sirtripsalot93

Hello everyone,

I am going to Paris in late November early December for 10 days (9 days really). Me and my girlfriend originally wanted to do Paris Amsterdam and Prague, but most people said Prague was not a good idea in winter giving our limited time. We are still in the planning stages of our trip and we totally forgot that we have 200 dollars vouchers valid for any flights apart of the one world alliance. We would like to use them if possible because they expire soon. So does anyone have any suggestions about how we could incorporate then into our trip. We are ok with missing Prague and possible Amsterdam, and only seeing Paris for 2 days. We just like to travel and see new beautiful places that are safe, not really big foodies and don't have a preference to mountains vs beach or anything like that. Thanks and sorry for the length.

nytraveler

Well in December there is no place in europe that has beach weather. the best you might do - southern Spain or Sicily - you might get as high as 60.

If you are willing to drop Amsterdam you can easily do Prague. But in Dec anyplace north of the Alps will be winter - cold and possibly chilly rain/sleet or snow along with grey days and limited daylight hours. (This wouldn;t bother us at all, but we're used to a real winter.)

If you head to Italy you might enjoy Rome or florence - but do realize you can get quite chilly weather and rain.

denisea

Paris is a great destination that time of year. You might consider day trips from Paris, as there are many great ones and you could be back in Paris for dinner. Or, you might consider spending time in Stasbourg (just over 2 hours by TGV train from Paris). Strasbourg is very pretty and you could use it as a base to visit many towns in Alsace, which should be extra special at Christmas.

Christina

I"m not sure what you are asking exactly. You say you are okay with only 2 days in Paris but your trip is 9 days? Do you mean where you can you go in France in that time and return to Paris? I don't understand your itinerary and flights.

If you want to drop Prague now due to distance (not sure it will be worse than Amsterdam in terms of weather), you can certainly do Paris and Amsterdam, why not? There is a fast train between them.

YOu could do Prague, also, but I'd fly between them, not take the train. The flight isn't long as you can get very reasonable fares, even the fare on Czech air isn't that high (I just did that, it was only around 100 euro). Prague weather in December might be similar to Chicago in temps, but it's fairly dry. Amsterdam is only a little warmer on average, and will be damper. It is Amsterdam's rainiest month.

PalenQ

she's asking about where to fly to from Paris to use their $200 use it or lose it coupons or whatever - southern France - the Riviera or nytraveler's suggestions would be sweet.

zorrosf

My recommendation is to forget trying to use the $200 vouchers and enjoy Paris for nine days. In the alternative, see if the vouchers are good for R/T to Prague which, even in winter, would be a worthwhile diversion for 3 days. Having said that, nine days exclusively in Paris is not to be sneezed at.