Great advice, thank you. Definitely aware of not walking at night. Not going to try to be a tough guy about it either over saving $5 for an Uber.

Coming very late December, so I know it’ll be super hot for a bit. Last time I visited early March and it was perfect. Thankfully I love heat, especially if it’s low humidity.

Not so much a city, but CDG drives me absolutely insane. And I’m of French descent. Complicated as shit, overwhelming, and certainly some rude people.

I’ve been to Paris proper once, and it was a little difficult. Outskirts of Montreal are similar, people speak English but if you’re an outsider, some will only speak French to you.

Obviously there are just my experiences. Montreal people have otherwise been incredibly friendly, and I’d love to give Paris another shot.

I did this internationally a couple years ago. It was an amazing trip and taught me a lot about life and my direction. However I went about 3x over budget lol. It got tough.

Just plan in incidental costs. Things like having to book another hotel, doing fun things, you meet a friend who shows you a super nice restaurant, etc. Things pop up especially when traveling for that long. I figure only half my travel budget is going to go for flights and accomodations…the rest are day to day expenses and the surprise ones.