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	\|transport====Public transport===		\|transport====Public transport===
			* [http://www.ratp.fr/ Public transportation of Paris]
			* [http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ Trains and regional transports], ticket agency
	Fast [[train]]s are expensive and less fast trains are not very practical to get around. [[Blackriding]] is pretty easy but don't go to the big stations and crossing between lines in the same station is risky! they don't come on to the trains in the metro (although they might on the RER)		Fast [[train]]s are expensive and less fast trains are not very practical to get around. [[Blackriding]] is pretty easy but don't go to the big stations and crossing between lines in the same station is risky! they don't come on to the trains in the metro (although they might on the RER)

	Public transport in Paris consists of a metro (lines from number 1 to 14), RER (fast trains serving the suburbs with relatively few inner city stops, lines from letter A to E), buses (lines from number 20 to ...?) and trams (lines from T1 to T4). If you want to make a few voyages, the cheapest option is to buy a carnet of 10 single tickets (EUR 12.70 instead of 1.70 each - January 2012). You can travel to the end of RER lines for about EUR 15. If you stay in Paris for several days and will use transport often you can also buy a pass "Mobilis" for one or several days (EUR 6.40 for one day inside Paris, zones 1 & 2) - it is valid on metro, RER and ground transportation. If you stay for a week or more - consider getting a "Passe Navigo découverte", which is a chargeable card with picture (EUR 5 to make). You can then buy a weekly ticket for EUR 17.20. Note that this replaces the former "Carte Orange". All prices as of Winter 2010.		Public transport in Paris consists of a metro (lines from number 1 to 14), RER (fast trains serving the suburbs with relatively few inner city stops, lines from letter A to E), buses (lines from number 20 to ...?) and trams (lines from T1 to T4). If you want to make a few voyages, the cheapest option is to buy a carnet of 10 single tickets (EUR 12.70 instead of 1.70 each - January 2012). You can travel to the end of RER lines for about EUR 15. If you stay in Paris for several days and will use transport often you can also buy a pass "Mobilis" for one or several days (EUR 6.40 for one day inside Paris, zones 1 & 2) - it is valid on metro, RER and ground transportation. If you stay for a week or more - consider getting a "Passe Navigo découverte", which is a chargeable card with picture (EUR 5 to make). You can then buy a weekly ticket for EUR 17.20. Note that this replaces the former "Carte Orange". All prices as of Winter 2010.

	~~'''~~Blackriding~~'''~~		===[[Blackriding]] ===
			You can [[Blackriding\|blackride]] easily, just check for uniformed controllers before you pass the gates. The easiest way to get in on RER or Metro is to find the entrance where there are doors for people with big luggage. This way you can easily pass with them, several people at a time, no problem. Alternatively you can jump the turnstile if you are fast enough and hold the door thing open after someone has passed. Different stations have different types of gates, but it is always possible to find a place that can be jumped or follow somebody closely or go in the exit gate. Some exit gates have a sensor on the other side, so you can wave your hand or a jacket in front of it and it will open. It is quite easy to ask people to go in with them through the baggage gate but also you can just follow without asking. Many people are very understanding and helpful and some will let you in when they see you looking for a good spot, without you even asking.If you stand near the gates for a couple minutes during a busy time you'll likely see somebody else blackriding, as it is so common, so just do what they do. If you do get caught just give your ID and no address. They will ask if you have a French address and you say no. You don't have to sign anything they give you. They should give you a piece of paper with a fine written on it, but since there is no address don't worry.
	You can [[Blackriding\|blackride]] easily, just check for uniformed controllers before you pass the gates. The easiest way to get in on RER or Metro is to find the entrance where there are doors for people with big luggage. This way you can easily pass with them, several people at a time, no problem. Alternatively you can jump the turnstile if you are fast enough and hold the door thing open after someone has passed. It is quite easy to ask people to go in with them through the baggage gate but also you can just follow without asking. If you do get caught just give your ID and no address. They will ask if you have a French address and you say no. You don't have to sign anything they give you. They should give you a piece of paper with a fine written on it, but since there is no address don't worry.

