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Monique Y. Wells
Owner
Discover Paris!

Monique has lived in Paris with her husband, Tom Reeves since 1992. She writes the Entree to Black Paris Blog and was recently named Black Culture and Heritage VIP in Paris. She has authored several wonderful books and itineraries, including Paris Reflections: Walks Through African American Paris and the Black Pearl Walk. Tom is the author of Paris Insights-An Anthology and the Paris Insights blog. He is co-owner of Discover Paris!

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Monique Wells of Discover Paris!

DISCOVER PARIS!®

As an African American-owned business, Discover Paris!® takes pride in extending its services to you, the African American traveler. We offer both self-guided personalized itineraries for the independent traveler and guided à la carte activities for groups and individuals.

SELF-GUIDED

Whether it is art, music, history or food that interests you, Discover Paris!® can create a superbly planned, personalized itinerary with a truly Afro-centric perspective. Your Afro-centric itinerary includes:

general information
detailed information about sites and monuments that you wish to visit
maps
suggestions for dining and nightlife
photos and/or illustrations to create a personalized guide book and cherished momento

More importantly, we research every step of every day of every itinerary prior to writing it – the ultimate service for the self-empowered traveler!

Sample 5-day Afro-centric Self-Guided Personalized Itinerary*

Day 1
Arrive in Paris. We suggest that you acquaint yourself with the neighborhood around your hotel. After lunch we recommend a stroll in an historic quarter of Paris, including a street where you can experience African shopping, food, art and nightlife.

Day 2
Visit the Left Bank, where Richard Wright, James Baldwin, and other African-American writers lived. Walk past the famous Sorbonne, down major boulevards, and through one of Paris’ most beautiful gardens. Several shopping locations for clothes, cosmetics, interior design items and more are found in the vicinity.

Day 3
Visit the neighborhood of the Eiffel Tower and stroll down the Champs Elysées. During today’s walk, you will experience all the glamour of Paris while learning of Black-owned restaurants and nightclubs, art exhibits featuring African-American works, gospel concerts and other aspects of African/Diaspora history and contemporary life in these areas.

Day 4
See the Louvre’s courtyard and the Tuileries Gardens from an Afro-centric perspective. Then walk up one of Paris’ most fashion-conscious thoroughfares, visiting designer boutiques such as Prada, Sonia Rykiel and Dior while learning about the activities of African Americans such as Quincy Jones and designer Patrick Kelly in the area.

Day 5
Depart for home.

*All itineraries are self-guided. We will provide suggestions for dining and nightlife with your itinerary.

DP! Walks

Discover Paris!® is pleased to present a series of original, meticulously planned, self-guided walks in downloadable PDF format. Each walk includes informed commentary, photographs and illustrations, a route map and restaurant suggestions.

Currently available walks:

The Black Pearl Walk

(featuring Josephine Baker's Paris)

Richard Wright's Paris

The Da Vinci Code

Gourmet Itinerary - Ile-Saint-Louis

Musee Dapper gallery
credit Discover Paris!

For travelers preferring an experienced guide, our esteemed series of à la carte activities include:

Afro-centric Art Tours - visits to the Louvre, Orsay, Picasso, Dapper museums (individuals or groups)

Black Paris and the Myth of a Colorblind France (slide presentation; groups)

Gastronomic à la carte activities (wine pairing dinners, vineyard visits, cooking classes, gourmet walks; groups)

Gastronomic à la carte activities (cooking classes, private wine tastings, gourmet walks; individuals)

Personalized Itinerary fees are based on the number of days of itinerary planning. For à la carte activities, fees per person vary by group size. Contact us for minimum group size and pricing information. And remember, à la carte activities are also available for individuals.

To see our Price List, visit http://www.discoverparis.net/services.html

To request an Afro-centric, personalized itinerary, visit http://www.discoverparis.net/itinerary-planning.html

To request guided à la carte activities, visit http://www.discoverparis.net/alacarte.html

CONTACT US

Discover Paris!®
Phone/Fax: 212-658-9351
E-mail: info@discoverparis.net
Website:
http://www.discoverparis.net/african_americans.html