Monday, October 29, 2012

Unexpected Paris trip

I was in Paris last week. I went there to meet two high school friends, one who came to study french and baking, and another one who is on a long trip around Europe. It had been a while since I went on such a spontaneous, out-of-the-blue adventure. Everything was decided a few days before the trip... and with a bit of encouragement of the boy I went for it. I have to admit I was a bit reluctant, not that I don't love travelling anymore or that I don't jump at the chance of walking around cities and discovering new corners of places I've already been too, but I hadn't stayed in a youth hostel for the last 8 years or so and I must confess, after working for guest-reviews for a year, a part of me was dreading the experience a bit. I'm glad I went though, we had lots of fun, walked as if there was no tomorrow, the youth hostel was clean and modern and I survived the night-trip by bus. That's right. If you ever want to travel Europe on a short-notice and on the cheap, buses are the way to go. Way more affordable than trains and low-cost airlines if you are booking last-minute. I have to recognize, the first two days were tough. I missed the husband a lot, and I constantly found myself wanting to tell him about stuff I saw, luckily he was able to join us for the weekend and all-girls time was something I hadn't experienced in quite some time. And Paris in the fall is always magic...  

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  1. Yay! I love Paris. I don't know if I'd be brave enough to take a spontaneous trip though, I love to plan things.

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    1. Yeah, I know what you mean. I used to be a lot more spontaneous, and it was nice to do it again.

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  2. How wonderful! You're so lucky that you can take spontaneous trips like that and be in another country in a few hours. No such luck in Australia ;)

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    1. Wow Australia... yeah I can imagine ! But it is a huge place so it must be quite different from one place to another? In Mexico you can travel for hours without leaving the country so I get you... This ease to travel is actually one of the things I love the most about Europe.

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    2. Yes and no. The major cities are all different from each other, but they're subtle differences. But we do have lovely beaches and hinterland areas quite close by. The thing that makes travel within Australia difficult is that it's really expensive! It's much cheaper to travel to SE Asia, so that's what a lot of people do :)

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    3. Oh South East Asia... that is one of my dreams, I specially want to see the temples in Cambodia once !

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  3. There are few things more awesome than a spontaneous trip :) Good on you for having a good time :) Isn't Paris a lovely place to be?

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    1. It definitely is lovely, and autumn, with blue skies and orange-yellow colored leafs is quite a sight. (Except when it's raining and the wind is going crazy)

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  4. Nice, how fun! And Paris is lovely, period. I adore Paris any time of the year :)
    Happy that you were able to take the leap and travel at such short notice.

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    1. Yeah I'm glad I went though I was afraid at first. And it definitely is beautiful. That, and the absolutely delicious food !

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