[OrangeHoof]

I remember back in the 1980s, they had very informative rail timetables that were useful in planning my trip to the continent. My friends and I bought Eurail passes and determined how best to spend as much travel time as possible in sleeper cars going from one city to another so we wouldn’t have to pay for a hotel nor waste a lot of fun time stuck in some rail car. Worked out pretty well. Now, I wouldn’t go back, not with “no go” zones and jihadi Muslims prowling about looking for infidels to kill.

[Cronos]

There aren't any no-go zones, not even in the banlieus of Paris. yes, those banlieus are scary, but far less scary than San Francisco or parts of Brooklyn. Furthermore, they don't have anything touristy. If you are planning a visit and want to be free of Muslims, head to Poland --> Warsaw-Kraków-Wrocław-Toruń-Płock-łódż and if you want the country side then Białowieża

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

We just got back from Cornwall and France. Only spent one night in Paris, the one before our trip. Rented a car in both countries, stayed out in the rural areas visiting WWII and WWI sites in northern France. I was really, I’ll admit it, fearful, but we had a wonderful time and may go back. Not to Paris.