Australian videographers Gai Reid and Neil McLean journeyed to Europe for 120 days of authentic travel ‘living like locals’. Their goal was to pet and house sit their way across four countries to experience what life is like in other cultures videoing their journey as they went. Gai tells how the couple started their journey in Paris...
France is the most visited country on the planet with roughly 80 million tourists per year.
15 million of those visitors have a Paris stop over.
Everywhere you walk in Paris there is something to catch your eye. It’s busy. It’s frenetic. It’s exotic. It’s mesmerizing and nourishing all at the same time. The energy and beauty of Paris is always intoxicating.
People often ask me “When is the best time to visit Paris?”. My automatic reply is “As soon as possible”. And I’m only half joking.
Paris is perfect any time of the year, but you will have different experiences and memories depending on when you go.
My hands down favourite time to be in this luscious city is autumn. If you arrive in September, you will miss the heat and the crowds of summer. The sun will still be shining and evenings extremely pleasant for dinner outdoors. By October the parks gather a carpet of russet leaves, mornings are crisp and the days perfect for long walks in parks and those ancient streets. We arrived at the end of winter and the trees were mostly bare, giving us a clear view of the exquisite detail on the architecture.