One of the most popular Traveling Professor tours is our tours to Paris for ladies only.   It is a week full of luxury, art, culture, shopping, and fun.   We start the trip off with a private limo pickup at the Paris airport.   We stay at a wonderful 4 star hotel in the heart of the authentic Latin Quarter, our small group size lets us move around Paris quickly and efficiently, we have professional tour guides leading us on a wonderful itinerary.   Chocolate tasting, wine tasting, fashion and shopping sites are all on the plan.  Join us for a tour of Paris for ladies only.  Read the blog post for details.

Hotel rated as 3 stars in Paris usually are usually well-appointed.    Good ones are tastefully decorated and have amenities like wi-fi, modern facilities, and quality services.  However, on your tour to Paris, don't be surprised if the room size is small, regardless of star rating.   Also, location has very little or nothing to do with the star rating.   Most 3 star hotels in Paris I have stayed in do not have restaurants.   See my blog post for my recommendations for the best 3 star hotels in Paris.

After 50 tours to Paris, I stopped counting.   But why go so much?  Paris is a city of discovery where there is something new every time I go.   Whether it be leading my small group tours to Paris or traveling solo to Paris, it never gets tired.   But what does a person do who has been to Paris as many times as I have been.  Check out the blog post for some inspiration of what to do on your next tour to Paris.

When going on a tour to Paris, take the opportunity to visit the varying neighborhoods of Paris.   Some are sophisticated, some are smutty, some are charming and others are cheap.    They all have an element of "je ne sais quoi" making each of them appealing in their own way.   I have written about two neighborhoods to visit while on your tour of Paris, and I have listed one, that may be of a surprise to you, that I recommend avoiding.

The Traveling Professor's Guide to Paris by me, Professor Stephen Solosky, was first published in 2009.  To my great surprise, it was purchased by thousands of people.  The success of the book launched my small group tours to Paris business.  Since the publication of the first book, I have traveled to Paris over 20 times.  I have led many group tours to Paris.  I have learned much and it is all incorporated into the 2nd Edition of The Traveling Professor's Guide to Paris which came out earlier this year.   For details on what's in the book and how to get an autographed copy, see the blog post.

Paris has something for everyone.  Whether traveling on one of my small group tours to Paris or traveling on your own, everyone always wants to pick up a remembrance of their tour to Paris.   The small specialty markets of Paris provide an opportunity to take home something unique.  Personally, I have all the souvenirs I need of Paris but as an experienced traveler, I still enjoy looking around at Paris markets for those interesting knick-knacks that I can't find anywhere else.  Read today's blog post to find out more about Paris specialty markets.

Traveling to Paris (and the rest of Europe) can be a challenge in the summer.  The crowds are pressing, flights are expensive, it can be tough to get a good Paris hotel.   However there are things you can do to make a tour to Paris more enjoyable in the summer.    I will be running two small group tours to Paris this summer and i will be taking these steps too.  

 

Last year I introduced "Paris For Ladies Only" as a new tour offering and it immediately became the most popular trip on my schedule.  It is in many ways like my other small group tours to Paris in that we only take about 12 people, we see the major sights like the Louvre, Orsay, Opera and other popular places in the City of Light.  However on our "Ladies Only" tour we stay at an exclusive 4-star Left Bank hotel and add some spectacular features the ladies prefer.  It's perfect for solo travelers (about half the ladies coming on my tours are solo travelers) or those traveling with a companion.  So, pack your bags and leave the guys behind and check out the details of my "Paris For Ladies Only" tour in this blog post.

All of The Traveling Professor's small group tours to Paris are professionally guided.   I made a decision to do that several years ago when I saw how much it adds to the Paris touring experience.  In fact, it can make all the difference in a world on a visit to Paris or any other destination for that matter.  In this blog, I will tell you what to look for in a Paris tour guide and give some of my best recommendations.

On my travels, whether going solo or leading a small group tour to Paris, I notice a lot of travelers making mistakes that really impact how much they are enjoying their tour of Paris.  So, I have come up with a "Top Ten" list of things to avoid while on a Paris vacation.  Read it over and even if you take my advice on some of the items I have listed, I am sure you get much more out of your trip to Paris.