Gifts for a Paris Visit

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<p>Anything clever a traveler could use in Paris? My sister-who-has-everything is tricky! She doesn’t speak much French - so some kind of translator maybe?</p>

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<p>Is she traveling there, or does she live there? </p>

<p>A great gift for someone traveling to Paris is a copy of A Moveable Feast by Hemingway. It’s a wonderful memoir that beautifully captures what we Americans think of as the essence of Paris.</p>

<p>Two other books I would recommend if your sister is interested in food and wine are Waverly Root’s The Food of France and Kermit Lynch’s Adventures on the Wine Route. Although the books are not specific to Paris, they provide a wonderfully engaging overview of French cuisine (old school) and wine and reading them on a trip to Paris really makes it fun to work your way through French menus and wine lists. The essays of AJ Liebling are also great in that regard.</p>

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<p>Or (again if she is going to be a tourist in Paris) you could buy her a Paris Museum Pass which provides admission to the major museums and allows the holder to bypass the long lines for tickets. </p>

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<p>Go on Amazon and buy one of those “purses” that help prevent pickpockets. My son is studying at the American University in Paris this semester and many people have had their iPhones and wallets stolen, in some cases snatched right out of their hands.</p>

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<p>Extra converters</p>

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<p>Yes…she’ll be a tourist. Spending time in Paris and then a cruise (not sure where it goes).</p>

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<p>I got my daughter a cute necklace that had a clock with two faces…she kept one on local time and one on our time zone so she didn’t have to calculate time differences…
Like this but I don’t think I bought it here…</p>

<p><a href=“Necklace Clock Dual Time Zone - Deseret Book”>http://deseretbook.com/Necklace-Clock-Dual-Time-Zone-Deseret-Book-Company/i/5104755&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>If she has a smartphone, have her download a translator app to her phone. They are really useful-- u don’t have to type, just speak into your phone and it will give an audio translation. It was especially useful for me in japan! </p>

<p>Some apps will let you take a photo of text on a sign, then translate the text-- no typing. Make sure to activate int’l data roaming IN ADVANCE of the trip, or she’ll be floored by a data bill in the thousands of dollars. </p>

<p>Maybe offer to pay for int’l data roaming?</p>

<p>Do some travel guide books offer online subscriptions or downloadable content? That would be a lot less bulky than physical books. I’ve been on European cruises that visited a half doz or more countries. I recall the hardcopy guidebooks being a big weight & space burden in our luggage.</p>

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<p>Maybe some Euros? Even if cash is generally a tacky gift, I would think foreign currency would be kind of different–unless she’s a frequent traveler to Europe and already has a stash.</p>

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<p>Sister can just draw local currency from an ATM</p>

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<p>The earbuds are much more portable and can recharged using USB<br>
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<p>This book, perhaps? How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits. I haven’t read it, but have it on my wish list. If she has a Kindle, this and the books recommended by notelling would make a nice gift that didn’t require suitcase space. BTW, I gave DIL the Adventures on the Wine Route book last year and it was well received.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385538650/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2VY6K6VIGYVPT&coliid=I1MY8YEJE9HUZF”>http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385538650/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2VY6K6VIGYVPT&coliid=I1MY8YEJE9HUZF&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>An external battery for her phone or IPad. A have a medium size jackery and can’t live without it.</p>

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<p>Pay for PreTSA or Global Entry depending on her home airport and if she will make good use of it.</p>

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<p>“The Flaneur” by Edmund White It’s a very small book, easily finished on the airplane and the perfect introduction to the cultural history of Paris.</p>

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<p>If she’s been to Paris before and seen all the major sites - Eiffel Tower, Louvre, etc - and she’s ready for some more indepth exploring, I recommend a book on guided walks. You learn a great deal while discovering fascinating, somewhat off-the-beaten path places. </p>

<p>25 Walks in the Footsteps of Chanel, Hemingway, Picasso and More
or
City Walks Paris (each walk is on a separate card so you don’t have to haul the whole book around)</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Paris-Walks-On-Foot-Guides/dp/0762741600”>http://www.amazon.com/Paris-Walks-On-Foot-Guides/dp/0762741600&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>plug converters to charge her stuff?</p>

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<p>Thanks Y’all! I bought the dual clock necklace and 2 of the books. Will look at converters too.</p>