zones, the
1:06.8	atmosphere using e-tickets in France and all that good stuff. Join us in France is a listener supported podcast.
1:15.0	Take a listen and if you like what you hear,
1:18.0	please support the show more on that after the interview.
1:22.0	Show notes for this episode are on join us. on that
1:25.0	the interview show notes for this episode are on join us in France.com
1:26.0	for slash 261 the number 261 The the Bonjour, Kimberly, Haley, and Maggie, and welcome to join us in France.
2:08.0	Bonsie.
2:10.0	How are you?
2:11.0	Hello.
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