	~~'''Fines and punishments'''~~

			====Fines and punishments====
	French transport police won't make any exceptions for foreigners. Although it is said it might be possible to talk them out of fining a "dumb tourist" they are mainly hostile. Most commonly they will ask for a EUR 40 fine which can be paid directly in cash or by credit card. Alternatively you can plead poverty, and if you show a valid ID they will post a fine to the address and the name written on ID.		French transport police won't make any exceptions for foreigners. Although it is said it might be possible to talk them out of fining a "dumb tourist" they are mainly hostile. Most commonly they will ask for a EUR 40 fine which can be paid directly in cash or by credit card. Alternatively you can plead poverty, and if you show a valid ID they will post a fine to the address and the name written on ID.
	==== Metro system ====		==== Metro system ====
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	* [http://www.ratp.fr/ Public transportation of Paris]		* [http://www.ratp.fr/ Public transportation of Paris]
	* [http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ Trains and regional transports], ticket agency		* [http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ Trains and regional transports], ticket agency

	=== Vélib’ bicycle rental system ===		=== Vélib’ bicycle rental system ===
	The grey bicycles a lot of people are riding on can be rented easily. Just look for a rental station within the Peripherique, you can register there with a credit card that is good for 150€ credit. A daily rental pass costs EUR 1.70, a week is EUR 8 (January 2012). With these passes you can rent a [[bicycle]] for 30 minutes for free as often as you want. Make sure to return it within those 30 Minutes or you will have to pay additional fees. And once you put it, you can directly after take another bike for another 30 free minutes, and so on. Check the English [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9lib%27 Wikipedia Vélib' article] for more information. Great and cheap way to get around.		The grey bicycles a lot of people are riding on can be rented easily. Just look for a rental station within the Peripherique, you can register there with a credit card that is good for 150€ credit. A daily rental pass costs EUR 1.70, a week is EUR 8 (January 2012). With these passes you can rent a [[bicycle]] for 30 minutes for free as often as you want. Make sure to return it within those 30 Minutes or you will have to pay additional fees. And once you put it, you can directly after take another bike for another 30 free minutes, and so on. Check the English [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9lib%27 Wikipedia Vélib' article] for more information. Great and cheap way to get around.

	===Walking===		===Walking===
	If you stay inside Paris and you have time, walking is a great option because in some cases it will take you just a bit more time than public transportation and is much more relaxed.		If you stay inside Paris and you have time, walking is a great option because in some cases it will take you just a bit more time than public transportation and is much more relaxed.

			=== Going to ''Charles de Gaulle''/''Roissy'' airport ===
			Bus line 350 goes to ''Gare de l'Est'', and line 351 - to ''Place de la Nation''. You're supposed to validate 3 tickets (which is a lot cheaper than travelling by RER); checks are said to occur rarely.

			If you are heading south and you are gonna start in Villabé anyway , I'd recommend to sleep there.
			It seems that they leave the train station open , and from my experience there were no trains during the night.
			And if you are the outdoor man type you can find piece of grass there.
	\|accommodation=Expensive unless you camp.		\|accommodation=Expensive unless you camp.

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	[[Hospitality exchange]] networks can be a great choice when staying low-budget in Paris. However, one must plan usually such staying well ahead since Paris is a popular destination for many backpackers, and many hospitality exchange networks' members are usually overloaded with requests to have guests.		[[Hospitality exchange]] networks can be a great choice when staying low-budget in Paris. However, one must plan usually such staying well ahead since Paris is a popular destination for many backpackers, and many hospitality exchange networks' members are usually overloaded with requests to have guests.
	===Free camping===		===Free camping===
	It is also possible to sleep in the ''Champs de Mars'' in front of the Eiffel Tower - police generally let you sleep until 9 or 10 in the morning. There are many trees that offer you a protection in case of a rain. You can also put up a [[tent]] (at night) in a discrete spot although keep in mind that police officers will wake you up around the sunrise. You can also sleep under the bridge or near the boats along the Seine river on the other side of the Eiffel Tower. During the first [[Europe]]an Hitchhikers Week ([http://hitchwiki.org/en/Project_888 Project 888]) around 50 people slept in front of the Eiffel Tower.		It is also possible to sleep in the ''Champs de Mars'' in front of the Eiffel Tower - police generally let you sleep until 9 or 10 in the morning. There are many trees that offer you a protection in case of a rain. You can also put up a [[tent]] (at night) in a discrete spot although keep in mind that police officers will wake you up around the sunrise. You can also sleep under the bridge or near the boats along the Seine river on the other side of the Eiffel Tower. During the first [[Europe]]an Hitchhikers Week ([http://hitchwiki.org/en/Project_888 Project 888]) around 50 people slept in front of the Eiffel Tower. Also note, there are rats that will unzip your bag and take things at night.

