FRANCE TRAVEL TIPS FOR FIRST TIMERS | 30+ Must-Knows Before Visiting France + What NOT to Do!

2024 ж. 20 Мам.
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Planning to visit France for the first time? In this video, I'm sharing all my best France travel tips for new visitors, from important must-knows for your France trip to common mistakes that tourists make in France. Don't miss this video if you're planning your own trip to France!
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00:00 INTRODUCTION
00:21 TRAVEL PLANNING TIPS
02:43 CULTURE & ETIQUETTE TIPS
05:28 TRANSPORT & GETTING AROUND
07:49 FOOD & DRINK TIPS
11:36 SIGHTSEEING & ATTRACTION TIPS
12:22 FINAL TIPS FOR WHEN YOU ARRIVE
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Travelling to France for the first time? In need of France travel advice that caters to a newbie? This France travel guide is packed with must-knows before you visit France as a tourist, with a rundown of common tourist mistakes in France as well as answers to common questions like France culture shocks, France culture and etiquette tips, where to go in France, places to visit in France, and more so you can have the France trip of your dreams. Whether you're looking for general France tips or tips for France hidden gems, be sure to watch this video!

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  • Hey everyone! I hope you enjoy this video about beautiful France :) As usual, the written version here has more tips: happytowander.com/france-travel-tips/ And feel free to comment if you have any more tips to add!

    @HappytoWander@HappytoWander10 ай бұрын
  • Contrary to what most KZheadrs say about France, everything you said is absolutely accurate! Well done and thank you for my country.

    @christianc9894@christianc98942 ай бұрын
  • Honestly, you are an absolute angel! Thanks for all the effort in all your videos, they are the most helpful and helped me so much with planning my travels in Europe ❤❤

    @yohibadash6907@yohibadash690710 ай бұрын
    • That makes me so happy to hear!! Thank you so much for the comment and safe travels 🥰

      @HappytoWander@HappytoWander10 ай бұрын
  • Saving my LIFE rn I’m going for my birthday and I’m the only one learning French 😭

    @sillybilly2009@sillybilly20092 ай бұрын
  • Bienvenue en France ❤

    @Maskoo5877@Maskoo58774 ай бұрын
  • Your videos are great keep up the good work!

    @RaylanGivens123@RaylanGivens12310 ай бұрын
  • Great video merci

    @mauricio-captainsfriend5348@mauricio-captainsfriend53488 ай бұрын
  • So many great tips, thank you!

    @simplysourdough5444@simplysourdough544418 күн бұрын
  • Don't overdo with pastries if you care about your figure / your diet 😋😉

    @08taw94@08taw946 ай бұрын
  • I love the fact that you explain how to do la bise 😄😄 Another excellent video, well done!

    @gigiatlas2364@gigiatlas23643 ай бұрын
  • This video is really well put together. I'm starting to plan my honeymoon and your tips are useful!

    @ashleyal@ashleyal9 ай бұрын
    • So happy to hear that! Thanks for watching :)

      @HappytoWander@HappytoWander9 ай бұрын
  • I love your videos and tips, thank you for sharing!

    @kirstenveneziano1205@kirstenveneziano120510 ай бұрын
    • I just uploaded my first ever travel guide of Maldives if you have a moment to check it out!❤

      @experienceluxurytravel@experienceluxurytravel10 ай бұрын
  • Wow this is really useful information!! Merci!! Btw, as a foreigner who isn't expected to have a French phone account, how do you make restaurant reservations?

    @daryldeal@daryldeal4 ай бұрын
  • Lyon is farther east than placed at the 2:54 mark.

    @dbaker3751@dbaker37514 ай бұрын
    • Yeah and same goes for Strasbourg actually 😁

      @daryldeal@daryldeal4 ай бұрын
    • You're too kind, Lyon is completely off! What a cliche...

      @gigiatlas2364@gigiatlas23643 ай бұрын
  • If you meet a French man and don't know his name, it's fine to refer to him as Monsieur Aubergine!

    @user-vh4nj8uq3i@user-vh4nj8uq3i10 ай бұрын
    • Why "Aubergine" ? It's means "Mister Eggplant", what that's ?

      @08taw94@08taw946 ай бұрын
    • ​@@08taw94 I am conversational in formal French but as a male imma say...peepee. Probably a peepee joke. 🥴

      @samhall5096@samhall50965 ай бұрын
  • I might visit Paris this summer! We just uploaded our first ever travel guide video if anyone has a moment to check it out❤

    @experienceluxurytravel@experienceluxurytravel10 ай бұрын
  • Your videos have great tips but please slow down. I like to take short notes for a future European trip to look up at a later time but it’s hard to keep up when you speak so fast. Pretty please?

    @ruh-roh9942@ruh-roh994210 ай бұрын
    • .75 speed works fine, and doesn't distort her voice

      @beejereeno2@beejereeno28 ай бұрын
    • You can pause and go back. 🤷‍♂️

      @daryldeal@daryldeal4 ай бұрын
  • your rate of speech is damn fast..... please make lil slow... that literally made me to stop video in b/w

    @user-mh9sw4zz1r@user-mh9sw4zz1r3 ай бұрын
    • You can slow down the video in the settings

      @Bariom_dome@Bariom_domeАй бұрын
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