Paris + Bodrum 2026 — Jackson & Tracy

Day 0 — Monday, June 1

SFO → Paris (overnight)

✈️ UA nonstop • 10h 45m

🌙 Sleep on the plane

Morning

Final packing & breakfast at home

Triple-check passports, Turkey e-visa printout for Jackson, Sapphire Reserve.

11:30 AM

Leave Mill Valley for SFO

Long-term parking (or off-airport — Park Air Express saves ~$195 over 13 days).

12:30 PM

At SFO — check in & TSA

UA Silver Pre-Check for Jackson. Light lunch airside.

2:40 PM PT

Depart SFO — United Airlines, nonstop

UA SFO → CDG • 10h 45m • $909 pp / $1,818 total (Basic Economy)

In-flight

Dinner, then sleep

Set watches to Paris time on takeoff. Melatonin ~9 PM Paris time (= noon PT). Aim for 6–7 hours.

Day 1 — Tuesday, June 2

Arrive Paris — light day

🛌 Jet-lag mode • Slow walking, easy food

☀️ ~70°F • Mild, partly sunny

10:25 AM

Land CDG, clear customs

~30–45 min through customs. Withdraw a small amount of euros at the airport ATM if needed.

11:30 AM

CDG → 11ème

RER B (€11.80 pp, 35 min to Châtelet, then Métro 1 to Bastille) or Uber (~€60, direct, 50–65 min in morning traffic).

3 photos

1:00 PM

Drop bags at Maison Bréguet

5☆, 11ème, 8 min walk to Bastille, spa & atrium courtyard • ~$300/nt × 4 = ~$1,200 • Full check-in 3 PM (they usually hold bags + try for early check-in).

1:30 PM

Light lunch in 11ème

Casual brasserie or Le Petit Cambodge for pho — Tracy-friendly, light.

2 photos

2:30 PM

Slow walk: Bastille → Canal Saint-Martin

25-min walk north. Café stop at Du Pain et des Idées for kouign-amann.

4–5 PM

Back to hotel — 20-30 min nap max

Anything longer wrecks tonight's sleep.

7:30 PM

Easy walk-in dinner in 11ème

Aux Deux Amis (wine bar)Le Mary Celeste Septime La Cave

9:30 PM

Bed early

Resist the urge to push through — Day 2 is the real start.

Day 2 — Wednesday, June 3

Picasso & the Marais

🚶 Walking day • Museum + neighborhood

☀️ ~70°F • Partly sunny

8:00 AM

Breakfast at hotel or boulangerie

If skipping hotel: kouign-amann from Du Pain et des Idées.

2 photos

10:00 AM

Musée Picasso

5 Rue de Thorigny, Marais • 12-min walk from hotel • ~1.5 hrs • Book timed entry online (€16 pp).

12:30 PM

Marais lunch

Breizh Café (galettes)L'As du Fallafel

2 photos

2:00 PM

Walk: Marais → Place des Vosges → Coulée Verte

Wander south through Place des Vosges, on to the 5-km elevated greenway from Bastille east — the original High Line.

5:00 PM

Apéro break

Le Mary Celeste or Café Charlot — natural wine, small plates.

7:00 PM

Back to hotel to refresh

8:30 PM

Dinner — 11ème icons

Septime requires booking 21 days exactly ahead at 10 AM Paris time. If un-booked, walk to Clamato (no reservations, arrive 6:30 PM sharp) or Le Servan.

Septime ⭐Clamato (walk-in)Le Servan

Day 3 — Thursday, June 4

11ème markets & Belleville

🛒 Market day • Local food, slow neighborhood

☀️ ~71°F • Mostly sunny

8:30 AM

Coffee & light pastry

2 photos

9:30 AM

Marché d'Aligre

Paris's oldest covered market (12ème, 15-min walk). Fruit, cheese, charcuterie. Stop next door at Le Baron Rouge for morning oysters.

11:00 AM

Faubourg-Saint-Antoine artisan walk

Wander back through the historic furniture district.

