First real time in France- 10 nights
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First real time in France- 10 nights
Hello Everyone,
I used to contribute regularly but have fallen off the past few years! I will read through threads for the basics. I have done 2 day trips to France in my years of traveling- one 6 hour layover in Paris and a day trip to Corsica from Sardinia. Me and my boyfriend are both in our 30s, we wants balanced culture time and beach time. I like off the beaten track places. So my initial thoughts are 4-5 nights Paris and 5-6 Corsica. We are trying to keep the trip budget friendly. I will be spending time on Airbnb looking at accommodations for about $100 US and under. I am a fan of renting apartments and houses. Our flights from NYC are in/out of Paris.
After looking at trains, car rentals, ferries, it appears the best way to get to Corsica may be flying. I am open to any other beach area thoughts by the way. I do enjoy driving on vacation and for the beach part we would get a car. So, if there are amazing beach areas on mainland France that you'd like to suggest, I am open. I have to say though the few hours I had in Corsica 11 years ago were breathtaking, and I like everything I've read about it. My boyfriend has never been to Europe at all, it's our first trip together- I'd like it to be special. So any tips/tricks/ideas are welcome. Any accomodation reccs, food reccs.
Thank you!
I used to contribute regularly but have fallen off the past few years! I will read through threads for the basics. I have done 2 day trips to France in my years of traveling- one 6 hour layover in Paris and a day trip to Corsica from Sardinia. Me and my boyfriend are both in our 30s, we wants balanced culture time and beach time. I like off the beaten track places. So my initial thoughts are 4-5 nights Paris and 5-6 Corsica. We are trying to keep the trip budget friendly. I will be spending time on Airbnb looking at accommodations for about $100 US and under. I am a fan of renting apartments and houses. Our flights from NYC are in/out of Paris.
After looking at trains, car rentals, ferries, it appears the best way to get to Corsica may be flying. I am open to any other beach area thoughts by the way. I do enjoy driving on vacation and for the beach part we would get a car. So, if there are amazing beach areas on mainland France that you'd like to suggest, I am open. I have to say though the few hours I had in Corsica 11 years ago were breathtaking, and I like everything I've read about it. My boyfriend has never been to Europe at all, it's our first trip together- I'd like it to be special. So any tips/tricks/ideas are welcome. Any accomodation reccs, food reccs.
Thank you!
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First, I would suggest you investigate "open jaw" flights, i.e., fly into Paris, and come back from your last destination. Backtracking wastes your precious vacation time, and "multi-city" flights are often not more expensive.
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I've got lots of recommendation for Paris on my blog including some off the beaten path ideas.
http://www.somuchmoretosee.com/search/label/Paris
Most ff programs allow a stopover in Europe. It may be worth seeing if you can pay the change fee and add Corsica.
http://www.somuchmoretosee.com/search/label/Paris
Most ff programs allow a stopover in Europe. It may be worth seeing if you can pay the change fee and add Corsica.
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It's personal preference, but I like getting the "hard" part of a trip done at the beginning, before I begin to run out of steam. So I like ending up in the place I'm flying home and that doesn't involve a lot of difficult navigation or other issues. I find big cities relaxing in that regard. So I also would end in Paris.