Paris is not a cliche - Lonely Planet Travel Video

[iLOVENATURE2011]

if im in paris, i would want to sit in one of its beautiful parks, read a good book and just enjoy the place... and take thousands of pictures of course! =D

[fivepenni]

Did she say Annabelle Hot?!! I think she did. and she is.

[sexypoetry]

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[drvirgo87]

2:41 is not a french person , but he is an egyptian actor called mahmod abul aziz

did anyone notice that or just me LOL!

[irinisva]

This city is the best!

[bobduvar]

Paris is maybe glamourous, the most visited city, romantic or whatever but Paris is authentic !!! And that's what i like in this city

[shellybellysf]

Go off season..less tourists

[elhelwy]

at 2:41 is an Egyptian actor - who would've known hahahahaha

[truebluepat]

I am so glad they ban smoking indoors.. the women are beautiful and smell to good to be smoking

[blueguitarblue]

I have no idea why Lonely Planet would let such a boring presenter paint Paris for potential tourists. She does a lousy job and manifests zero zeal for a country renowned for its passionate eccentric natives. Do over. Ug!

[indianpassingthru]

Paris is awesome. Can't wait to go again.

[vietnamtravelmail]

same thing more tourist cant get a privacy for enjoyment crowdy environment.

[alchimicomania]

Paris is magic ^^ (a french girl)

[CrazyBellatrixify]

I went to Paris in September (2010). I love it there!

[scottishlad1987]

she's lovely! 

[CapitanFiro]

The problem with Paris is that there are many French : D !!!

[NFL9475]

@CapitanFiro The problem with Paris is that there are many tourists. ;-) A Parisian...

[CapitanFiro]

@NFL9475 all love paris ...its a joke : D greeting from Madrid

[skylinrg]

@CapitanFiro

i wonder if it would be a good idea that it becomes a city without any inhabitants, a tourist-only city. That would be weird :P

[pemchem]

Wow! I thought that art squat had gotten shut down! I'm so glad that's not the case. I went there when I was about 14 with my art class, and that was in 2004 while this was filmed (or at least posted) in 2008. It's such an incredible place! Definitely go there if you see it!

[ralevdotcom]

agree - your voice is sexy and speaking in french is always a nice idea :)

[shakildcm]

ppl r rubbish over there u can say they r kinda racist,,,,,,

[findingmiddlegrey]

@shakildcm there are racist people in every city.

[nawakprod]

cigarettes were already forbidden in restaurant in 2008

[NorwayFTW94]

please watch my Oslo video :)

[traceyrmj2]

Eh, Paris! They do get snow on the scale of Stockholm ya'know

[ymechaiekh]

that rollerblading thing looks like soo much fun!

[3x0rcyst3m]

Yeah maybe the people that pass you by on the streets can be a little annoying and cold, but if you just smile, say hello and act polite then they'll be the same with you.

I met a lot of amazing people when i was there. But my god was it ever dirty, not as clean as you see it in pictures XD

[findingmiddlegrey]

@3x0rcyst3m Paris was spotless when I was there in the winter of 2005. I didn't see ANY rubbish on the streets and it smelled fine. I don't know what everyone is talking about when they say it is dirty. It's not. It's clean and the people are friendly like you say. It's all about giving respect first, in order to receive it.

[jsteelman1000]

Hello From America, very interesting film, I been to Paris a few times, made some tour videos of the city and also Cannes and Nice, please go to Google type in european tour videos this will direct you to web site's on line viewing

[nrg1901]

Paris is the new kalifat capital. French people stand up for your country!@!

[Atefsou]

i wish America be like this!! fuckin too much highways.

[3x0rcyst3m]

@Atefsou America has its own charm too, maybe you just take it for granted because you live there and are used to it.

[whatshappen420]

Je voudrais vraiment aller à Paris un jour, j'ai appris le français dans le lycée. Grande vidéo, et votre une belle femme.

[roastacsmee]

hello paris one of the cities in the world that i dream of to visit hello the capital of fashion and passion!!!!!!

