Talks & Walks

Specialized Private Tours and Itineraries...
½ day (3 hours) and full day (6 hours) available - Also available in French

Every one of our TALKS & WALKS is a unique cultural adventure - no matter what the theme. Included are many of the places I've written about in USA TODAY's Paris City Guide, plus a whole lot more: lively food markets, enchanting backstreets, hidden courtyards and secret addresses; small specialty shops and fashion boutiques; artisanale bakers and chocolatiers; off-the-radar galleries, museums, bistros, cafés, wine bars, restaurants and night life.... Barbara Pasquet James

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Upon meeting you at your hotel or other pre-arranged location, we go over your itinerary one more time. We can design a day around any theme or area of your choice. Try these, mix and match, or design your own tour (with our help...)! This is just a sampling:

Place de la Concorde -  Gourmet Paris – [see Gourmet Talks for more details] - a mind-boggling array of markets and shops; the what and how of the French “non-diet” and the art of eating for Pleasure. Focus on: French chocolate, cheeses, pastries, breads, charcuteries, salts, oils, wines, tartines, "cafés gourmands"... For novices and chefs alike 

- Paris for First-Timers – monuments, museums, colorful markets, lively cafés… Essential orientation; invaluable cultural tips

- Chocoholic Paris – the wickedest hot chocolate on earth, designer chocolate, and then some…

- Amazing Louvre – just the highlights... or more? The stories behind the stories. If requested inside info/works from "The Da Vinci Code"…

- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – haute couture or shabby chic? Just shoes, jewelry, vintage, bags, lingerie? Chocolate, shopping, a facial, shopping, make-up, Tea, shopping... Your Wish List is our command. And don't forget to check What Else to book a personal shopper experience for your group...or just for you!

- Paris For Teens - we listen to your Teens then wow 'em! [+ shopping for girls: fashions you won't find back home...]

- Les Quartiers – café life, cobbled backstreets, secret corners… After all, isn’t that what you came for? 

  • Secrets of Montmartre: Toulouse Lautrec didn’t want to be anywhere else, and neither will you "The most Parisian part of Paris" 
  • Eclectic Marais: where the Jewish Pletzl meets Gay Paree, plus a few “hotels” that are, well, quite particulier…
  • Romantic Left Bank: legendary Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Latin Quarter

- Also: 2-hour evening Talks & Walks - Orientation to Paris and the French combined with highlights from a selected neighborhood

- New: Custom Photo Tours

Or combine a Talks & Walks with a Table Talk for a one-of-a-kind experience. Special rate applies.

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