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It's just 3 days to show the kids Paris then on to Italy
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@mariner4life said in Travel:
It's just 3 days to show the kids Paris then on to Italy
How old are the kids? If they are older and you are planning to see some museums or other monuments, I'd recommend buying museum passes
https://www.parismuseumpass.fr/t-en
It gets you into heaps of places such as the Louvre, Musee D'Orsay, and Versailles Palace is included so it is a good deal. And IIRC there is a special lane so you don't queue with those buying tickets
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@mariner4life said in Travel:
It's just 3 days to show the kids Paris then on to Italy
We did a hop on/off bus around Paris a couple of years ago with kids and they loved it. It is a quick way to drive past a lot of the landmarks and work out which ones you want to spend more time at. Also stayed in a 3 star hotel in Montmarte which is a good location for views of the city. If kids are old enough a day trip out to some of the WW1 war cemeteries is a worthwhile experience
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Is it possible to travel to England or France unvaccinated? Very unclear/old info online.
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@mariner4life said in Travel:
It's just 3 days to show the kids Paris then on to Italy
We did a hop on/off bus around Paris a couple of years ago with kids and they loved it. It is a quick way to drive past a lot of the landmarks and work out which ones you want to spend more time at. Also stayed in a 3 star hotel in Montmarte which is a good location for views of the city. If kids are old enough a day trip out to some of the WW1 war cemeteries is a worthwhile experience
I went out to Normandy and Amiens. Took tours there, highly recommended
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@muddyriver said in Travel:
Is it possible to travel to England or France unvaccinated? Very unclear/old info online.
I would have thought so. Covid19 is barely a thing there now
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Yeah Lille being so easy to get to is a bit of a favourite to hit for a relaxing weekend.
Ypres is a nice weekend town if you like heading that way. Especially if you want to have a gander at the WWI sites with NZ connections and haven't done that before.
Can recommend this place to stay. Very nice. Free beer in the mini bar.
Main Street Boutique Hotel Ieper/Ypres
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had a week in Paris with Mrs NZZP a few years ago and absolutely loved it. It's one of my favourite cities to wander around in; so pedestrian friendly, so many things to see and do.
Broke the week up with a trip out to vaux-le-vicomte. Just an incredible castle in an incredible setting.
But agree, rural France is something else. One of the many things I love about the French is how seriously they take eating and drinking... if I lived there, I'd be a 300 pound monster, but full of happy cheese.
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@Smudge fava beans are on special
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@mariner4life did we ever find out if @Snowy had family in Oz? Harder to dig basements in sandy conditions I'd imagine!
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I see Air Asia is advertising transtasman flights from November. Hopefully other players will reenter the market soon and help push the cost down
Upvote the shit out of that. Trying to get back for an event in Late November ... Prem Econ is like 3k. If I go to Sydney instead it's like 1.2 - 1.5k.
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I see Air Asia is advertising transtasman flights from November. Hopefully other players will reenter the market soon and help push the cost down
That’s awesome - I have two lots of Covid flight credits for Air Asia which I could use to travel home.
Get in there mate
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@MajorRage yeah the Mother-in-law has booked to fly over here in Jan, think she is flying business, cant recall how much, maybe 5k squids, includes connecting flights from whatever airport she uses in Scotland - Manchester and Auckland - Whangarei.
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I have a week in Cairns and 5 days on the Gold Coast next month. I've been told to stay well clear of the locals in Cairns but one guy has invited me for a BBQ and a nice chianti, and I do like to live dangerously.
Can confirm I'm still alive after said meal but I fear the next 3-4 days of drinking are just a way for him to pickle my liver...
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Off to New Caledonia for a fortnight on Saturday. Never been on my bucket list but hey it's not NZ or Oz
it is hellish expensive though. Still as it is part of Europe
no Covid restrictions at all.Haven't had to parlez Franglais since 1989
My fifth form French came in handy in Gay Paris back in 01.
“Deux Heineken s’il vous plait”
What more do you need to know how to say ?