12:30 PM

Lunch in 11ème

Bistrot Paul Bert Robert et Louise (Marais)

2:30 PM

Canal → Parc de Belleville

Walk north along Canal Saint-Martin to Belleville. Climb the staircase to the park — best Paris panorama, free, less touristy than Sacré-Cœur.

5:00 PM

Café break, back to hotel

7:00 PM

Hotel spa / atrium

Maison Bréguet spa downstairs, or Tracy hotel gym.

8:30 PM

Dinner — bistronomy

Wind down lighter tonight — Reims is an early start tomorrow.

Le Chateaubriand Clamato Clown Bar

Day 4 — Friday, June 5

Day trip — Reims (Champagne)

🚄 TGV 46 min each way • 2 house tours + lunch

🍷 Taittinger + Veuve Clicquot • Café du Palais

7:00 AM

Quick breakfast at hotel

7:30 AM

Métro to Gare de l'Est

~15 min from 11ème.

8:11 AM

TGV Paris → Reims

46 min • ~€60–90 pp RT • Book on sncf-connect.com 3–4 weeks ahead.

2 photos

9:30 AM

Notre-Dame de Reims

Coronation cathedral of the French kings. UNESCO, free entry, ~45 min visit.

2 photos

11:00 AM

Taittinger cellar tour

9 Pl. Saint-Nicaise • 75 min, cellars + 2 tastings • ~€35 pp • Gallo-Roman chalk caves carved underground. Book ahead at taittinger.com.

12:45 PM

Lunch in central Reims

Café du Palais (by-the-glass Champagne)Brasserie Excelsior

2:30 PM

Veuve Clicquot cellar tour

1 Pl. des Droits de l'Homme • 90 min • ~€52 pp • The bigger, polished brand experience. Book ahead at veuveclicquot.com.

4:30 PM

Free time — biscuits de Reims

Pick up the pink biscuits (locally famous), coffee, browse.

~6:00 PM

TGV back to Paris

8:30 PM

Easy dinner near hotel

Wine bar bites or pasta. Pack tonight — early flight tomorrow.

Day 5 — Saturday, June 6

Paris → Bodrum (transit)

✈️ Turkish Airlines • 6h 30m via IST

🏖️ Land in Gümüšlük for late dinner

6:30 AM

Wake, breakfast at hotel

7:30 AM

Check out, taxi/Uber to CDG

~50 min from 11ème.

11:40 AM
Depart CDG — Turkish Airlines
TK CDG → BJV via IST (1h 40m connection) • 6h 30m total • $288 pp / $576 total (EcoFly).

~5:30 PM

Land IST — tight connection

1h 40m to BJV gate — stay close to the gate area.

7:10 PM
Land BJV (Milas–Bodrum)

7:45 PM

Transfer to Gümüšlük

~45 min — pre-arrange via Airbnb host or local cab.

3 photos

8:30 PM

Arrive Ayaz Suites 2+1 Daire

2 BR Airbnb apartment, Guest Favorite • ~$260/nt × 7 = ~$1,820

9:30 PM
Late dinner on the harbor
Walk down, casual taverna mezze + grilled fish. Welcome-to-Turkey raki.

Day 6 — Sunday, June 7

Settle into Gümüšlük

🏖️ Slow morning • Beach intro • Scooter setup

☀️ ~80°F • Sunny, sea ~70°F

Morning

Sleep in, slow breakfast

Walk to the village market, stock the apartment for the week.

2 photos

11:00 AM

Beach time at Gümüšlük beach

5–10 min walk. First swim of the week. Look across to Rabbit Island — the ancient Myndos ruins are partially underwater.

1:30 PM

Lunch on the water — Mimoza

First taste — saving the proper sunset reservation for Tracy's birthday Wed Jun 10.

3:30 PM

Walk the village

Galleries, shops, ancient Myndos site, the long jetty out toward Rabbit Island.

