Going on vacation next month to Paris.Aside from my CC, i need to use ATM for petty cash for small items and souvenirs.Where’s a good place to buy cheap Paris souvenirs?
In Paris you will find ATMs on each branch of each bank, and on or in random shops as well, that means, nearly every other street corner in some parts of town.
For less expensive souvenirs, wander off in the side streets near the famous sights.
But look at the quality and the cost of any souvenir before buying, often after you return home they do not look as sweet anymore.
I often end up buying a useful thing for in the house, plain, not decorated with an Eiffel tower or such, and enjoy using that much more than I would have something with a visual reminder of the town printed on it.
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I'm a Canadian on vacation in Europe right now. In Munich now and will be taking the train to Paris. I've realised that I probably packed too much clothes in my luggage. it's too heavy and doesn't leave much space for the clothes and things that i will be buying here. is it possible for me to take a bunch of my clothes and ship it back home in a backpack or something?? because i really won't need the extra clothes and it is just too much space being pointlessly used. what would be the cheapest way for me to ship some of it back home so that i don't have as much stuff to carry around??
Mail them via PARCEL POST. I did that some years ago and it takes about 6 weeks, but everything arrived OK. You have to fill out the customs form, but it doesn't hurt to mark plainly on the outside of the box "USED PERSONAL CLOTHING" that keeps you from having to pay duty on it.
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In summer 2008 I will take a 22-day vacation ALONE which will include flying into London, staying there for a few days, then flying by Ryanair to Rome. After a few days there, I'll go to Venice via afternoon train, then a few days later I will take an overnight train to Paris. In Paris I would like to do 1 or 2 one-day excursions to Versailles and/or Chartres during my stay there. Then after a week in Paris, I will take the Eurostar under the English Channel to London. I am looking at which is easier, cheaper, and better: 1) buying a 2-country Eurail Pass (France and Italy)… or… 2) just buying the tickets AT FULL FARE without a Eurail Pass. I have never been to Europe before and so have no real concept of which is better, and I am a bit confused about how the Eurail Pass works. I know that if I were traveling all over the place, it would be beneficial, but as I am staying put most of the time, would a Eurail Pass really be wise? Please help with any advice. Thanks!
Depends on how much the pass costs, but it's worth trying to price out what "full fare" is. I've taken a look at the Italian Railways website, www.trenitalia.it, and while it's too early to book a ticket for the summer, I tried a date in April between Roma and Venezia/Venice, and got a standard adult fare of €41.50 2nd class, €56 1st class on a morning Eurostar Italia train (4.5 hours) or on an ordinary Intercity train (just under 6 hours), though quite a bit more expensive in the afternoon.
A couchette on the overnight "Stendahl" from Venice to Paris-Bercy appears to cost €80.
Versailles and Chartres are basically suburban trips from Paris - Versailles in particular; if I remember rightly from when I did it in the 80s, Chartres' less than an hour on a suburban train, so it's hardly economic to use a pass just for those trips.
The Eurostar passholder fare is £50 in 2nd class, so you'll be paying that even if you have a Eurail pass. If you commit to a particular train far enough in advance, you can get 2nd class fares between €67 - €199.
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Is it true that buying LV products from where it is produced (e.g in paris) will be considerably cheaper then elsewhere?
I live in Singapore, and i've been eyeing a rather gorgeous Neo Cabby MM tote, as well as a matching Amelia wallet..
The accompanying price-tag however, is not that much of eye candy as it is an eyesore..
My friend'll be flying off to Paris on vacation, and I was thinking to ask her to help me buy them..
But, the wallet i've my eyes on is the last piece here in Singapore, and i'm not entirely sure if they have stock over there in Paris either..
What do you guys think?
Thanks so much for answering!!!
Buying from Paris may be a little cheaper because you can claim the taxes. However, if your friend is also buying something in Paris herself, chances are, she won't be able to buy anything for you Because customers are only allow to buy one LV bag per person. FYI. One euro dollar = 2.13 Singapore dollars.
If you buy stuff from Ladies Street in Hong Kong, you're buying fake stuff.
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We want to vacation from San Francisco to Copenhagen this summer. I've heard it's cheaper to fly from the USA to a major European hub (London, Paris, etc) and then catch a smaller intra-Europe flight to a smaller European city (Copenhagen, Prague, etc) vs. trying to fly direct from the US. Does anyone have experience with this or any recommendations for intra-Europe carriers? I've checked options on Yahoo! Travel, Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity, etc but they are all pretty US-centric and still quite expensive.
Copenhagen is a major airport, handling about 22 million passengers per year, hub for SAS Scandinavian Airlines, and with nonstop flights from Seattle, New York, Chicago, Washington, Newark, and Atlanta. You will likely be able to find a good deal without having to break the trip to 2 tickets, but of course it doesn't hurt to shop prices….
Here's a list of low-cost destination service by airline from CPH Airport: http://www.cph.dk/CPH/UK/MAIN/Before+Departure/Low+Fare+Tickets/Europe.htm — This is helpful if you're comparing prices on 2 tickets, via Paris, LON, FRA, or AMS, for example.
