[MTVN]

Currently enjoying an airport beer before catching a flight to Paris for a solo weekend away. I have a strong Duolingo streak, I've been loading up on Hemingway and I'm ready for a weekend of mooching around the streets of Paris, people watching from cafes and bars and soaking up the atmosphere and sights.

Haven't done a solo trip away for a while so very excited to do everything at my own pace. Have you done much solo travelling before? Anyone got any tips for Paris in particular?

[Niamh.]

I would have hated to solo travel when I was younger but I'd definitely do it now, I really learned to enjoy my own company and not feel like everyone was looking at me thinking I was weird for being somewhere on my own (also I don't really care now anyway)

Not been to Paris though so no advise there. It's somewhere on my list for a weekend away though so do us a review please

[Kate!]

Sounds fantastic. I might do something on these lines next year, not abroad though.

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I would have hated to solo travel when I was younger but I'd definitely do it now, I really learned to enjoy my own company and not feel like everyone was looking at me thinking I was weird for being somewhere on my own (also I don't really care now anyway)

Not been to Paris though so no advise there. It's somewhere on my list for a weekend away though so do us a review please

Yeah same, especially when with a good book and just the knowledge that you have literally nowhere that you have to be

Will do on the review although I will probably spend all weekend on a terrace somewhere drinking wine and having oysters

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Yeah same, especially when with a good book and just the knowledge that you have literally nowhere that you have to be

Will do on the review although I will probably spend all weekend on a terrace somewhere drinking wine and having oysters

That all sounds like absolute bliss tbh

[Ammi]

…I could spend days just mooching through the book stalls by the river…there are some wonderful finds there…I recall buying a petit David Bowie book for Shaun one time but it was written in French is the only thing……I would say yes to a Louvre visit but it is a crowded walk around..and no to an Eiffel Tower experience but then I’m not a height person…top tip if you have a sweet tooth would be to visit as many chocolate shops as you can and taste their free chocolate temptations ….but whether you have a sweet tooth or not, the French eclairs are just….heaven …

…there are lots of parks and churches and old cemeteries etc to visit if that’s your vibe and a coffee shop on every corner to people watch…enjoy……

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…I could spend days just mooching through the book stalls by the river…there are some wonderful finds there…I recall buying a petit David Bowie book for Shaun one time but it was written in French is the only thing……I would say yes to a Louvre visit but it is a crowded walk around..and no to an Eiffel Tower experience but then I’m not a height person…top tip if you have a sweet tooth would be to visit as many chocolate shops as you can and taste their free chocolate temptations ….but whether you have a sweet tooth or not, the French eclairs are just….heaven …

…there are lots of parks and churches and old cemeteries etc to visit if that’s your vibe and a coffee shop on every corner to people watch…enjoy……

Ohhh I love a cemetery(insert age joke here ) and isn't Jim Morrison's grave in Paris? That would be top of my to do list

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…I could spend days just mooching through the book stalls by the river…there are some wonderful finds there…I recall buying a petit David Bowie book for Shaun one time but it was written in French is the only thing……I would say yes to a Louvre visit but it is a crowded walk around..and no to an Eiffel Tower experience but then I’m not a height person…top tip if you have a sweet tooth would be to visit as many chocolate shops as you can and taste their free chocolate temptations ….but whether you have a sweet tooth or not, the French eclairs are just….heaven …

…there are lots of parks and churches and old cemeteries etc to visit if that’s your vibe and a coffee shop on every corner to people watch…enjoy……

Thanks Ammi, great tips! I'll try check out the Shakespeare and Company bookshop which is named after the famous one from the 20s and browse some other stalls. I'm going to the Louvre this evening actually as it's free after 6pm on the first Friday of the month

Yeah not too fussed about the Eiffel tower so will sack that off. An eclair or two will definitely be enjoyed at some point

[Benjamin]

Most of my adventures have been solo. So much fun.

[rusticgal]

Sounds wonderful....I am happy in my own company and could sit and people watch all day. As much as I love being with my husband, he is not one to sit around and likes to be busy.

So I am very jealous...and yes it is something I could easily do.

Have a wonderful time..

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Ohhh I love a cemetery(insert age joke here ) and isn't Jim Morrison's grave in Paris? That would be top of my to do list

…yeah I’m not sure which cemetery it is but I know that he was laid to rest in Paris…I won’t insert the age joke because I like to walk through a cemetery as well and read the gravestones of those who have walked the same earth as us…

[MTVN]

Je suis en Paris maintenant et je bois un biere pres de la Seine avant je visiter la Louvre

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Ohhh I love a cemetery(insert age joke here ) and isn't Jim Morrison's grave in Paris? That would be top of my to do list

Yeah that's Pere La chaise cemetery which is very famous, Oscar Wilde is also buried there

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Je suis en Paris maintenant et je bois un biere pres de la Seine avant je visiter la Louvre

Eh bien, profitez-en et ne buvez pas trop de bieres...

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Je suis en Paris maintenant et je bois un biere pres de la Seine avant je visiter la Louvre

[Jessica.]

I fly alone nearly every year. I'm going to Ireland in a few weeks. Love it.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Je suis en Paris maintenant et je bois un biere pres de la Seine avant je visiter la Louvre

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

I fly alone nearly every year. I'm going to Ireland in a few weeks. Love it.

Oh, you could visit Niamh Jess xx

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by Kate!

Oh, you could visit Niamh Jess xx

I think that would be very awkward, I haven't had a proper chat with her in years.

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

I think that would be very awkward, I haven't had a proper chat with her in years.

Oops.

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by Kate!

Oops.

Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a bad suggestion, I am meeting up with other people I know from chatting online x

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a bad suggestion, I am meeting up with other people I know from chatting online x

That's great! X

I have now met 3 people from Tibb. Scott Lucas and Vanessa

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by Kate!

That's great! X

I have now met 3 people from Tibb. Scott Lucas and Vanessa

Aww that's lovely, i love meeting new people.

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Kate!

That's great! X

I have now met 3 people from Tibb. Scott Lucas and Vanessa

You met Scott! How was he?

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

You met Scott! How was he?

Hilarious.