5:00 PM
Rent scooter for the week
Ask villa host for trusted local rental — €20–30/day. Two helmets, closed shoes, daytime riding only.

7:00 PM

Sunset apéro on the harbor

8:30 PM

Dinner in Gümüšlük

Pirate (Korsan)Limon (hillside)Aman Köy

Day 7 — Monday, June 8

Scooter day — peninsula loop

🛵 ~1h 45m total ride • 4 stops

☀️ ~82°F • Sunny • Closed shoes & helmets

9:00 AM

Coffee, fuel up scooter

2 photos

9:30 AM

Ride → Yalıkavak Marina

~15 min. Chic marina, coffee, browse the boats.

2 photos

11:30 AM

Continue to Türkbükü — lunch at Maçakızı

~25 min ride. Wood-deck beach club lunch (~€60 pp) — or alternative club (El Vino, Bianca). Sunbed entry ~€30–50 pp.

4:00 PM

Ride to Bitez Beach

~30 min, south coast. Calmer water, casual family beach.

6:00 PM

Return to Gümüšlük

~25 min ride back before dark.

8:00 PM

Dinner — try a different Gümüšlük taverna

Aman Köy Sera Cafe

Day 8 — Tuesday, June 9

Pool / chill day

🏊 Lower tempo • Save energy for tomorrow

☀️ ~82°F • Hot & sunny

Morning

Swim, breakfast at the villa

Mid-morning

Walk Gümüšlük galleries & shops

Lunch

At villa or salad at the harbor

Afternoon

Optional: Turkish cooking class

Cooking Alaturka or similar local hosts • 3 hrs • ~€60–80 pp • market visit + cooking + meal. Alternative: pool day at the villa.

Evening

Sunset cocktails on the harbor

8:30 PM

Moderate dinner — saving Mimoza for tomorrow

Day 9 — Wednesday, June 10

Tracy's birthday in the Aegean

🎂 Tracy's Birthday • The trip anchor

⛵ Private gulet by day • Mimoza at sunset

The plan: Slow villa morning with champagne & gifts → private half-day gulet charter around the peninsula with swim stops & lunch onboard → sunset at Mimoza with a waterfront table reserved. The whole day built around this.

9:00 AM

Slow breakfast — gifts & champagne

Quiet start at the villa. Champagne moment.

10:30 AM

Walk to harbor — meet the gulet

3 photos

11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Private half-day gulet charter

Wooden gulet, just the two of you + skipper. Stops at Rabbit Island, Yalı Çiftlik bay, hidden coves • ~€350–500 total • Skipper prepares fresh fish + salads + raki onboard. Book via villa host 1–2 weeks ahead — mention the birthday for small touches (Turkish coffee + cake).

4:30 PM

Back to villa — shower, rest, change

7:00 PM

Apéro at villa or sunset walk on the harbor

3 photos

8:00 PM

🎂 Birthday dinner — Mimoza, Gümüšlük

Waterfront table reserved for sunset. Sea-to-table fish, mezedes, Aegean wine • ~€150–200 for two with wine • Book 2–3 weeks ahead via Instagram DM or call — specifically request a waterfront table for sunset, mention the birthday.

Post-dinner

Harbor walk & nightcap

Low-key bar on the water to close out the day.

Day 10 — Thursday, June 11

Day trip — Kos ferry (Greece)

⛴️ ~30 min ferry crossing • Passports required

🇬🇷 Old town + tavernas + Castle of the Knights

Required: Both passports (Tracy's US + Jackson's Australian — both visa-free for Greek tourism). Cash for Greek port fees (~€15 pp). Bring printed ferry booking confirmation.

8:30 AM

Scooter/taxi to Bodrum harbor

~35–40 min from Gümüšlük.

9:00 AM

Bodrum → Kos ferry

Bodrum Ferryboat Association • ~30 min • ~€30 RT pp + €15 port fees • Book 2–5 days ahead.

2 photos

10:00 AM

Walk Kos old town

Castle of the Knights at the harbor, then wander.

