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Would You Take a Free Trip to Paris?

Would You Take a Free Trip to Paris?


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Am I the only one on DP who actually DID win a free trip to Paris? Actually, it was better than free - I got paid to go. For work.

I had a medical conference there a few years ago, was sent courtesy of my employers at the Wonder Drug Factory, and was able to take a few days after to see the city more in depth. A great city for walking - as good as New York. I probably walked 10 miles per day (fueled by cafe au lait, crossaints and eclairs, of course).

What a fantastic place. Its no more expensive than any other large cities to travel in, has a great public transportation system, and I've always found the reports of the French as rude to be way overblown. In my mind, its probably in the top 10 in cities to visit in the world.
 
Not really, I'm not big on travel, simply for the sake of travel and I've been to Paris anyhow.
 
Anywhere? How brave you are! See you in Pyongyang?:)

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I think a trip to Pyongyang would be awesome.

PS though it's winter there right now, I believe
 
Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I think a trip to Pyongyang would be awesome.

PS though it's winter there right now, I believe

It's also winter in America. So, get out the snow boots. See you at the airport at noon.:)
 
Just a simple poll to see how many of you would take a free trip to Paris for a week if it were given to you tomorrow, to be redeemed sometime in the near future.


What's your answer, and why?

Of course. Why in god's name not?
 
Assuming all expenses were paid for, I can go anywhere I want and I do not have to sit through any stupid seminars or some other similar bull**** then sure I would go on a free trip to Paris,

Being in one of those stupid tour groups is a first class ticket to ruining any good vacation.
 
Just a simple poll to see how many of you would take a free trip to Paris for a week if it were given to you tomorrow, to be redeemed sometime in the near future.

What's your answer, and why?
I'd have to say "Yes." Not because I'm particularly interested in Paris (once upon a time long ago I might have been), but because I know my wife would find out and leave me little choice. :)
 
Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I think a trip to Pyongyang would be awesome.

PS though it's winter there right now, I believe

I'm willing to brave most countries except those that are well known to be cartoonishly anti-American.
 
Would love to know where the OP went. Maybe he went to Paris?
 
It's also winter in America. So, get out the snow boots. See you at the airport at noon.:)

I'd love to go to say Bora Bora in the south pacific during the winter. But Jan and Feb is typhoon season and read that the rainfall is in feet...not inches.
 
Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I think a trip to Pyongyang would be awesome.

PS though it's winter there right now, I believe

Paris is dirty Muslim city. You can walk just a few streets in the center. All other areas- "Arab ghetto". When I visit my relatives in Belgium, I pass through Paris. But do not stop there. Unpleasant.
 
Paris is dirty Muslim city. You can walk just a few streets in the center. All other areas- "Arab ghetto". When I visit my relatives in Belgium, I pass through Paris. But do not stop there. Unpleasant.

That's not the Paris I've been to... I'm aware of the muslim communities, but they don't consume the city as you've described.
 
That's not the Paris I've been to... I'm aware of the muslim communities, but they don't consume the city as you've described.

I guess if loader used that 'dirty Muslim city' line in a stand-up routine in France he'd be fined for hate speech. Oh wait, wrong minority.
 
I guess if loader used that 'dirty Muslim city' line in a stand-up routine in France he'd be fined for hate speech. Oh wait, wrong minority.

If Paris is a "dirty muslim city" as loader contends, he might consider going around...not pass through. Gosh, I can think of a lot of options here....like go straight to Belgium and not pass through France.
 
I'm willing to brave most countries except those that are well known to be cartoonishly anti-American.

There are regular tour trips to NK, and it seems rare that Americans actually run into trouble there while on official tours. Newman wasn't exactly intelligent going there as an ex-army officer who was active in the Korean war.

Not that it justifies what the North has done to him, but seems like a situation where you're guaranteed to run into trouble
 
I'd love to go to say Bora Bora in the south pacific during the winter. But Jan and Feb is typhoon season and read that the rainfall is in feet...not inches.

Monsoon rains can be pretty tolerable, depending on where you're at. It's usually like a hard torrent for an 1 or 2 hours per day, then sunshine. Though some places in the himalaya it can be endless rain and flash floods for a few months
 
There are regular tour trips to NK, and it seems rare that Americans actually run into trouble there while on official tours. Newman wasn't exactly intelligent going there as an ex-army officer who was active in the Korean war.

Not that it justifies what the North has done to him, but seems like a situation where you're guaranteed to run into trouble

Tour trips are the only way to go to NK. I looked into it when I was going to do a stint in SK a few years ago. The trips are very expensive, and you are assigned one or two 'minders' who follow you everywhere and direct where you can and cant go. It just sounded like a way to fund a terrible government with hard money, so I passed, even though it would have been interesting to go and see the place (however sanitized the tour was).
 
If Paris is a "dirty muslim city" as loader contends, he might consider going around...not pass through. Gosh, I can think of a lot of options here....like go straight to Belgium and not pass through France.

I suspect he's one of those tourists who take their arrogance and attitudes with them when they go to a different country, and when those attitudes and arrogance receive a hostile reception, he'll cry anti-Americanism when what it really is is anti-Assholism.
 
I suspect he's one of those tourists who take their arrogance and attitudes with them when they go to a different country, and when those attitudes and arrogance receive a hostile reception, he'll cry anti-Americanism when what it really is is anti-Assholism.

Anyone who thinks Paris is a "dirty, crowded city" has obviously never been to Asia.
 
I've been to Paris. It's a gorgeous city. Anyone who wouldn't take a free trip to Paris is not thinking straight.

Not really thrilled about the visit to ANY large city. Why visit those people dumps when I could go to a wilderness area instead? Much, much more beautiful and plenty to do.
 
I suspect he's one of those tourists who take their arrogance and attitudes with them when they go to a different country, and when those attitudes and arrogance receive a hostile reception, he'll cry anti-Americanism when what it really is is anti-Assholism.

Exactly. There are huge Muslim populations in every big city, including American cities. I was surprised at the number of Muslims I saw in Milwaukee. You don't necessarily equate Milwaukee with Muslims, but there was a huge community there.
 
Tour trips are the only way to go to NK. I looked into it when I was going to do a stint in SK a few years ago. The trips are very expensive, and you are assigned one or two 'minders' who follow you everywhere and direct where you can and cant go. It just sounded like a way to fund a terrible government with hard money, so I passed, even though it would have been interesting to go and see the place (however sanitized the tour was).

I'm not big on the organized tour idea, but i doubt you're going to have a chance to view an authoritarian regime any other way. And while my money would be going to the regime, it's not enough to make much of a difference in the world

PS "Tour trips are the only way to go to NK. "

I am more than aware of that. My point was that most of the people who get detained there are usually accused of crossing into NK territory illegally. The only person I have ever heard of being detained while on tour was Newman, which isn't exactly coming from left field considering his history in the country and the general paranoia of the regime.
 
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