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25 Tips and Tricks to Travel Smarter in Paris…from an Iowa Farm Girl
Ooo La La -- Paris in the spring! I have been back a little over a week from my first...
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By Mary
/ August 10, 2017
25 Tips and Tricks to Travel Smarter in Paris…from an Iowa Farm Girl
Ooo La La -- Paris in the spring! I have been back a little over a week from my first trip out of the country, other than Canada, which I don't think really counts. Paris has always been the one place in the world I have wanted to go and my handsome husband did not want to go with me. Apparently I nearly killed him on our trip to Chicago last summer - he calls it the Death March! But he knew it was my dream and worked it out that I could travel with my sister on a girl trip to Paris -- he hates it when I call him sweet, but this one put him in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory category of sweet! I am feeling kind of random as I write this list, so it's not going to be all that organized -- just a random list of tidbits, tips, tricks and things I learned on my trip and found interesting and helpful. Here is probably a good place to do a shout out our tour guide, Patrick, from Go Ahead Tours. He did an amazing job of teaching us how to explore Paris on our own with his Metro, Taxi, Restaurant, Safety and French lessons. Just so you know -- I am not a paid travel blogger -- just a farm girl from Iowa sharing some tips she picked up on the trip of her life. If this is your first trip abroad consider going with a tour group -- choose one that is flexible and allows you to do some exploring on your own. Ok, here is another plug for Go Ahead Tours -- and the tour I took with my sister -- Paris, The City Experience. We were in Paris for 5 days...
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Welcome to my blog! I am an Iowa Farm girl who aspires to write a cookbook featuring vintage and favorite recipes from my family and friends. I'd like to bring you the art of cooking like your mother, grandmother, or whoever is your cooking inspiration. Keep it simple and enjoy! --Mary Food Blogger, Travel Writer, Photographer, Computer Geek, & Gardener
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