Bookmark this page, or make it a link from your Home Screen on your phone - this will be your resource page for your trip. Your finalized personal itinerary will be here for you to access. Emergency resources and phone numbers are listed below. Your passes and tickets will be available from this page in PDF form as well, as well as some basic information for your knowledge and safety.

All guests receive an Apple AirTag as part of your pre-trip planning meeting that will be scheduled approximately 1 week prior to departure. You will be required to keep the AirTag with you throughout the trip, in case of emergency and for your safety, we will need to be able to locate you. All of your passes and tickets have been secured.

Recommended reading & viewing materials:
Many guests ask us about books or films on the area that they might enjoy prior to, or to bring along with them. The following shortlist are some of our favorites, and some meant to inspire.

Drops of God - award-winning series produced by Apple
RATATOUILLE - award-winning animated movie set in Paris
Marie Antoinette (2006) - a funfilled romp throught the short rise and reign of Marie Antoinette
LUPIN - a crime/detective series that is very popular in France, fun to watch and has great subtitling
War & Wine - great to read in print or on audiobook
Les Misérables - the French Classic from Victor Hugo (we recommend the audiobook, about 60 Hours total listening time)
Les Misérables (2012) - the award-winning musical film adaptation
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - when will you ever have another prompt to read this classic, wherein Paris is truly one of the characters

PARIS

Paris Walking Tour #1 - arrival day (link to the readable file will go live soon)
Rainy Day/Paris Walking Tour #2 - use for either (link to the readable file will go live soon)
Included in your trip is your Batobus pass for your arrival in Paris. We want you to take this time to “walk off the flight” - you will sleep soundly and get the most out of your travels if you follow our prescribed route of acclamation. You will arrive at your hôtel, check your baggage in with the front desk (they are expecting to take your luggage for you), then, you will walk right back out the front door of the hôtel and follow our walking route. It will include many of the highlights of Paris, as well as insistance to enjoy the river, when you board a Batobus and cruise down the Seine towards the Eiffle Tower. The PDF of your BATOBUS passes are attached to your names below - They have been registered under Maison Meritage, and are valid beginning the first time you use them.

• Susan & Darrin

• Sarah & William

• Linda

Batobus - check out the schedule

Paris Arrondissements - for your reference to the city. Paris is circular, and winds from the oldest in the centre around and outward to the surrounding areas/neighborhoods. To understand, in short: the 1st is government buildings for the most part (beautiful and grand), the 2nd is historic buildings, great shopping, muséums and the heart of old Paris, as you move into the 3th you are gazing across the Seine to the 6th (the Latin Quarter). The 4th & 5th are where a lot of Parisiens live, and the 7th brings you out to Le Tour Eiffel.

BORDEAUX

Train to Bordeaux & round trip back to Paris too

Below are your train tickets to Bordeaux. I did not assign you together as a group, as I know many find the trains an incredible time for self reflection. Due to this, we encourage you to take a moment to keep a journal of your thoughts. We actually will provide you with the means to write a letter to yourself and a postcard for a loved one while you are with us.

• Susan 

• Darrin

• Sarah

• William

• Linda

Please download, Install and set-up accounts for the following applications:

• WhatsApp - International Calling and we create a group text thread all guests’ track and communicant with. You Will be sent an invitation to download this app on your mobile phone. Please do so, and set-up your account before we leave for our trip.

• Photo-sharing Application (link will go live once the account is established)

French History & Walking Tour of Paris with Desta & team

• Les Invalides to Notre Dame

We have carved out the perfect path to bring you on to experience some of the best highlights and bit of history too, alongside some of the most incredible views and places that will live in your mind while you sleep. We will see Les Invalides, Le Louvre, Notre Dame, Isle de France, and more. This walk will bring us from the 7e, through the 1e, 2e, and into the 3e, before we end up back first at the 6e, then back to our hôtel for the needed rest before more folks departure the following morning.

Guest Itineraries: (will be posted here as PDF for reference)

• Darrin & Susan

• Bill & Sarah

• Linda