Winter Road Trip Through France: What Not to Do

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As we pulled out of the parking lot, we were horrified to discover that everything was somehow shrunk, like a fun house at a creepy carnival.

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DON’T: TRY TO PARK YOUR EXPENSIVE, BIG CAR IN A TINY PARKING GARAGE.

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Rule #1 of Travel: Always have snacks! This was one of our French snacks from our France road trip.

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DON’T: EAT YOUR FIRST MEAL IN FRANCE AT A GAS STATION

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Driving through France in the winter on an off-season French road trip is a terrible idea, but hey, it IS pretty.

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The next morning, we had a small redemption: as we headed out into Montpelier (on foot, of course) in search of breakfast, we noticed that everyone we saw was carrying a baguette.

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After roughly doubling our expenses on day 1 of our French Road Trip thanks to obscene toll fees, we decided to avoid tolls by taking the long, scenic route.

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Winter Road Trip Through France: What Not to Do

PRACTICAL WANDERLUST

PRACTICAL WANDERLUST

As we pulled out of the parking lot, we were horrified to discover that everything was somehow shrunk, like a fun house at a creepy carnival.

DON’T: ACCEPT AN UPGRADE TO AN EXPENSIVE, BIGGER CAR

DON’T: ACCEPT AN UPGRADE TO AN EXPENSIVE, BIGGER CAR

DON’T: TRY TO PARK YOUR EXPENSIVE, BIG CAR IN A TINY PARKING GARAGE.

We navigated into a parking garage with prices hovering around €30 an hour (whyyyy). But there was nowhere to park in there, either. Merde.

Rule #1 of Travel: Always have snacks! This was one of our French snacks from our France road trip.

DON’T: RUN OUT OF SNACKS

DON’T: RUN OUT OF SNACKS

DON’T: EAT YOUR FIRST MEAL IN FRANCE AT A GAS STATION

DON’T: EAT YOUR FIRST MEAL IN FRANCE AT A GAS STATION

Despite my reassurances that even the worst French food is still better than most American food, it would see that there are exceptions.

Driving through France in the winter on an off-season French road trip is a terrible idea, but hey, it IS pretty.

Driving through France in the winter on an off-season French road trip is a terrible idea, but hey, it IS pretty.

DON’T: TAKE THE TOLL ROUTE

DON’T: TAKE THE TOLL ROUTE

The next morning, we had a small redemption: as we headed out into Montpelier (on foot, of course) in search of breakfast, we noticed that everyone we saw was carrying a baguette.

DO: EAT BAGUETTES ALL DAY, EVERY DAY

DO: EAT BAGUETTES ALL DAY, EVERY DAY

After roughly doubling our expenses on day 1 of our French Road Trip thanks to obscene toll fees, we decided to avoid tolls by taking the long, scenic route.

DON’T: TAKE THE LONG SCENIC ROUTE TO AVOID TOLLS

DON’T: TAKE THE LONG SCENIC ROUTE TO AVOID TOLLS

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