Your Kind of Escape in France
A first trip to France often starts in Paris. A fast train east changes it: Strasbourg’s old town, Alsace wine villages, and Christmas markets that are worth planning around. I plan and book both halves for travellers across Canada.
Paris was never on my travel list. Then I went on my own and fell completely in love with it, and my last couple of solo trips have been there. I’ve also come home from Strasbourg with a suitcase of Christmas-market gifts.
France at a glance
- The appeal
- Paris first, then a slower chapter in Alsace
- A good length
- 7 to 10 nights
- Best season
- Spring and autumn for walking. December if the markets are the point.
- From Canada
- Non-stop to Paris from several Canadian cities
Explore France
- Things to See & Do — Paris, Strasbourg and the wine villages
- Trip Ideas & Inspiration — A week, ten nights, or a December market trip
- When to Go & Travel Tips — Seasons, trains and the practical details
A few highlights
Lavender fields
Long rows of purple and a slower pace. A lavender trip is a different route from Paris and Alsace, and one I’m happy to plan with you. Trip ideas
Paris, neighbourhood first
Choose where you stay before you choose the hotel. The centre is very walkable, and Montmartre is hillier. Paris
Strasbourg’s old town and the Christmas markets are the other reasons to take the train east. See the places
Let’s plan your France trip
Tell me how long you have, whether Paris is a first visit or a return, and if December markets are on the list. I’ll plan the route and book the stays and trains.
The initial 30-minute consultation is complimentary. The professional research fee is $50 per traveller aged 2 or older, paid before research begins.