First Visit to France as a Solo Traveler, Episode 418

Casey Armistead had her first visit to France as a solo traveler. You might think that someone who's coming to France for the first time is likely to stay in Paris the whole time or might have a limited itinerary. Not Casey! She wanted to see a lot more of France and she used trains and car rentals to see all the places she had in mind. Listen to hear about all the wonderful places she went.

In this episode, Annie also discusses the 10 most cost efficient places to live in France as reported by Le Parisien newspaper.

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Table of Contents for this Episode

• [00:00:00] Intro
• [00:00:35] Today on the podcast
• [00:01:05] Podcast supporters
• [00:01:23] News update
• [00:02:06] First Visit to France as a Solo Traveler
• [00:02:14] Solo traveling
• [00:04:21] Begining the trip in Paris
• [00:04:58] Petite Beloy Hotel
• [00:05:39] Walking for hours in Paris
• [00:08:08] Latin Quarter walking tour
• [00:09:37] Dinner Cruise on Le Calife
• [00:12:25] Tulleries, Orangerie, Petite Palace
• [00:12:44] Audio Tour at the Orangerie
• [00:13:10] Petit Palais
• [00:13:31] Rodin Museum
• [00:14:14] Sacré Coeur
• [00:16:14] Montmartre
• [00:16:55] Lots of walking!
• [00:17:34] Walking to the Opera House
• [00:18:48] Safe as a solo traveler on the streets of Paris
• [00:19:14] Tips on taking the train in France
• [00:21:34] Renting a car at the Aix train station
• [00:22:40] Driving through Aix-en-Provence
• [00:25:46] La Maison de Marie B&B
• [00:28:40] Kayak experience from Collias in the Gard
• [00:30:28] Free music concerts for Fête de la Musique on June 21
• [00:30:58] Avignon
• [00:33:40] Lavender fields in Sault
• [00:34:46] Buying gas in France
• [00:35:13] Horse back riding tour
• [00:35:56] Forcalquier
• [00:37:44] Tips for other solo visitors and first time visitors to France
• [00:40:29] Outro[00:40:29] Thank you, patrons
• [00:40:49] New patrons
• [00:41:04] Garlic soup
• [00:41:33] Preparing a trip to France?
• [00:42:25] Self-guided tours
• [00:43:02] The French baguette
• [00:45:13] Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the US
• [00:47:15] Electric cars conundrum
• [00:49:31] Europe is very disparate
• [00:50:13] Great places to live in France
• [00:56:31] Personal update
• [00:57:23] Show notes and transcript
• [00:58:07] Next week on the podcast