When I first moved here, I wished I had a Best Friend to show me around.  It didn’t take me long to see the traditional tourist sites – the Louvre, the Musée D’Orsay, the Eiffel Tower – but I was much more fascinated with the rest of the city.  I loved the buzz of the restaurants, wine bars and “cavistes”, shops both famous and obscure, food markets, chocolate stores, flea markets, vintage couture stores and unusual boutiques.

If you’re longing to explore the neighborhoods of Paris on your own, I can design a customized itinerary for you for a day or for as long as you’re here.  You can find the museums and monuments in the guidebooks, but I’ll send you to places they don’t write about — and show you what people who live here do.

Tell me your interests: cooking, wine, shopping, antiques, beauty and fitness, chocolate, specialty stores, sports, music, whatever else it might be.  Or maybe you’d just like to learn about one neighborhood; people are newly interested in the 10th, the Canal St. Martin area; the 19th and 20th, where many ethnic restaurants and markets are found; and the 11th and 12th, where interesting places to eat and shop are springing up daily.  I still love the historic Marais, with its unusual shops, narrow streets and Shoah Memorial; and shopping in the 1st, from the elegant Palais Royale to cooking stores jammed with things you’d never before known you need to cook a meal.

Itinerary Planning (independent)
I’ll provide you with all the places to visit with directions, and you spend your days on your own.

€ 100 half day
€ 195 full day
€ 350 two days

Best Friend for the Day
Already know where you want to go but need someone to show you the way?  I can help maximize your time in Paris by helping you navigate the streets and find the addresses you’re looking for.

Half Day
1 person: 175 euros
2 – 4 people:  250 euros

Full Day
1 person:  300 euros
2 – 4 people:  375 euros