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FYI: Itinerary to visit Paris "The city is an atmosphere, not a list of locations to check off."
[edit]https://thesailingboard.substack.com/p/voyages-003-paris-france —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 18:36, 23 July 2025 (UTC)
- This is a healthy and interesting point of view. Wikivoyage might seem rigged for "check-list tourism", but we can use the Understand, See and Do to inspire other ways to travel; in particular for famous destinations such as Paris, which tends to leave many visitors disappointed. /Yvwv (talk) 21:52, 23 July 2025 (UTC)
- Agreed and glad that I got some validation. More content based around itineraries and what it's like to be somewhere should probably be the direction of the site over a bunch of listings. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:41, 23 July 2025 (UTC)
- I've recently heard about three experiences of Paris (all middle-aged US women): One went to Paris, had her phone stolen, got food poisoning, and loved it. The other two went to Paris, had no apparent problems, and would not recommend it to anyone. The only difference I can identify is that the one who loved it speaks some French, and the other two don't. WhatamIdoing (talk) 17:51, 24 July 2025 (UTC)
- That's interesting. I can't relate to people being disappointed by Paris unless they had terrible experiences like the first woman who nevertheless loved it, but when I showed up for my first visit, I had already studied 3.5 years of French and my head swam for only a week before I started speaking reasonably well. There's no need for visitors to France to speak French fluently, but a bit of effort to speak some French and follow some French etiquette is appreciated. Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:00, 24 July 2025 (UTC)