# Local tourist

> We're exploring where we live in issue 288 of your weekly poetry shot

**Published by:** [trpplffct](https://paragraph.com/@trpplffct/)
**Published on:** 2026-03-20
**Categories:** travel, poetry, paris, bourdain, highku
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@trpplffct/local-tourist

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I don't think I've ever taken this line before; the only time I was close to here, I rode a velib'.Paris, like all big cities, has many faces. An many places that are worth spending time at. This week, I was in a part of the city I had not been before, and got there by riding a metro I had never taken before. New experiences, especially those that are all about discovering more about the place where you live, are very enriching: I saw a new face of Paris, and I found the poem above. Oh, and no, it was not the line that passes the station of which you can see a fragment in the header image. But do you recognise at which station that photo is taken? What's a cool place in your area that tourists hardly ever visit, but is very much worth going to?Support this publication via buymeacoffee or hypersub.Arjan Tupan is writing poetry, podcasting and incubating empathyEntrepreneur, dad, European, story teller, poet. Curious, too. I tell stories on different platform and using a variety of tools. Sometimes I explain how I do stuff.Most of my content is free of charghttps://buymeacoffee.comSubscribe to Trpplr on HypersubTrpplrs are sending ripples of poetry through the world, to make it more fun. As a Trpplr, you will get: & special poetry drops from me and up-and-comin...https://hypersub.xyzPoésie de la vie"The absolute worst thing to do when you come to Paris is to plan too much." Nothing needs to be added to that. I have probably shared this before, a few years ago. But this episode of one of Anthony Bourdain's travel shows has been a guide since I saw it first. I hope it helps you get more out of your travel, too.

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