PARIS FRANCE:
TRAVEL GUIDES & TRIPS
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TRAVEL GUIDE E-BOOK (2025)
Lauren’s signature slow-travel guide for exploring Paris. A complete week-long flexible itinerary for exploring Paris. Lauren’s personal recommendations on where to eat, drink and explore in the City of Light.
This travel plan has over 100 pages of detailed recommendations and tips so you can have an incredible visit, while keeping flexible and open to enjoying all that the city has to offer.
Includes links to an accompanying Google Map: Each of Lauren’s recommendations is pinned in an accompanying Google Map for you to use on the go in Paris.
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SMALL GROUP TRAVEL
Small, slow-travel trips to France and Italy, hosted by Lauren Gibson of Charlotte to Paris.
View upcoming small group trips.
View recaps of past small group trips, including itineraries and photo galleries.
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FREE DOWNLOAD: ONE DAY IN PARIS
Need a little sneak peek?
I’ve got you covered. Grab a free copy of my free “One Day in Paris” Guidebook. This *free* 20 page PDF guidebook includes a full detailed itinerary for how to spend a fantastic day in Paris.
Perfect for first-time visitors and repeat travelers, this guidebook features my signature neighborhood-focused planning style, so you can spend a beautiful day in central Paris.
Big on flexibility, low on commitment, and with all the details you need to get out there and explore.
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TRAVEL ADVISING CALLS
Planning a trip… but overwhelmed and unsure where to begin?
Book a 1-hour consult call with Lauren Gibson, Founder & Owner of Charlotte to Paris to jump start your travel plans.
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CUSTOM PARIS ITINERARY
A personalized, custom daily travel plan for Paris, just for you. Your Bespoke Paris Guidebook is personally created by Lauren Gibson, Founder & Owner of Charlotte to Paris.
Lauren uses her signature flexible, neighborhood-based planning style, blending her recommendations and expertise from her many visits to Paris, to create a guidebook that reflects what you want to experience on your travels to Paris.
Inside your Bespoke Paris Guidebook: you will receive tailored recommendations and guidance for each day’s trip itinerary, from breakfast through after dinner drinks, with all the art, culture and neighborhood exploring in between. You’ll arrive in Paris well-informed and ready to explore the City of Light!
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TRAVEL NOTES [LE BLOG]
Check out my blog for mini travel guides, photography tips, and to learn more about places to visit in Paris and throughout France.
CLIENT REVIEWS & TESTIMONIALS
TRAVEL GUIDES
Purchase your copy of the Paris Explorer Guidebook (2025 edition). This gorgeously-detailed 109-page e-book features the perfect 7-day Paris itinerary. You’ll have all of the best things to do in Paris with all of the travel tips and detailed information you need for a fabulous week in Paris. This e-book is delivered to your email as a PDF digital download.
The Paris Explorer Guidebook includes:
A seven-day itinerary using my signature planning approach: a flexible neighborhood-focused daily guide using the principles of slow travel to explore the most beautiful Paris neighborhoods. This Paris travel itinerary perfectly blends must-see destinations with local restaurants, beautiful streets in Paris, picturesque Parisian parks, and other neighborhood spots and hidden Paris gems. Neighborhoods/arrondissements featured in the Paris guidebook include:
Saint Germain des Prés
The Latin Quarter
The Marais
Montmartre
Grands-Boulevards
Bastille & the Canal Saint Martin
L’Opéra
The 1st & 2nd arrondissements
An accompanying Paris Explorer Google Map with everything from the daily itinerary guide pinned on the map with notes and tips.
My keys for how to Navigate Paris, including an introduction to the city and its arrondissements, how to get around Paris by walking, how to take the Paris Metro, and how to get from the airports to Paris city center. Also included: an overview of train stations and how to book a train ticket in France, so that you can take a Paris day trip or explore another area of France.
Where to stay in Paris: The best neighborhoods to stay in while visiting Paris, how to decide on where to stay, and an overview of hotels vs apartment rentals in Paris. I also share my personal recommendations for Paris hotels and apartments, where I have personally stayed and had a positive experience.
A packing guide and printable packing list for a week in Paris. I provide suggestions for what to pack in Paris and how to minimize your luggage.
A printable travel prep list that breaks down all the things to do to plan a trip to Paris, from booking your hotel to making reservations and prepping your documents for travel.
The Paris Primer: my full set of Paris travel tips and all my secrets for navigating, language, and culture. I include my advice on culture, dining in Paris, dining keywords and essential French vocabulary, and my number 1 secret to having an enjoyable visit to Paris (it boils down to one word!), and advice on safety while visiting Paris.
My resource guide - a detailed list of my apps and resources that I use for travel, French language learning, and French culture, restaurants, and events. You’ll have all of my recommendations for podcasts, apps, and other resources to prepare for and use while on your trip to Paris.
To top it all off, this PDF travel guide is filled with my color photographs of Paris - so you can enjoy Parisian snapshots as you plan your trip to Paris.
After your purchase, you will receive an email with a link to the downloadable PDF guidebook within 15 minutes.
Need a sneak peek? Pick up a copy of my free One Day in Paris Guidebook to get a taste of my planning style (bonus: you’ll have another full day of itinerary ideas in your back pocket to use during your visit!).
Read what past clients have to say about planning travel with Lauren! Charlotte to Paris Travel Reviews.