Morning all & welcome back to the Paris blogs!
First up we are going to look at currency, I know your all thinking it’s euros what more is to know, but I’ll carry on anyway!
But what are your options with currency!
Cash you can exchange your sterling into euros before leaving for France, there’s lots of places you can exchange your cash even in the airport for the last minute!
Debit card currently you can use your brutish bank cards and you’ll be charged a fee by many banks per transaction! But it’s handy if you run out of cash!
Currency card this is my favourite, I can transfer money on to a pre paid card and exchange it to euros when the exchange rate is good and back to sterling if I don’t use it! Some cards have fees so be on the look out for that, but if you travel a bit it gives you a place to save it In many currency (euros, dollars etc)
Myself I use a mixture of all three depending on length and need to use a taxi! Although some places including France if you download the Uber app and link to your PayPal you can use that to pay for for taxis instead Of carrying cash!
Travel around Paris
- Paris had a metro system which is great and defiantly worth exploring to get around the city.
- Sightseeing you can use the buses which allows you to stay sitting and taking pics of jumping on & off!
- Taxi if you want to I’d likely download a taxi app for this, especially if it allows you to pay on your mobile!
- Walk, Paris is pretty compact in comparison to other capitals and you know what they say .. if you don’t walk you miss the best bits! I often walk/wheel around cities partly access but also you get to see stuff you wouldn’t normally!
Paris is good for exploring so don’t be afraid to explore and check out this old but beautiful city!
Next week we look sightseeing!
Until then
Vicky xx
