The topic of today's episode of the podcast is Surviving Paris for Newbies. My guest today, Erin Tridle, wrote a Guide to Paris that contains a lot of savvy advice for people who are visiting France for the first time. We discuss a few of these tips on this episode, you can read all of them here. Table of Contents for this Episode Today on the podcast: Surviving Paris for Newbies Podcast supporters The Magazine part of the podcast Surviving France Secret entrance of the Louvre Erin Trindel on TikTok Making your life easier in Paris Watch where you walk Taking up a table in a restaurant No hand signals, just eye contact La Bise Do you need to tip or not? Beggars The smokers around you Credit Cards Putting your phone on the table when you’re having dinner 19th and 20th arrondissement Walking on the grass Price gauging The bracelets scam Be careful with your things on the metro. Thank you, patrons Patrons please use Patreon for messages The Bonjour Service The VIP Service Self-guided tours available on the VoiceMap app How to not get a ticket when visiting France Next week on the podcast Copyright More episodes for people visiting Paris for the first time