Take the Kids Paris & Disneyland [Paperback]

Helen Truszkoska (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2000 | Series: Take the Kids

This practical & entertaining guidebook offers in depth information for major attractions and activities both in Paris and Disneyland. It includes quizzes, challenges, facts, tales, and a huge amount of photos and tips to follow.'

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

With these three titles, the publisher introduces a new series that focuses on traveling abroad with children. Truszkowski, an experienced travel writer and the mother of a preschooler, began taking her child on overseas travel when he was merely six weeks old and has traveled worldwide with him ever since. She lends her expertise to two guides in the series: the more general Take the Kids Travelling, which gives a good overview and includes practical advice on what parents should know before taking their children abroad, and the more traditional guide to Paris, which provides more specific information on the city as well as Disneyland Paris. Unlike Truzkowski, whose perspective is that of a parent, Fullman, author of other guides on London, uses his experience as the child of enthusiastic travelers as his basis for choosing sites for his London guide. All three of these guides are a fountain of useful information on child-friendly hotels, attractions, and restaurants, and while some of this information is already available in many standard travel guides, much of itis aimed specifically at pleasing kids. Take the Kids Travelling is written from an Englishperson's point of view and will thus be less useful for Americans. The two city guides, however, should find readership in public libraries.ASandra Knowles, Henderson Cty. P.L., NC
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 255 pages
• Publisher: Cadogan Books; 1 edition (June 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860119956
• ISBN-13: 978-1860119958
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,277,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Helen has worked as a travel writer and photographer for the past 20 years, and was previously the travel editor at Executive Woman magazine. She now divides her time between Los Angeles and London with her two sons. Helen is the author behind groundbreaking guidebook series ' Take The Kids' (Cadogan Guides) Her bestselling title, Take the Kids: Paris & Disneyland Resort Paris', is already in its 6th edition. Helen is a contributor to television, radio and publications worldwide. Her photographs have appeared in commercials and newspapers and on film sets around the globe, including a recent exhibition in West Hollywood. Throughout her extensive travels with her children, Helen has learned invaluable information about where to go, what to see, and how to do it with kids in tow.

Customer Reviews

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars has the info you want, June 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Take the Kids Paris & Disneyland (Paperback)

This is great guide! I lived in the Paris area as an adult, but dreaded returning as a family to this exquisite city. My fears couldn't have been more misplaced. With this guide in hand, I found many things for young children to do. The guide doesn't pull any punches, e.g., it tells you which restrooms will be out of toilet paper, how long queues will be, whether at Berthillon or EuroDisney. I can't find one area where the guide falls short. Approximately ¼ of the guide is devoted to EuroDisney. With this guide in hand though, Paris would be fine place for kids, even without a visit to EuroDisney. Nonetheless, the EuroDisney section is detailed and well done. The page with The Best of Paris for Kids in 19 different categories is alone worth the purchase price. Elsewhere in the guide, most all of your questions will be answered, from where to sleep, eat, and shop, to how to plan days for all seasons of the year, indoors or out, for older or younger children. Hours of operation, addresses, phone numbers, transport tips are included for various destinations. I haven't found a better guide so focussed on taking children to Paris than this one yet. So if you're thinking about a family vacation there, get this guide, and enjoy your trip!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful stuff, July 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Take the Kids Paris & Disneyland (Paperback)

Just what I needed when I went touring Paris with my kids. On the ball information delivered with authority and in a way that makes me feel sure the author is in the same boat as me - regularly desperate to find a loo, ice-cream, whatever - trying to please my brood but get to know more about the city myself and have as good a time too. Nice work. Any more kid's city guides welcome!

5.0 out of 5 stars The ankle biters will thank you, November 9, 2002

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saliero (NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Take the Kids Paris & Disneyland (Paperback)

If you are familiar with other Cadogan guides, this is a little bit of a departure from the usual style, but just as recommendable.

This book contains a wealth of information for parents, and older kids, planning their trip to Paris. There are sections on the main tourist areas of he city, eg the Latin Quarter, which include the attractions most likely to appeal to children (never neglecting the `Big Sites'), including museums, and especially parks and playgrounds, shopping relevant to kids, and best of all, family friendly eating places in each quarter, including opening hours, an indication of price, and some specialties/type of fare.

There are sections on entertainment, sports and activities, shopping, eating and sleeping. One useful chapter is on `Themed' days out - eg On the trail of the French Revolution, Paris from below, Paris from above - always with food stop suggestions.

The latter part of the book is devoted to Disneyland Paris, which provides comprehensive information if you are planning to visit there.

One negative: the maps aren't all that useful for actual navigation. They do give an indication of the relative location of different places of interest in each geographical area, and show metro locations so are useful for planning your itinerary. But the streets are not named and you may need an accompanying, more comprehensive map.

No hesitation about recommending this book, and I am using it in conjunction with Fodor's Around Paris With Kids (reviewed elsewhere).