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[brian36]

good day to all, i am as well as a member a freelance coach driver and i can hire self drive many types of coaches. i was sitting down the other day and thought about a trip to paris, and thought would that not be good for others too.
so i am just putting feelers out to gage the interest on this. i live in fife and would if numbers permitting be travelling down a1 from edinburgh to a14 ,m11,m25 and m20 to dover. would anyone else be interested?
maybe if you are you can suggest dates. and whether 1 night or 2 there,anyways drop me a line if of any interest and there will be stop at cite d' europe shopping centre also ,thanks,

[Gaffers]

I already go regularly on Business via Eurostar but happy to advise on places to go once you are there

[brian36]

thanks,but being going there myself several times driving coaches and doing city tours etc but thanks again 

[woodbine]

As another Fifer I'd fancy a trip over , esp for the shopping .. but temptation would be to stay there at the minute !!

[Shackeng]

Trip to Paris Yes! In a coach, No, No, No.

[dbug]

Nice city, cheap enough to eat well if you stay off the "tourist" streets - used to be there at least 2x per month on business a few years back. 

As for shopping at cite d' europe - its a tourist trap & a rip off - better to go to the local Intermarche on the Calais-Dunkirk road

[jonny2112]

Nice city, cheap enough to eat well if you stay off the "tourist" streets - used to be there at least 2x per month on business a few years back. 

As for shopping at cite d' europe - its a tourist trap & a rip off - better to go to the local Intermarche on the Calais-Dunkirk road

I'm hoping to be in Paris for a couple of days next month, all being well 
Perhaps I should ask for some tips before I go 

Oh, and I'm taking the omega 

[dbug]

You'll enjoy the periphique 

[jonny2112]

You'll enjoy the periphique 

  Eh, no!
I'll be getting the train in 

[Rods2]

You'll enjoy the periphique 

Yes, that is fun, especially in the morning rush hour. 

[jonny2112]

I've only ever seen it on tv, but to be honest, that's close enough 

[Shackeng]

You'll enjoy the periphique 

 

[TheBoy]

Paris is a bit like London, only it smells more.

Parisians are the most arogant of all the French.

As you can tell, I try to avoid the place, yet I do love France - already booked for next year.

[TheBoy]

As said, avoid the toursit traps for evening meals.  There are (were - its been a few years since I was last there) some lovely bistros just off the track for lunchtime snacks. Far nicer, better quality and cheaper than the rip-off toursit area places.


As said by someone above, avoid City Europe like the plague, its way to expensive. Just find any large hypermarket on the edge of any town, as long as its more than 10-15km from Calais.

[Entwood]

There is an excellent hypermarket (Geant) at Boulogne-sur-mer just down the A16 from Calais ... far better and cheaper than anything in Calais itself. Also has an excellent "Flunch" restaurant.

As I don't use the french toll roads we go that way anyhow .. so its just a matter of dropping in "en passant" .. 

 

(only 9 days until we leave for France ....      )