Mar 8, 2020
In today's episode of the podcast, Annie and Elyse wonder how
tours make a vacation better. Won't you have a great time in Paris
or anywhere in France even if you don't take a tour? To some
extent, yes.
But we know from experience that tours make it possible for you
to make the most of every minute by taking you straight to the best
stuff.
Tours greatly enhance the visit because we all like to know what
were're looking at, don't we? There is no doubt that if you don't
take a tour, you'll miss out. We give several examples of how
that's happened to us in the episode!
Tours Make a Vacation Better If You Are a Curious Person
We know one thing for sure: Our listeners are curious about
France! The best time to feed that curiosity is while you visit
France and walking around the place you've heard about. Would you
like to hear about the cool things that happened in a particular
neighborhood? Of course you do! Would it make a difference to learn
that historically significant people lived where you are? We know
it does!
But you'll miss out on a lot of wonderful experiences if you
walk around with no help. We want you to feed your curiosity about
France. Do you need to learn about the cool things that happened in
a particular neighborhood? Of course you do!
Some people, Annie used to be one of them, aren't in the habit
of taking tours. They wonder will I get bored? Will it be a waste
of time? Wouldn't I rather have the freedom to do what I want?
Well, VoiceMap tours are designed not to be boring, they get to the
point, they let you do what you want because you can pause and
resume at will, and they are inexpensive!
How to Purchase Annie and Elyse's Tours
You can get Annie's Tours and
Elyse's
Tour directly from the VoiceMapApp or download the App and then
unlock the tour by purchasing a code. Elyse also does in-person
tours in and around Toulouse. Use the contact form on her
website to inquire or email her: elysart@live.fr
Did you get my
VoiceMap Paris
tours yet? They are designed for people who want to see the best of
Paris neighborhoods
and put what they are
looking at into historical context. There are so many great stories
in Paris. Don't walk right past them without having a clue what
happened there! You can buy them directly from the VoiceMap app or
click
here to
order activation codes at the podcast listener discount
price.
Discussed in this Episode
- [04:35] Rediscovering the London Theater District in London
with Ian McEwen's tour on VoiceMap
- [06:05] What if you don't normally take tours?
- [06:52] Tours make the experience better
- [07:33] Taking tours where you've lived for a long time is
surprisingly interesting!
- [08:00] Taking audio tours in Museums is interesting even for
an art historian like Elyse!
- [08:44] You will miss a lot of stuff if you don't take any sort
of tour
- [09:03] Paris is a big city with lots of distractions
- [10:03] VoiceMap tours give you maximal freedom
- [10:13} You can run VoiceMap tours without data because
everything is downloaded to your phone!
- [11:08] Tours are great for curious people
- [12:02] Don't forget to look up!
- [12:34] Missing the Procope even though it has signs!
- [13:19} More on the complete flexibility of VoiceMap tours
- [15:16] A visit to the Royal Albert Hall with a "serious"
guide
- [15:30] Some tour guides are actors and crack more jokes than
anything
- [16:45] We understand why some people don't take tours: some
live guides sound like robots!
- [17:30] Good in-person guides can adjust the tour to their
audience
- [18:13] Are VoiceMap tours too cheap?
- [20:20] How to buy Annie and Elyse's VoiceMap tours and how
they work
- [21:45] Elyse is working on a tour about the occupation and
resistance in Toulouse
- [22:00] Annie has Paris tours about Île de la Cité Marais
Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- [22:50] Talking to the people who are reluctant about taking
tours
- [24:22] Audio tours enhance the experience
- [25:06] Don't be purely and Instagram tourist!
- [26:17] You can actually take Annie and Elyse in your
pocket!