Discover the 10 best day trips from Paris, including Versailles, Giverny, Champagne, Loire Valley and Mont-Saint-Michel, with trains, costs and practical tips. There comes a point during almost every trip…

I'll be honest with you—the first time I went to Paris, I screwed up. Badly. I waited in line for the Eiffel Tower for three hours, ate a €18 crêpe…