Comments on: Paris Holiday Guide – MyTravel

By: venezia hotel

venezia hotel — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:00:02 +0000

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By: lilypond

lilypond — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:08:16 +0000

Paris is like all capitals. It has extremely expensive properties in the middle of the city and a variety of suburbs which range from desirable middle-class area where properties are expensive like Neuilly, to poor down-at-heel areas like Saint-Denis or Clichy-sous-bois where poor immigrants have conglomerated and where there were serious riots four years ago when the police was attacked with petrol bombs and cars were set on fire.
Accommodation is very expensive. To rent you have to think of 1 200 Euros a month for something decent like a small studio apartment. To buy a small house in a quiet area like Menilmontant, with living, dining -kitchen, three bedrooms and a bathroom, a tiny attic, a cellar and a small back garden, the price is over 910.000 Euros.

Having said all this, before even looking at properties near Paris, you should investigate if you can move to France where immigration laws are now those of the Schengen zone. Basically any person from a country outside the Schengen zone is not allowed to move there for a period exceeding 90 days unless they have been granted a long stay visa. They must also obtain a work permit and a living permit. These are now rarely given, unless you have outstanding qualifications or have been offered a job there by an organisation that can justify not employing someone from the EU, for instance working at the American embassy, or teaching a very specialised subject in a university.
You can check all the information about living and working in France on the following website:
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/espaces_dedies.php3?id_rubrique=2045

By: Shy girl

Shy girl — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:47:36 +0000

It's usually best to get your tickets in advance so you can stick to a schedule and not have to worry about the train being sold out and all of that. I would take a train from Paris to London, it would be easiest to find a train from a big city (such as Paris). You're very lucky to be in a study-abroad program, do you like it? Would you recommend it?

Good luck!

By: WeiJieD

WeiJieD — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:48:20 +0000

Paris is my reason to live XD

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:28:10 +0000

Oh for goodness sake, Taken is a movie, a thriller, not a documentary of Paris. It's a great movie, but I've been travelling to/fro Paris several times a year since I was 18 and I have not yet once been pickpocketed (touch wood and let's hope it keeps that way).

Paris in general is a very safe city, but like anywhere else in the world, keep your wits around you and be aware of your environment. Don't go wandering someplace that you're unfamiliar with when it's dark and there's very little people around. Don't flash your belongings to the world and take good care that your belongings are securely kept. Don't drink/eat something offered by a stranger. If you're out for the evening don't let your drinks be out of your sight or else just buy a new one. The usual things and precautions that you would take regardless where you are, you know.

Walking the city in the central area is very much the thing to do (you'll miss the magnificent sights of Paris with the lights otherwise) during the evening, but you may want to avoid areas such Pigalle (red district area) and Montmartre, and parts of the city that's near the peripherique.

Stay safe and have fun in Paris.

By: Moi

Moi — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:52:39 +0000

Hello,

To walk there would be too long. Here's a link of how to get there with the Metro:

http://www34.ratp.info/Pivi/piviweb.php?exec=piviweb&cmd=RechercheItiConseille&Profil=RATP_UK

Otherwise, if you've got a lot of baggage take the taxi. If you arrive out of the rush hour, which is between 5pm and 8pm, it will probably cost around 15€.

By: hunnieb11

hunnieb11 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:37:37 +0000

You should try Eurolines.

By: fortune32

fortune32 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:21:12 +0000

Ye…you’ve got a point…but..it’s still paris.

By: tureal11

tureal11 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:32:45 +0000

Paris is a shit-hole! The only reason you want to go there is because you have never been! Every ‘Tourist Hot-spot’ is crowded with beggars and people trying to sell things on the street… It’s disgusting. I went there 3 months ago, and i will never go again. You couldn’t pay me to go there again.

By: avnpiot

avnpiot — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:34:21 +0000

Paris is the most beautiful city in the world