You might try SAS consolidator http://www.travelteam.com to see what they've got on your dates.
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If you can depart before May 17, or after August 13, then I'm seeing much cheaper fares. Aug 14\29 on Continental, for example, at $738 total, SFO-EWR-CPH; CPH-EWR-SFO.
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I am looking at going to Europe over spring break. Don't care where, just want the cheapest ticket possible. Often, you can buy cheaper tickets by flying to less popular destinations (like Duesseldorf or Manchester), even though you might be laying over in a more popular place, say London or Paris? Would it be good advice to buy a ticket to "WhoKnowsWhere" if it means a layover in one of those hub cities, and then just stay there, not using the third leg of the flight (as long as the same route is taken on the going and returning flights, of course)? Am I crazy? Are they going to charge me a fee for "missing the last leg of the flight" and picking up the return flight at the layover point?
For example, i just found a sale ticket to Munich for $538 pp including taxes. The layover is in London to and from. Could I just skip the London leg and have about 15 more hours of vacation time? A trip to london is probably more like $700 pp.
Nope, I asked about the same thing when I went backpacking this summer…there was a roundtrip flight from the u.s. to Munich that connected in London. We wanted to get off in London spend a few days and eventually make our way to Munich for the trip home. They told us that if we didn't reboard in London that we would lose out bags and our return flight would be cancelled. My advice if you are on a budget…get the most reasonable flight you can find into europe then fly easy jet or ryan air to where you want to go…you can find flights on those airlines for 20 euros sometimes. Just be careful because they have stricter weight restrictions on baggage so travel with the least amount of stuf possible.
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I'm planning on taking a 4 day vacation in Parisdec.16-19. Is it cheaper to buy designer stuff like Chanel and LV there with the tax thingy in the airport?
Another thing, where in Paris can i find flea markets or really not-so-expensive boutiques where I can find clothes and stuff that I can only find in Paris. I need all the help I can get coz im only staing for 4 days and Ive never been there. I can't afford to get lost and all. haha Merci beacoup!
The biggest flea market is the one in St. Ouen. Its very easy to get to, Just take the Metro to the Porte de Clignancourt stop. After exiting the Metro, walk under the overpass and take the first left at the rue de Rosiers to reach the center of the market.
http://www.parispuces.com/en/historique/Default.htm
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My wife and I just returned from a 5 day stay in vegas… stayed at Paris. Fantastic! We ALMOST blew our annual vacation budget on that trip, but we have the opportunity to go back for 2 days, midweek with some friends for a birthday celebration. Our friends hooked us up with a deal on a flight and we are both wanting a cheap place to stay so we have more money to gamble and just have fun with (we are not expecting the same luxury that Paris offered this time around…we have pretty low expectations this time). Our friends haven’t been there before, and like I said, my wife and I just came back. We don’t really care about luxury on this trip, rather a relatively inexpensive place to stay near the action. Our friends keep bringing up Hooters because of the price (2 nights, bungalow room for less than $60 total), but I see that Excalibur would only be about $30 more for the same 2 nights. I’ve read that the Bungalow rooms at Hooter’s are pretty bad. Keeping lodging under $100 for 2 nights is our goal… which would be a better option? We are all early thirties. I know the Riviera, Circus Circus, and Sahara are all pretty cheap too, but we would rather stay near the south end due to the other properties that are within walking distance. We had considered some properties off strip, but figured the savings would be wasted on cab rides to/from the strip and are not too keen on relying on “shuttles” either. Suggestions?
You’re going with your wife & a couple who have never been to Vegas?? Come on…splurge & stay away from Hooters!!! Excalibur is fine and is good walking distance of some of the bigger places (Caesars, Bellagio, etc.). Have fun!
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I just obtained my US Passport a couple of days ago and I'm absolutely ITCHING to leave the continent. I've been to both Canada and Mexico (as well as the Carribean), but never overseas. If it's feasible financially, I would love to take a month off and fly out to Paris (or maybe somewhere else a bit less romantically idealistic) and take modest means of transportation to a few/several European countries within a fairly close proximity. The obvious hindering factor, of course, being monetary.
For a 3 or 4 week European escapade, realistically how much am I looking at going through if I'm budgeting airfare, food, lodging (preferably cheap hostels or something of that nature), public transportation, and such? Anyone in these forums actually done it?
I would consider renting a camper van or small RV. You'll have a place to eat cheaper, transportation and a place to stay for under $100.00 USD per day. Try it, I did!
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I'm looking to go to Paris or Italy?I'll be going by myself,maybe with one other.What i want to do is travel as cheap as possible.I have 8 days of vacation to do this in.I live in Milwaukee,Wisconsin if this helps.
Backpacking and sleeping in hostels is by far the cheapest way to go. I backpacked through Europe for 4 months in 2004 and it was awesome. I'd be glad to help in any way possible- I've been to both France and Italy.
Rick Steve's travel books are wonderful 
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