Hey Whitney….
Yes, certainly take care with the money issue in Prague…me and my partner ended up calling the police…but they were pretty useless as well…Unfortunatelly, Chezch Rep ranks high in corruption at the EU…still…Soviet legacy I suppose!!
Unfortunatelly, every time I have been to Paris, I either stayed with a friend…or at a regular hotel..and not a Hotel…My only tip for the area…is to stay somewhere down town…Paris has ‘rings’…like many European cities…the closer you are down town…the better it is…it can get dozzy anywhere…but the outskirts are rather famous for being more turbulent(see La Hane’ the movie..)…
I will actually be visiting the states in September….and I might hustle you for some tips of when I ll visit NYC…I will be going to Washington DC and NY!!
Enjoy everything…and I think..in 5 years time..i ll be back Home so I will be glad to be of any help…
G