Venture out to some of the up and coming neighborhoods–which generally have the added benefit of being cheaper.Ī number of Bourdain’s favorites are also some of my favorites: Or at least minimize the dedicated landmark time (Bourdain reluctantly allots 7 minutes to Notre Dame in the end).Īnd don’t just hit up the touristy restaurants and cafés. If you want to cram it all in, aim to cram in lots of food and drink, interspersed with lots of walking, but not landmarks.

What Bourdain is saying is don’t think you have to pack every last site into your visit. But Bourdain has the guts to tell the truth about Paris, essentially: “It’s entirely possible to have a bad time.” He continues to plead, “Please don’t do that….Please make the most of it by doing as little as possible.” How many videos of Paris’s tourist sites and landmarks have we seen? I am sure there are 10s of thousands out there. When I heard the intro to this episode of The Layover with Anthony Bourdain, I knew it was going to be good. If you can overlook a few erroneous factoids and Bourdain’s less-than-perfect French accent, he is absolutely spot on.

“My plan is this: I’m gonna eat some f*ing cheese and I’m gonna get drunk and…you are always guaranteed to have a really good time.”

The layover with anthony bourdain