Our Tour Guides in Paris
SANDEMANs NEW Europe supports local small business by helping independent free-lance tour guides find a voice for their passion. By providing marketing services for local entrepreneurs, we take away some of the stress of developing a marketing strategy and allow fantastic independent tour guides the freedom to focus on what they do best.
Meet some of them and find out why they are so passionate about sharing the best of Paris with you!
Agnieszka
Agnieszka grew up in Yorkshire in the North of England and upon leaving school, decided there were many more exciting places in the world then her very small town. Paris was the exciting place that caught her eye and almost a year and a half later she’s still living here with no intent to leave any time soon. Unfortunately, however beautiful the city you live in, you cannot spend all your days eating baguettes, drinking wine and taking strolls by the river, so Agnieszka decided she would justify her living in Paris by attending university there. She is incredibly enthusiastic about sharing her knowledge and love for Paris with you.
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Adam
Adam was born and raised in New York City. After finishing High School he went up north to Montreal, Quebec for University, remaining in the French-speaking province for 5 years. That’s where he developed a passion for everything French and francophone – the language, the literature, the art, and of course the food. It was only natural that he’d end up in Paris in 2010 to pursue one of his other interests: music. He’s excited about sharing his love for Paris and his love for traveling with other visitors to the city.
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Montmartre Tour
New Paris Pub Crawl
Alex
Hi there, I am Alex, a Kiwi with a love for Paris. I love sport, travel, language and history and after several stops around the globe decided the best place in the world to indulge these passions was Paris. Armed with a history degree and enthusiastic optimism I spent a year tour guiding before becoming Sandeman’s New Paris city manager. Enrolling in the University of Paris to do a Masters, the lure of a trip home to see the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and a deep longing to return to the streets of Paris means that I’m out of the office and back leading tours of the city I fell in love with. I hope to be able to share this love on a tour with you soon!
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Montmartre Tour
Versailles Tour
New Paris Pub Crawl
Ultimate Bike Tour
Amanda
Salut! I grew up in upstate New York and spent most of my summers travelling around America or visiting England. After completing a degree in England, I decided to jump across the channel and start learning French. When not working or taking French lessons, I can be found picnicing at one of the many gardens in Paris or along the Seine drinking wine. I am passionate about European history and love sharing this knowledge with anyone who will listen. I don’t think you can ever get tired walking around Paris, so being a tour guide seems to be a natural choice! If there is one thing the French are great at, it is enjoying life. In this sense, I am becoming French more and more each day.
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Montmartre Tour
Versailles Tour
New Paris Pub Crawl
Arnaud
was born and raised in Los Angeles. He left the happy sunny beaches of California to join the grumpy, cloudy ambiance in Paris with his beautiful wife and adorable baby boy! Arnaud is an artist and gets inspiration through world traveling and experiencing new cultures. What better way to do this then giving tours explaining to others the Art, History, and Beauty of his favorite city.
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Montmartre Tour
Versailles Tour
New Paris Pub Crawl
Camille
Camille is a unique specimen of a very particular species: the French. Originating from a city called Lyon quite a way south of Paris, she grew up in that area until she turned nine years old, when her father was transferred for his job to Athens, Georgia, USA. She followed him and spent the next three years learning English until they came back to Lyon, where she finished school and eventually went on to study drama. After making the trip up to Paris in 2010, she discovered she had a real knack for showing people around its streets and parks. Just the same way all roads lead to Rome, Camille’s paths and choices led her to becoming a tour guide, sharing the secrets of Paris, French history and French pronunciation with people from all over the world. And when she isn’t outside doing just that, she can easily be found – if there’s a pastry shop anywhere in the area, she’s probably inside.
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Montmartre Tour
Versailles Tour
Patrick
Patrick grew up and went to school in the west of Ireland before heading to Dublin to pursue a degree in law at Trinity College Dublin. While at secondary school Patrick fell in love with the French language and all things French… So after four years at law school he decided it was time to take the plunge and move to France … and here is living la Bohème in the French capital. Patrick is passionate about travel and loves taking the opportunity to explore new places and peoples. When not giving tours Patrick can be found wandering the streets of Paris taking in its splendour including many of its fine restaurants and cafes, eating French food and drinking wine with friends!
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Daniel
Born and raised in the rolling green Yorkshire hills of northern England, Daniel finished school and decided to do what thousands of indecisive people escaping reality have been done for centuries – run away to Paris and attempt to learn how to live à la française. That was two years ago, and since then Daniel has fallen head over heels in love with the city and feels the need to share this with as many people as he can. When not giving tours, Dan enjoys picnics near iconic monuments, metro maps and drunken velib’ing the wrong way down Rue de Rivoli (not recommended!).
