Travel Light Paris

Name: Travel Light Paris
Address: Paris, FR
Telephone: 0033642008207
Rating: 5

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Travel Light Paris

Personalized itinerary planning, travel advice and booking service. Travel Light Paris offers bespoke concierge services and travel planning assistance.
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As a Paris based travel consultant, I assist with all your travel planning and booking, working with you to create a personalised itinerary to help you enjoy a seamless and authentic Paris experience.

01/01/2024

Happy New Year! Walking back home along rue des Abbesses with the cafés full, the lights twinkling and the Christmas market smelling of mulled wine, it’s a good moment to reflect and count my blessings. I love that there’s a line outside the boulangerie and in the windows are delicious, buttery galette des roi for Épiphanie which is just around the corner. Sometimes it feels as though the seasons race away and I appreciate taking stock of these little cultural punctuation points in the calendar.
I am looking forward to 2024 and am grateful for my work and my clients who made 2023 a very good one for Travel Light Paris. I truly love getting to know the people I work for, and helping them to have a great time here is endlessly satisfying. I woke up this morning, on the first day of the new year, to this review from a wonderful client, reminding me I’m on the right path for now! #2024

24/12/2023

Happy Christmas from Paris!

21/12/2023

Galerie Vivienne is beautiful at any time of year, but especially at Christmas. Created in 1823, this is one of the city’s loveliest covered passages, with a variety of places to eat, clothing and other boutiques, a very old and excellent wine store and bookshop.

15/12/2023

Fifth tree up so far, and the Christmas spirit is strong!

03/12/2023

One of my favourite things at this time of year is having oysters and white wine on a frosty night, this time at La Mascotte in Montmartre. I think it was my first time trying oysters from the Mediterranean but the Spéciale Tarbouriech oysters were amazing and if you’re interested in the artisans, then read about their patented solar tide (Marée Solaire) which creates the environment to produce oysters there. Or just go and try them :)

05/11/2023

Imagine flying in this, even for just one hundred metres like its inventor Clément Ader in 1897. Not much more than two steam engines, silk, bamboo and a rudder, Ader’s bat inspired craft named the Avion III although not deemed a huge success by the French government, did leave the ground and makes him one of the forefathers of aviation, before others took off more successfully. The Musée des Arts et Métiers is a fascinating museum perfect for a Sunday afternoon (and free on the first Sunday of the month) to see all sorts of instruments and inventions in industrial design and how we’ve learned to understand and measure the world. You can also watch the world turning with an example of Foucault’s pendulum swinging in the chapel here.

31/10/2023

It’s perfect weather for an afternoon at an exhibition. The huge Rothko retrospective which recently opened at the Fondation Louis Vuitton is definitely worth a few hours. I enjoyed seeing his figurative paintings in the lower galleries and the transformation to what we recognise as his style with his richly coloured, untitled works. The exhibition documented his life well but I appreciated that it left us space to bring our own interpretations and experiences to the paintings, and discover perhaps the sacred or the profane as Rothko wanted.

29/10/2023

I couldn’t really get a good photo of the house, but if you’re here in Paris, or coming before November 7th, with an interest in design and architecture, head to the Tuileries where you can see Jean Prouvé’s (1901-1984) iconic ‘demountable house’ on display, with the Louvre just beside it. The house belongs to the Galerie Patrick Seguin in the 11th arrondissement, and you can see a great video of it being assembled in the Tuileries Gardens on their website. Prouvé was such a leader in prefabrication and simple building construction and used his innovation and philosophy to provide immediate affordable, functional and temporary housing in response to the social and economic challenges of the time. I love Sundays in Paris.

21/10/2023

Not the result I was hoping for, but what an awesome game and experience!! Well done SA and go the AB’s next week! Thanks so much for the opportunity.

12/10/2023

What a treat to taste these 11 amazing cheeses with and learn more in a few hours than I have in years! Educational but also really fun and friendly, with great wines and company in the bright tasting room . Thank you!

24/09/2023

Not for anyone on a diet or for vegetarians, but I love an occasional long and decadent Sunday lunch at Le Repère de Cartouche. The selection of entrées is amazing with the terrine as the star of the show, and presented buffet style on the zinc counter (same with dessert) and your main is served to you at your table. Another thing I really love, is that with just a couple of well chosen questions, they deliver the perfect wine every time

20/09/2023

I think September might be my favourite month in Paris… but then I think that every month!

29/06/2023

Feeling lucky to have been able to visit Rothschild’s Cabinet of Curiosities and the Rotonde Balzac at the Hotel Salomon de Rothschild here in Paris. A rare and exceptional collection of more than 400 pieces of art and objects collected by Salomon and Adèle Rothschild, kept intact at her wishes and maintained by the Fondation des Artistes. We plunged into another world for an hour and a half!