[JohnFinnigan1]

People make too big of a deal over Paris. It's not THAT much better than any other big city, and after you're there for a while it looks the same as anywhere else.

[lvll138inrs]

is there lots of brown and muslims poeple in europe?

[fleago772]

this bitch is on cocaine, she's stupid, and she needs to enunciate her words - could hardly understand what she was saying. Lonely Planet couldn't do better?

[Javi242008]

Just back form Paris .. it's amazing and what she says is SO true.if if you go expecting rudenes and arrogand people that what you get no mather where u are in wolrd..

I didn't had one rude frenchie or one frenchie who refused to speak english, the other way arround. if your start in simple french even if don't know more and say the rest in english they will join you..and I LOVED the city .. J' Adore Paris...

[silverrocket75]

yep that's the parisian thing (at least that's what i do) if the person doesn't even bother to say bonjour or excusez moi in french and speaks directly in english i pretend i only speak french... so funny!

[Javi242008]

aaahhh so that the trick lol !! I found the formula whit out knowing .. well i love the language so i like to practice ..hope to be back soon.. u live in Paris ..?

[123asdzxc123]

@silverrocket75 Yeah french ppl would ignore other french people who dont politely greet with Bonjour, au revoir, merci. Just like any other country one needs to learn whats is considered polite in a specific country.

[mylesgarcia]

J'Adore Paris!!! I've just returned from Paris and not only was it loovely but so was the people! Everyone was helpful and offered their assistance even though they understood little english...i left my heart there and it is a city for lovers ^^ i wanna go back!

[BeenInVenice]

what????? didnt you notice frenchies peeing on streets? I was so disgusted I went back to Nice, but the only train was to marseille. and how friendly is frenchie? I wanted to buy a train ticket to Nice, I was speaking english and this girl started talking in french. I said "I only speak english" and she arrogantly said "yeah, me too". damn frenchie.

[buffaloZbrown]

@BeenInVenice

Fetchez la vache !

[BeenInVenice]

and then out of the blue she showed me on screen a train that goes in the evening. it was morning, I was already waiting for two hours. then she finally said in english that the next train is full. oh, thank you. I was pissed and simply left. if you see a tourist with luggage that nicely says "hello, a ticket for Nice", why going on with french? the world wont end if I dont learn french for ONE trip. now france is on my blacklist of countries to avoid.

so much about the country of love.

[Jordisverige]

so they should learn english bcuz tourists who COME to their country need their help? I agree they should've been taught just some basic stuff during high school.. but most of the ppl who have English as their mother language dont bother to learn another language as well.. so why should we start learning their language, fi they dont even bother to just learn another language as well..? thats hypocrit.

[Fridomfry]

Well said, Jordisverige! Everyone should learn at least one foreign language. "Everyone" includes "we, the French", and "them, the Americans". When I visit a country, the least I can do is learning a few words, enough to be polite with people, instead of "invading" them with my language. Thus, they become spontaneously friendly.

[Jordisverige]

thank you, im not french btw, j'suis néerlandais :).

um yes i agree, just learning some basic stuff does actually help! just 2 be polite, and to show your interest for the ohter persons culture.

o , and i gotta say : PARIS EST SÉRIEUSEMENT MAGNIFIQUE :D

[Fridomfry]

Thanks. Yes, every morning I walk to work and admire "my" city. Though, it should be much cleaner : All those doggie-walkers should take care of their pets' outcome... As for being rude, all French provincials consider the Parisians a bit like the average Americans consider New Yorkers : Always hurried, no time to smile or help. And agressive drivers too. Some of us try to compensate by helping visitors spontaneously !

[ashmantoronto]

the world doesn't need any more arrogant people like you

learn the dam language next time, bring a dictionary, nobody asked you to become fluent with it, but at least learn some. You're the arrogant, not her. If a foreigner comes to an English speaking country, we expect them to speak to us in English because we don't have the time to learn their language in our motherland, and in return YOU should learn their language too.

You know what, just don't travel at all, the world would be better

[galan98]

It's hard to think of a part of France that's NOT worth seeing. So far, I've only been to Lyon and Strasbourg, and enjoyed both. The whole of Provence is worth seeing, as is the Dordogne and the Loire.

