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Looking for recommendations for an upmarket hotel and a restaurant in Paris. [more inside]
posted by ellieBOA around Paris, France at 7:49 AM - 4 answers

I'm going to Paris in July and August this summer to take a language course at the Sorbonne. Yay! However, my original plan to stay at a friend's flat has fallen through, and I'm going to have to search for my own accommodation. I don't know where to start... and my French isn't great. Help! [more inside]
posted by pikeandshield around Paris, France at 1:47 PM - 10 answers

Where to go and what to do in Paris this weekend? Good ways to meet people when in town for just a couple of nights? [more inside]
posted by thesnowyslaps around Paris, France at 7:45 AM - 5 answers

Visiting Paris for a one-day workshop, a few questions. [more inside]
posted by sudasana around Paris, France at 7:21 AM - 6 answers

Any special must sees for a whistle stop 48 hour tour of Paris with a 5 year old and 3 year old? [more inside]
posted by numberstation around Paris, France at 6:12 AM - 9 answers

Hello French brothers and sisters! Can an American Grad. student find plant biotech. Phd work in France these days? It is a dream to move there with my young wife, what are the biggest and best schools? Thanks everyone! [more inside]
posted by 1inabillionmistake around France at 9:34 PM - 1 answer

I’m currently based in Andalucía, Spain, teaching English for the school year, and am planning to visit neighboring France during Christmas vacation. France fascinates me and will be the first country I visit outside of Spain during my time in Europe, but to be honest: I know nothing. I have approximately 13 days to spend in the country, I would like to see Paris and a few other sites in the northwest, and I will probably enter the country on the Mediterranean coast (from Spain) and leave via the Basque Country (to return to Spain). What should I see? [more inside]
posted by huxham around France at 9:18 AM - 11 answers

Going to Paris next spring 2013, traveling with parents who will be staying at a different hotel on other side of city. Would like to be able to call them to coordinate, what's the best option? [more inside]
posted by lirael2008 around Paris, France at 4:44 PM - 9 answers

So, SuperAwesomeGirl and I want to got France for a short vaca. I HATE cigarette smoke and she is incapacitatingly allergic to it - like - walk through a cloud of cig smoke and cough so bad she can't walk for a few minutes. Will we hate our time in Paris? [more inside]
posted by BrooksCooper around Paris, France at 7:05 PM - 19 answers

Where can I book a train from Paris Nord to Beaune, returning from Beaune to CDG a few days later? [more inside]
posted by OompaLoompa around France at 1:14 PM - 10 answers

Where would you go in France if you had a week to get from Paris to Geneva? My husband and I (early 30s) are planning a trip and am not sure how to fill that space or where to go. We would prefer trains to renting a car, and the only restriction is that we'd like to spend a night or two in Annecy. [more inside]
posted by emily37 around France at 6:44 PM - 11 answers

FranceFilter: Vacances de la Toussaint (fall midterm holidays) have what effect on traveling? Are trains, family-oriented sights, indoor pools, etc. packed, or is it mostly status quo? [more inside]
posted by wnissen around France at 7:25 AM - 5 answers

Honeymooning in Paris, and trying to flesh out our plans (not to mention a wedding registry) with stuff other than restaurants & museums. Ideas? [more inside]
posted by chicobangs around Paris, France at 10:37 AM - 25 answers

I'm taking a holiday in the South of France soon and am planning to drive down there (there being Carcassonne). I plan to stop one night somewhere on the way - where would be an interesting place in the middle of France to spend one evening?
posted by ascullion around France at 3:46 PM - 3 answers

The French consulate in Toronto gave me a three-month visa, but I was planning on staying for 9 months to a year. I don't know why they gave me a three-month visa when I clearly stated I was planning on leaving in June, but someone just told me I can't apply for a carte de séjour with a three-month visa. HELP! [more inside]
posted by kansakwens around France at 11:36 AM - 6 answers

I'd like to go surfing in next weekend in Normandy, France. Haven't pinned down a specific location yet. Any recommendations on where to go, where to stay and where (if possible) to rent a board?
posted by ar0n around Kerlouan, France at 3:51 PM - 2 answers

We are visiting Paris for 5 days in mid-September but don't yet have a place to stay. We'd like to find something unique, central to the city, friendly, and affordable (<$100/night). Any recommendations? [more inside]
posted by ezekieldas around Paris, France at 7:20 AM - 16 answers

Recommended family adventures in Fontainebleau and Sancerre, France? [more inside]
posted by zeikka around Fontainebleau, France at 10:24 AM - 3 answers

If I show you a neighborhood in Paris, can you tell me how safe it is for a family with kids? [more inside]
posted by crapples around Paris, France at 7:36 PM - 12 answers

I need your recommendations for stuff to do in Paris with my eleven-year-old daughter. [more inside]
posted by tigrefacile around Paris, France at 12:19 PM - 12 answers