25 Essential Paris Tips in 8 Minutes

25 Essential Paris Tips in 8 Minutes to help you get started on the right foot when planning for Paris. Find these tips helpful? Find 26 MORE tips here: Grab the guide at and find all the other perks before you visit Paris by becoming a member of my Patreon and then find me on the internet in all of the usual spots. Don’t forget that Wise is a great way to transfer your currency and have a dependable travel card: Get a copy of my book on how I got to Paris here: Grab my guide to Paris here: Grab my hat or some Gustave swag here: Sign up for the newsletter here: And read the ones that came before in the archive: My gear list on Amazon (affiliate link fyi): Follow me here: @jayswanson Music by: @Dyalla Patron Producer: Nolan Stamm There are a lot of tips for visiting Paris, these are 25 quick tips to visit Paris and get the most of your trip to Paris, France, when you make it over after planning your vacation to Europe. I hope my tips for Paris travel help! Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:11 - 1. Don’t stay here 00:30 - 2. Stay here 00:34 - 3. Electric plugs & adaptors 00:48 - 4. You can charge phones and laptops 01:06 - 5. Where to get a French SIM card 01:22 - 6. Glowing green signs 01:34 - 7. Where to get painkillers 01:43 - 8. 24hr pharmacies 02:09 - 9. Emergency Numbers 02:30 - 10. Non-emergency medical app 02:36 - 11. Best coffee with a view in Paris 02:48 - 12. Taxis from the airport 03:10 - 13. Don’t get stuck cashless in a taxi 03:21 - 14. Avoid possible taxi scams 03:33 - BONUS: Don’t forget to take some video! 03:47 - 15. Use flat rates to compare with rideshare apps 04:08 - 16. Best, least-taken photo of Sacre Coeur 04:38 - 17. Best app for managing Metro tickets 05:14 - 18. Paper tickets don’t transfer 05:23 - 19. Not all metro doors work the same way 05:37 - 20. Use the toilet you paid for 05:47 - BONUS: Can’t find the toilet? Look here 05:55 - 21. Cars can’t turn right on red 06:11 - BONUS: Which stoplight is mine? 06:20 - 22. What’s that RED plus? 06:42 - 23. Tipping in France 06:50 - 24. Tipping by credit card in France 07:08 - 25. The magic word that changes everything 07:36 - Want more? I wrote a whole book on visiting Paris and it’s great! My name is Jay Swanson - I’m an American writer living in Paris on an artist visa and hoping to make the city of light my home base - at least for the foreseeable future. I write science-fiction and fantasy, vlogged daily for 3 years, and love pizza a little too much. Links below to Amazon are affiliate links - meaning if you click through them and buy something, I’ll get some pennies. Thanks! (The FTC wants me to tell you that up front) FAQ: How long have you lived in France? Over four years now, holy cow. What do you miss most about ho- NACHOS You’re always talking about living on some ship. WHAT SHIP? - I made a “Draw My Life“ video that explains a lot here: Where are you from originally? - Pullman, Washington - a small university/agricultural town near Idaho (and yes, the potatoes are amazing). What do you film with? - I’ve made a lot of changes recently, but I try to keep my gear list up to date if you want to see what I use and buy some for yourself: What do you edit with? - Adobe Premiere - it’s pretty much all I’ve ever used since high school. Aren’t you ever freaked out by leaving your camera behind to film yourself? - Yep. But not too badly - I tend to be careful when I do. Why are you living in #Paris? - Because I’ve always wanted to; I feel at home here: Do you speak French? - Oui. Do you make money off YouTube? - Ha, sorta. I wish. It took me over 500 videos to make my first total $100 off adsense. I think it will slowly change, but VERY slowly. I really enjoy your videos, how can I support you? - The easiest and best way to support me is through Patreon, where you can pitch in as little as $5/mo to help me make better videos: I don’t trust this Patreon thing - can I just paypal you? - Here’s my ko-fi if that’s your thing (and coffee is your game): But I want to send you something tangible! - I do have a wishlist on Amazon, though it’s a bit complicated with the international shipping situation. So instead people often drop off or ship things to the Peloton Cafe in Paris for me. Thanks for watching! #paris #travel #traveltips