Paris

Pros: Romantic, art, architecture, food.
Cons: Parisians hate tourists.

Paris is a beautiful city full of wonderful art, architecture, and culture. However, it is also a city full of tourists and locals who hate tourists. On my most recent trip to Paris I was determined to discover "Paris off the beaten track" -- wonderful...

Pros: French food in all its rich, creamy glory
Cons: can do serious damage to waistline and wallet if you're not careful

Paris is a lot like New York. You can spend hundreds of dollars on exquisite food in ethereal settings- and you can have a fine multi-course dinner with wine for under $50 for two. Like New York, however, it is also possible to end up paying too much for...

Pros: Excellent public transportation, very easy to get around
Cons: not spending enough time there to see EVERYTHING

Pros: Extremely Beautiful City
Cons: R-U-D-E

I never would have believed that Gene Kelly could steer me wrong.

A few years ago I took a trip to Paris with my (now ex-) wife. Perhaps it was in Paris itself where our marriage took a wrong turn. Perhaps if those waiters had been just a...

Pros: Wonderful people
Cons: Only the tourists are rude

I was warned. I can't say I wasn't. Simply everyone told me how rude the French people would be. It was my first jaunt to Paris, and everyone who knew anything about France was telling me how I'd have to stand up to those snooty people.

My...

Pros: Rich history, terrific cultural experience, beautiful architecture.
Cons: Americans won't always feel welcome, pickpockets, expensive.

In high school, I struggled through two years of Spanish language courses before begging to be switched to French classes instead, to fill my four-year requirement. I quickly discovered that French is a rich, smooth language and for some reason I...

Pros: Fun, fun, fun
Cons: Sometimes expensive

We visited DISNEYLAND - PARIS, (France) earlier this year with my sister and her family (when the Kids Go Free) offer was on.
It was mid January - minus 2 degrees, but the sun shone, and apart from wrapping up well going at this time of year did...

Pros: The most beautiful city imaginable
Cons: Some people are intimidated

There are people who live elsewhere yet feel they "own" Paris - because it wakens and rekindles their sense of romance and awe. My husband, son and I are in that group. We never tire of going to Paris, roaming around, revisiting the Louvre, the Musee...

Pros: Very efficient rail and bus access.
Cons: Ugly and very badly designed

My apologies for originally placing this review under the CDG Holiday Inn site.

My review of CDG Roissy airport comes from one who travels a lot by plane and who sees the main airport of any country as its front door, a place to get you into...

Pros: Broadens your horizons, improves your language skills, great experience
Cons: It may be frustrating working for very low pay

It's hard to truly experience life in another country unless you spend a decent amount of time living there. I had a chance to see this first hand when I spent a year as a "jeune fille au-pair" or nanny in Paris for a year.
I was...

Pros: People, Food, Culture, Style
Cons: Too far from San Francisco!

My friends have been asking me for a while to make a list of some of my favorite places in Paris. I lived there and fell in love with the city and each time I go back there are a few special places that I try to revisit to soak up the French esprit....

Pros: this is a great service
Cons: not one

So, here you are. You have arrived at Charles De Gaulle Airport after a long (perhaps all-night) flight and more than anything you want to get to your hotel and freshen up. Of course you are one of the millions of us who have to live within your means...

Pros: Like walking into the middle ages...on the streets of the Latin Quarter!
Cons: There's so much to see and do in Paris, it's hard to find enough time!

Even if you have never been a fan of the Middle Ages, the Musee national du Moyen Age is more than worth a visit! It's collection of arts and crafts is considered to be the finest in the world for this period of history. Most people come to see the...

Pros: Excellent sampling of art and artifacts of the middle ages.
Cons: None

It was the last day of our first Parisian vacation, and we were strolling the streets of the fair city, soaking up as many sights and sounds as we could before we had to board the plane that evening. A street sign pointed to the Cluny, and I recalled...

Pros: streets are clean and in good repair
Cons: Don't be out after midnight

New Year's Eve 2001 in Paris! How exciting. My wife was thrilled.

We had made dinner reservations for December 31st at Goumard by phone and fax, but stopped there when we got to Paris to confirm. We were told during our stop that the dinner...