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Montmartre Tour
Filipa
Was born and raised in Sofia, in 1990 – the year when everything changed in Bulgaria (or so people say). Her mother moved to USA when she was about 12 and ever since she spent her summers in USA – at first in NYC, but the last few years in sunny Florida. She always knew that her place was not in Bulgaria. So everything turned around 180 degrees when her boyfriend decided to go to Paris. At first it was just for 2weeks and then he “fell in love” with the city so deeply that he decided to stay! This was just what she was waiting for. The moment she arrived she understood why everybody likes Paris so much. It’s exciting, it’s absolutely beautiful and magnifique! So here she is a few months after him ready to start her adventure – still feeling like a tourist sometimes, because Paris has so much to offer you never know if you’ve seen everything.
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Montmartre Tour
New Paris Pub Crawl
Jacqueline
is an eclectic mix of a human being. Twenty-three years ago she was brought into the world, and if her mother had kept the receipt she would opt to take her back. Jacqueline is a filmmaker/photographer with a background in performing arts and musical theater. Her hobbies include inappropriate jokes, self deprivation and making fun of men in white pants.
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Montmartre Tour
Versailles Tour
Jacob
Jacob was born and raised in New York City. Upon completing his degree in French literature and philosophy in Los Angeles, he moved to Paris, trading tacos on Sunset Boulevard for crêpes on the Champs Elysées. Since then, the City of Lights has become home for Jacob, and while he works towards a life of professional philosophizing, he leads tours of the city he loves, hoping to impart a little bit of knowledge about Paris’ rich history, art, and architecture. Feel free to ask him any questions you may have about the paradoxes of metaphysics or your existential dilemmas. That is, unless you like the Boston Red Sox because, as a die-hard New York Yankees fan, he will not be inclined to help. He is mostly kidding about that.
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Montmartre Tour
Lauren
Lauren originally hails from Perth, Western Australia and faced with the ever difficult decision of flailing in a constant sea of assignments or moving to Paris, she chose the latter. Aside from her bedazzling personality Lauren is also incredibly passionate about European history and politics and looks forward to sharing her views with travellers from around the globe. Her current hobbies include attempting to survive on a diet of baguettes, cheese and red wine. Which thus far, has been incredibly successful.
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Montmartre Tour
Naomi
I am Naomi, I was born and raised in a wee town in Scotland near Edinburgh. Whilst all my school friends spent their summers roaming the hills of Scotland looking for haggis, I would spend my summers visiting my cousins and grandparents who live all around France. This is probably what led me to study French and History of Art at Glasgow University. I love the french food, french culture and art and felt that Paris was pretty much the best place in the world to really experience all these things. I was right!
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Montmartre Tour
Onno
Onno was born and raised in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. After graduating high school he spent 6 months volunteering in Ghana, Africa and then came back to Amsterdam to study linguistics. When rowing crew in college got boring he decided to skip the country again and went to study at Emory College in Atlanta (USA) for one semester. After finally getting his BA in linguistics he dabbled in a bunch of temp jobs before running off to LA for a few months, where he worked in a restaurant and enjoyed the beach. Back in Amsterdam he got into photography and helped out a friend in Paris with a photography project. Having visited Paris a few times the city got a hold of him he and decided to stay for a while longer and become a tour guide. Onno enjoys taking pictures, American (internet) pop culture and food that is burned ever so slightly.
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Montmartre Tour
Versailles Tour
Ultimate Bike Tour
Ricardo
Greetings tourists! My name’s Ricardo, I’m from Guayaquil, Equador. I started traveling at the age of 17, living and studying in various cities around the world from Buenos Aires to New York, but no city lives up to the magic of Paris, which is without doubt the richest in terms of impressive history, unique colors, unforgettable monuments and supposedly French humor too. You can spend many years in Paris without really knowing it, or you can join me on a journey in time and see, learn, touch, hear and smell the most beautiful city in the world… the question is: are you ready for a revelation on this scale?
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Montmartre Tour
Versailles Tour
Sam
Sam, the author of several novels based in Paris and the head director and editor of lemichaux, is overqualified to give you the best tour of Paris. American by birth, he is well traveled and has become bi-cultural after spending the last several years in France. After studying under some of the great chefs of Normandy, he quit his career in cuisine and became an English professor, pioneering new methods in language apprehension. His new passion is Paris and he wants to share it with you. Sam combines his profound experiences in travel, teaching, and taste to give you the best tour of Paris.
Tours mastered:
New Paris Free Tour
Montmartre Tour
New Paris Pub Crawl