Now if only I could get out of Paris...

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[chloecambri]

So I might be going to France in a couple months and i'm not sure where in France should I go to? Any ideas? Paris obviously, but where else?

[Jordisverige]

you should really go to Nice, its such a beautiful city. its located in the southern parts of france , right next to the beach. its close to italy as well. during the summer it gets hot enough, but not too hot. the people are open minded and really nice..

so yeah i think you should definitely go there!

[iloveparee]

nice vid, good comments

[wietsel]

WHy did they put the Habenara form Carmen under this song!!

[JUNENFIONA]

she is a knockout. real talk.

[Kuwaiti8]

Paris

p= pretty a= amazing r= romantic  i= incredible s= safe mode

[BeenInVenice]

uh, no Paris stands for

p= peeing a= at r= roads i= is s= supercool

the smell was so horrible that I decided not to stay in paris and went back to Nice.

[galan98]

I love Paris. I like a lot of cities, but i *love* Paris. The stuff about rude Parisians is wrong. I've seen lots of rude tourists, though!

If you've ever been to Paris...or if you've never been to Paris, check out the city on Street View in Google Earth. See Paris from ground level...all over the city. If you've been there, it'll bring back memories. If you haven't, it may make you want to start packing!

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[chloecambri]

I love Paris too, except i've never been there. And yea I don't think Parisians are rude, although maybe since there culture is different then americans consider then rude. Like, I went to Italy about 3 months ago and people there thought I was rude, but in America people think i'm very well mannered. So it's not that Parisians are being rude, Americans just take things the wrong way.

[missariat]

I am leaving next year for a 2 year working holiday in the UK. Between work (I will be doing locum jobs) I am going to travel Europe.

While it is a lot easier for Aussie's (and NZ & CA) to get these working VISA, you should still get out there and live your dreams!

[lovermauricien]

Paris is so beautiful!

Amazing!

Magical city!

I felt like i was in a fairy tale when i went there! People are nice, helpful, cultivated and beautiful. I love the atmosphere, the monuments, the shoping! it is my favourite city,

def' one of the most gorgeous in the World!

If you want a romantic trip, walk along the river, go to the islands, drink Champagne or wine!

It is the most visited city of the World: 30 million tourists each year! (cf: Wikipedia!)

Merci for a Great video! :)

[sonrisa86]

oh Paris...amazing city!

I hadn't been so iterested in Paris before i finally went there. 4 wonderful days, it was one of my best trips!

Everyone had to go there at least once in a life time. It's huge and unique - and you will feel this special French atmosphere, it's in the air! Now i understand why it's the center of Art...because in Paris you want to create and be creative.

[bxt3]

Annabelle Hart, I love you. When will you show me Paris?

[MyOwnByJT]

Damn, I Saw Me In This Video... (Scaring!!!!)

Smoky Restaurant???? Where In Paris (because This Is now forbidden)?

But It's a Good Add... Short But Well... And There's So Many Places and things To See There....

[GlowGloomyOrchid]

and why do you wrote every word in caps?

:s

[tiffyme]

Thanks so much for posting this because it brings back such great memories I have from my first trip there at age 17. So true about the cliches. I felt that I was living my dream in this city. It was hot in the summertime, gay rights protest going on, workers strike, all happening while we were visiting the major museums and people watching from the cafes. I love Paris and can't wait to revisit after all these years.

[teemuruskeepaa]

I don't like the strict format of LonelyPlanet. It is like all commercial media on TV or radio. I've given up my TV too. I'm unsubscribing.

[megamarsvin]

Paris is kind of a cliché but it's cliché because it's so awesome people can't stop talking about it ;)

[giwr]

sitting at a cafe watching the people who pass, national sport, so original?? they dont do it in your country? or its cold?

[Intersounds]

you're cute and yeah Paris rocks! got good memories but am not telling! five stars

[jkass023]

you can't smoke anymore indoors in france. so the part where you say smoky restaurants does not apply!

[skylinrg]

@jkass023

in fact you still can, if you're sitting outside, "en terrasse"