23/06/2023

Paris and horses, some of my favourites ❤️🇫🇷

21/06/2023

Fête de la musique and the longest day

03/06/2023

I don’t remember everything that was in this delicate and fragrant dessert, but certainly rhubarb and wild strawberries. It was fresh and light, but somehow luxurious, and I am already looking forward to going back because everything was wonderful, and we were so well looked after

31/05/2023

Thanks so much to Brice for a wonderful day in the Loire. We left early by minibus, stopped for a coffee and croissant in the morning sun and arrived at our first destination in Port Aubry to try the famous Crottin de Chavignol cheese and meet the friendly goats. The rest of the day included meeting the makers and trying their delicious Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé wines, having lunch at a scenic spot in Sancerre, a short visit to the wine museum there and a walk through the pretty village, and an easy trip back to Paris. Not only was the day informative and well organised, but Brice introduced us to such kind, passionate and interesting people that the day flew by and was fun from start to finish. It’s a beautiful region and I’m now on my way home loaded up with wine, cheese, eggs and honey direct from the producers or a little farm shop. If you don’t want a private tour but do want all the knowledge Brice has to share on wine and the region, and access to places you’d need a car to get to, then this is a great choice.

20/05/2023

Morning coffee underneath the chestnut trees on pretty Place Dauphine. I could start every weekend this way!

01/05/2023

Saying goodbye to Cassis after a wonderful weekend walking, swimming, eating, drinking some delicious local wine and enjoying the local colour. I love Paris but sometimes it’s really great to head away for a few days.

17/04/2023

It's not every Monday I get a review like this!
I genuinely love it when my clients love Paris and have a wonderful time here, and it makes my day when they take the time to write to me or post a review:
"Karina made Paris truly a remarkable experience for my family and daughters sweet 16 dreams. I typically want to handle all planning, logistics, and booking myself. I quickly realized I was out of my depth on this trip. In two quick calls and a few emails, Karina knew the essence of trip and planned a truly remarkable vacation for my family of 6. Outside of amazing planning, booking of tickets, lunch / dinner reservations, what my family appreciate most were the little hidden gems you get from Karina --- like when in this area, visit this ice cream shop, or stop by this park, etc. These little gems make a good vacation turn into a great vacation. Thank you for everything Karina, you will be hearing from us again!"

16/04/2023

A sunny spring outing to the races at Paris Longchamp makes for a fun afternoon

15/04/2023

Galettes and cider at Breizh Café, always delicious

09/04/2023

This is the Sunday market on Place Monge in the 5th arrondissement. Shopping at the market on a sunny weekend is still one of my favourite things to do, and it is just a million times more pleasant than shopping at the supermarket. This seems like a particularly friendly market and I loved taking advice from the helpful fromager and finding the sweetest pears sold to me by the man who picked them. I don’t often come down here but am glad I did today. I had a call this morning from someone who had found my wallet which was stolen/lost last week, and who kindly returned it with most of my cards inside. It’s definitely a day for giving thanks and appreciating community 🇫🇷❤️

08/04/2023

It’s taken me 16 years to finally walk down rue Cremieux. I’m not sure I’d make a special trip to see it but it’s certainly pretty!

02/04/2023

Many Paris museums are free on the first Sunday of the month, although you do still need to book a timed entry ticket to the Musée d’Orsay. It’s crowded though, so seeing the temporary exhibition might not be possible, but on the up side it’s a good chance to spend more time in the emptier, less popular rooms and discover new paintings to appreciate. I loved this collection by Ernest Hébert.

30/03/2023

We are in the Peace Room at the Château de Versailles. I am a big fan of this smoky grey chandelier! My advice to clients is to take a day here because there is so much to see. We spent nearly two hours in the Chateau and another couple in the grounds visiting the Petit and Grand Trianon and Marie Antoinette’s Hamlet, but we could easily have spent longer in the gardens and we didn’t have a chance to go to the Orangerie or see all of the gardens around the Grand Trianon. It’s also well worth taking the extra time to walk through the town to see the market hall, the King’s Potager Gardens and even the contemporary arts centre where today there is an exhibition I’d have liked to have seen.

29/03/2023

Shopping for a panier for some lovely clients. These quiche at Jeusselin on rue Cler are the best!

17/03/2023

It’s after 7pm and still light, and although the trees look wintry, the tables are all set up outside, the portrait artists are getting busy and the noisy birds are definitely letting me know spring is here!

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Travel Light Paris

Personalized itinerary planning, travel advice and booking service. Travel Light Paris offers bespoke concierge services and is dedicated to helping you have the best time in Paris!