THE PARIS PIVOT TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

A slow travel experience,
designed to engage your mind and rejuvenate your soul.

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Immerse yourself in the City of Light.

Discover Paris, rekindle your own spark, and design your next chapter.

THE PARIS PIVOT

7 DAYS | 8 NIGHTS

Explore beautiful Parisian neighborhoods, walk in the footsteps of some of the most renowned artists and creatives in French history, and experience the local side of Paris. Day-trip to Claude Monet’s house & gardens, sip champagne in the centuries-old champagne caves, and cruise along the Seine. All with the time and space to reconnect with you and envision your next chapter… Bon voyage!

ABOUT THE PARIS PIVOT

a slow travel experience

Charlotte to Paris x Career Maven Consulting

Explore the Paris you’ve dreamed of: gorgeous architecture, hidden courtyards & passageways, dynamic & vibrant neighborhoods, incredible history, delicious food, and of course some of the most “bucket list”-worthy landmarks and museums in the world.

Lauren Gibson, artist and slow travel enthusiast, will guide you through her beloved Paris, with a perfectly balanced itinerary of solo time and daily group experiences.

In between glasses of wine and strolls through Parisian streets, reconnect with yourself: Tiffany Waddell Tate, business owner and career & leadership expert, will gracefully guide us as we reflect and envision our life’s design. With ease and authenticity, engage in group dialogue and one-on-one coffee chats with Tiffany to clarify your professional, creative and personal vision for your one “wild and precious life.”

The Perfect Balance of Group Travel & Solo Experiences

Our small group of travelers will connect for 1-2 group experiences each day, including:

Neighborhood Walking Tours to explore some of Paris’ most stunning neighborhoods.
A day trip to Champagne: cellar tours and tastings at two Champagne houses in Reims, France.
A day trip to Giverny, France, to visit impressionist painter Claude Monet’s house and gardens.
Culture & art experiences, including a private guided tour of the Musée d’Orsay and a visit to the Musée de l’Orangerie to see Claude Monet’s incredible Water Lilies series.
A historic tour of the Marais, an incredibly gorgeous neighborhood steeped in layers of Parisian history.
A sightseeing boat cruise along the Seine River.
Guided conversations with Tiffany Waddell Tate on life design: goal-setting, creating ease and clarity in your next chapter.
A Paris metro “how-to” tour and pre-loaded metro card.
Welcome and farewell dinners at two incredible restaurants on the Left Bank of Paris.
Breakfast and Lunch for 7 days (Sunday, Sept 22 - Saturday, Sept 28) are included.
An optional Seine Dinner Cruise, a fine dining experience with five courses and wine pairings along the Seine River (trip add-on).

Outside of the daily group experiences, your time is your own.

To help guide your solo exploration of Paris, Lauren Gibson will create a custom Paris guidebook just for you. This PDF guidebook will be tailored specifically to your preferences and interests, which you can follow as much as you’d like while out and about in Paris.
You’ll also receive a Paris Pivot journal, designed by Tiffany Waddell Tate, to reflect on your time in Paris and envision your next chapter. Tiffany will also schedule a 1:1 coffee chat/coaching session on career or life design with each traveler.
You’ll receive a set of edited digital photographs by Lauren Gibson (group and solo shots) after the trip, too!

TRIP LEADERS

Lauren Gibson | Artist (Photographer) & Slow Travel Enthusiast

Creator & Founder of Charlotte to Paris
Lauren is the artist behind the photographs and the creator & designer behind the travel plans here at Charlotte to Paris. Lauren lives in Charlotte, North Carolina - she’s a mom, an artist, and does some project management contracting work too. She loves travel, urban/street photography, long walks and flat whites.
Lauren briefly studied film photography in college as an art minor, and found her connection to digital photography when she started traveling for work in 2016. Drawn to urban landscapes and street photography, Lauren is passionate about appreciating and capturing the beauty of exploring an unfamiliar place.
In 2019, she started Charlotte to Paris to give people another way to see Paris: in the context of the neighborhood-based travel, blending famous sites with lesser-known spots and local gems.
Lauren’s photography print shop features vibrant, wanderlust-filled images from Paris and the South of France. With few images of famous monuments, her artwork evokes bright, everyday beauty: reminding viewers of what it feels like to travel and explore.
Instagram: @charlotte.to.paris
View Lauren’s Artist Portfolio
Tiffany Waddell Tate | Career & Leadership Expert

Founder of Career Maven Consulting
Tiffanyis a leadership coach & talent development consultant with deep experience helping individuals and companies reimagine the future of work through 1:1 career & leadership coaching, digital education, and training & development for organizations and teams. As a coach, Tate believes deeply in the power & edge of harnessing strengths to do good work while shifting organizational culture to retain top talent.
As an in-demand coach, consultant, speaker and thought leader, she has been featured on Forbes, Well + Good, The Everymom, The Muse and a variety of podcasts. She is a master in coaching professionals to learn, lead, and grow at work.
Tiffany is a Double Deac, having earned her BA and MA from Wake Forest University, and is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, Diversity Educator, and MBTI Certified.
Tiffany serves on the board of Reach Women’s Network, an organization that seeks to advance economic development and promote gender equality, and the advisory board of the Black Philanthropy Initiative of the Winston Salem Foundation, an initiative that promotes equity in education and economic development for the Black community.
Instagram @tiffanywaddelltate
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanywaddelltate
Website: www.careermavenconsulting.com