Introducing your Partner to France, Episode 399

Are you introducing your partner to France? Perhaps you're bringing your children to France for the first time. This is an episode you'll hear lots of tips on how to make sure things go so well that they'll want to come back.

My guest on today's episode, Megan McKay, has visited France 3 times but this was her partner's first time in France.

Megan wondered what if he doesn't like France as much as I do? He was willing to try it, but sometimes things can go wrong. She wanted to make sure they did things they'd both find rewarding.

Accomodations Recommendations

B&B Recommendation: Le Champ des Oliviers. The host gave them great recommendations for local dining as well.

Paris hotel recommendation: Belloy Saint Germain

Table of Contents for this Episode

• [00:00:41] Today on the podcast
• [00:01:05] Podcast support
• [00:01:25] The France bootcamp
• [00:01:44] On vacation for the next 3 weeks
• [00:03:10] Main interview
• [00:03:39] Megan’s first time in France
• [00:04:37] Champs-Élysées
• [00:05:20] Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
• [00:06:11] Deyrolle
• [00:08:05] How long was the whole trip?
• [00:08:14] Train to Marseille
• [00:08:32] The village of Oppède (zip code 84580)
• [00:09:13] How was the train trip?
• [00:10:17] Getting to the B&B with a stop in Lourmarin
• [00:11:15] Did he like French food?
• [00:12:11] Not everything can be arranged through a website
• [00:13:14] Most places have someone who speaks English
• [00:14:39] A year in Provence in two days
• [00:15:50] When did they visit France?
• [00:16:31] Gordes
• [00:17:00] Lacoste
• [00:17:57] Fell in love with Rosé
• [00:19:13] Grocery Stores and markets
• [00:19:42] Small villages don’t have a lot of grocery stores
• [00:20:29] Cucuron
• [00:22:00] The road to La Ciotat
• [00:22:51] Le Castellet
• [00:23:28] La Ciotat
• [00:24:08] Harder to park in La Ciotat
• [00:24:50] 14 Degree Cave
• [00:25:40] Connect with people even though you don’t know the language
• [00:27:17] Is he going to want to come back?
• [00:27:41] Food is a good culture-connector
• [00:29:03] Caught out when parking
• [00:30:26] La Route de Cretes
• [00:30:50] Gas Stations and Foreign Cards
• [00:31:41] Back to Paris
• [00:32:30] Taking the train back to the airport
• [00:33:46] Say Bonjour
• [00:34:25] Flying in and out of Paris
• [00:35:26] Traveling light
• [00:35:38] Familiarize yourself with the GPS
• [00:36:56] Researching area before your travel
• [00:37:29] Rosé and Cognac: New Favorites
• [00:38:00] French language
• [00:39:00] Ready to come back?
• [00:40:05] Thank you, patrons
• [00:40:37] New patrons
• [00:41:13] Preparing to visit France?
• [00:42:18] Self-guided tours
• [00:42:36] Great review of the self-guided tours
• [00:43:24] Why the VoiceMap tours are great
• [00:43:57] Travel question of the week
• [00:49:44] Show notes
• [00:50:13] Next week on the podcast

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