	There are also good places to sleep in the tunnels of Montsouris, which are part of old railway network. It is a hidden place and maybe the most well-known unofficial entrance to the famous Paris Catacombs. You must climb over a wall near the intersection of Avenue Jean Moulin and Rue de Coulmiers ([http://is.gd/hC1Px Google maps]).		There are also good places to sleep in the tunnels of Montsouris, which are part of old railway network. It is a hidden place and maybe the most well-known unofficial entrance to the famous Paris Catacombs. You must climb over a wall near the intersection of Avenue Jean Moulin and Rue de Coulmiers ([http://is.gd/hC1Px Google maps]).
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	[http://shakespeareandcompany.com/ Shakespeare and Company´s bookshop] offer something they call the ´Tumbleweed´ programme. George Whitman, who founded the store and opened their doors for travellers and authors in 1951 was a self proclaimed ´Tumbleweed´, as mentioned on the website: ´A self-proclaimed "tumbleweed", blowing from place to place´.		[http://shakespeareandcompany.com/ Shakespeare and Company´s bookshop] offer something they call the ´Tumbleweed´ programme. George Whitman, who founded the store and opened their doors for travellers and authors in 1951 was a self proclaimed ´Tumbleweed´, as mentioned on the website: ´A self-proclaimed "tumbleweed", blowing from place to place´.
	The only requirement for staying there is that they have space, you are tidy, you read a book a day and you write a one page biography about yourself. Inside George Whitman's old room in the store, there are reportedly thousands of these biographies on the walls.		The only requirement for staying there is that they have space, you are tidy, you read a book a day and you write a one page biography about yourself. Inside George Whitman's old room in the store, there are reportedly thousands of these biographies on the walls.
			\|bewelcome-link=http://www.bewelcome.org/places/France/FR/%C3%8Ele-de-France/A8/Paris/2988507
			\|warmshowers-link=https://www.warmshowers.org/search/wsuser/Paris%2C%20Île-de-France%7C48.8534%7C2.3486
	\|food=There is plenty of food wasted every day, like many, all western european cities. check [http://trashwiki.org/en/Paris the Trashwiki page] for more detailed info		\|food=There is plenty of food wasted every day, like many, all western european cities. check [http://trashwiki.org/en/Paris the Trashwiki page] for more detailed info
	\|connectivity=Free wifi in many places, libraries with free computers also. Universities are good places for this.		\|connectivity=Free wifi in many places, libraries with free computers also. Universities are good places for this. Look for the "Paris Wi-Fi" ([http://opendata.paris.fr/opendata/jsp/site/Portal.jsp?document_id=125&portlet_id=102 map])

	Go to Apple Store behind Opera Garnier or to Apple Store under Louvre Museum in the Carrousel de Louvre.		Go to Apple Store behind Opera Garnier or to Apple Store under Louvre Museum in the Carrousel de Louvre.
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	\|busking=Paris as most of other, is a permit city. You can though easily busk in many places without any trouble, and if you act like a foreigner, police won't care too much. It's hard to get in trouble around the small streets of the latin quarter and montmartre works pretty well too!		\|busking=Paris as most of other, is a permit city. You can though easily busk in many places without any trouble, and if you act like a foreigner, police won't care too much. It's hard to get in trouble around the small streets of the latin quarter and montmartre works pretty well too!
	To busk in the metro though you need a very difficult to get permit, for which there are audition in September and February, without that forget about buskin in the underground zone..		To busk in the metro though you need a very difficult to get permit, for which there are audition in September and February, without that forget about buskin in the underground zone..
	~~\|bewelcome-link=http://www.bewelcome.org/places/France/FR/%C3%8Ele-de-France/A8/Paris/2988507~~
	~~\|warmshowers-link=https://www.warmshowers.org/search/wsuser/Paris%2C%20Île-de-France%7C48.8534%7C2.3486~~
	}}		}}
	[[~~hitch~~:Paris]]		===[[Free Shop]]s===
	[[~~visa~~:Paris]]		There's a brand new free shop where you can find cloths, shoes, and random objects you may find useful (or not):

			Siga-Siga
			181 avenue Daumesnil
			Paris 12e
			Métro : Daumesnil (Lines 6 and 8)
			http://laboutiquesansargent.org/
			Opened from monday till saturday, from 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM and from 02:00 PM to 06:00 PM

			[[velo:Paris]]
	[[trash:Paris]]		[[trash:Paris]]
	~~[[velo:Paris]]~~
	[[couch:Paris]]		[[couch:Paris]]

Guaka at 00:16, 22 July 2015

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	To busk in the metro though you need a very difficult to get permit, for which there are audition in September and February, without that forget about buskin in the underground zone..		To busk in the metro though you need a very difficult to get permit, for which there are audition in September and February, without that forget about buskin in the underground zone..
	\|bewelcome-link=http://www.bewelcome.org/places/France/FR/%C3%8Ele-de-France/A8/Paris/2988507		\|bewelcome-link=http://www.bewelcome.org/places/France/FR/%C3%8Ele-de-France/A8/Paris/2988507
			\|warmshowers-link=https://www.warmshowers.org/search/wsuser/Paris%2C%20Île-de-France%7C48.8534%7C2.3486
	}}		}}
	[[hitch:Paris]]		[[hitch:Paris]]

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