After extensive searching, I finally found an app for my Android phone that allows me to use GPS and GPS-only (no data required). Although there have been rumors that Google Maps would be offering this sort of offline navigation sometime this summer, I could not wait on Google to release it. I found an app…
Crossed out: Print out Thematic Trail for Louvre – Actually, I didn’t need to print it out. I just downloaded it as a PDF to my phone. It amazes me how impossible it is to find a good guidebook or online tour recommendations for Le Louvre. So I went to their website and downloaded the “Masterpieces” thematic trail. Which,…
So after musing over when I wanted to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower, I finally decided that morning would work best. Yes, I’m sure Paris is lovely all lit up at night from the top, but there’s no guarantee that I’ll be awake late enough to feel like doing that after entire…
So after consulting my “Lonely Planet Guide to Paris,” “The Little Black Book of Paris” and the Official DK Travel site, I put together my tentative itinerary. I tried to group things together based on area so that on any given day, I am not spending a lot of time traveling and a lot of…
I need a day off today, but as the weather is icky outside, what to do? I know! I’ll do stuff that makes me happy. And nothing makes me happier than my upcoming Paris trip. So I’ve managed to get a few more things crossed off of my Listography list: COMPLETED: Set up PayPal with…