11:30 AM

Coffee & Tree of Hippocrates

12:30 PM

Greek taverna lunch on the harbor

Mezedes, octopus, fresh fish, white wine.

Stamatia Kanas Taverna Avli

2:30 PM

Optional: scooter to Asklepieion

Ancient healing sanctuary, ~5 km outside town. Rent a scooter on Kos (~€15). Otherwise stay in old town for shops.

4:30 PM

Ferry back to Bodrum

8:00 PM

Casual dinner in Gümüšlük

Tired from the day — keep it easy.

Day 11 — Friday, June 12

Last full day — unwind

🌅 Slow morning • Last good dinner • Pack

☀️ ~83°F • Sunny

Morning

Pool, slow breakfast

11:00 AM
Final morning swim at Gümüšlük beach

1:00 PM

Light lunch at the harbor

Taverna mezedes.

Afternoon

Pick one

A: Last scooter ride — sunset spot of choice
B: Villa pool + reading
C: Bodrum town for souvenirs / Bodrum Castle (~30 min drive)

6:00 PM

Return scooter, fuel up, pack

8:00 PM
Last dinner — favorite from the week
Mimoza repeat? Pirate? Aman Köy? Whatever stuck.

Day 12 — Saturday, June 13

Bodrum → Home (same day)

✈️ Turkish Airlines • 18h 05m via IST

🏠 Land SFO 4:40 PM — gain a day flying west

5:30 AM

Wake up

6:00 AM

Pre-arranged transfer to BJV

~45 min.

8:35 AM

Depart BJV — Turkish Airlines

TK BJV → SFO via IST (3h 10m connection) • 18h 05m total • $1,187 pp / $2,374 total (Promotion fare).

~10:00 AM

IST layover — 3h 10m

Breakfast at food court, walk the terminal.

1:10 PM

Depart IST — Turkish to SFO

TK A350 nonstop, the only direct IST→SFO carrier.

4:40 PM PT
Land SFO — pickup car, drive home

~7:00 PM

Home — Mill Valley

Takeout, early bed. Westbound jetlag is mild — Sunday is the recovery day.

Date	Route	Carrier	Times	Stops / Duration	Price (2 pax)
Mon Jun 1	SFO → CDG	United	2:40 PM PT → 10:25 AM CDG +1	Nonstop • 10h 45m	$1,818
Sat Jun 6	CDG → BJV	Turkish	11:40 AM → 7:10 PM	1 stop IST (1h 40m) • 6h 30m	$576
Sat Jun 13	BJV → SFO	Turkish	8:35 AM → 4:40 PM (same day)	1 stop IST (3h 10m) • 18h 05m	$2,374
Total (Plan A)	~$4,768

Category	Details	Est. Cost
Flights	3 one-ways, 2 pax (UA + Turkish × 2)	$4,768
Lodging	Maison Bréguet 4 nts ($1,200) + Ayaz Suites 7 nts ($1,820)	$3,020
Food & Drink	Paris bistros + Reims + Bodrum tavernas + Mimoza birthday	$2,440
Activities	Champagne tours, Picasso, gulet, Kos ferry, scooter, beach clubs	$1,514
Local transport	CDG transfers, Métro, BJV transfers, scooter fuel	$410
Misc	SFO parking, e-visa, tips, eSIM, travel insurance	$1,155
Buffer (10%)	~$80/day × 12 days	$960
Estimated Total	~$14,267

Stay	Property	Nights	Rate	Total
Jun 2–6	Maison Bréguet (Paris 11ème)	4	~$300/nt	~$1,200
Jun 6–13	Ayaz Suites 2+1 Daire (Gümüšlük)	7	~$260/nt	~$1,820
Lodging Total	~$3,020

Pre-Trip Checklist

Booking order: BJV→SFO first (most expensive), then outbound, then inter-Europe leg, then accommodation, then experiences

Flights & Travel Docs

Book Turkish BJV → SFO (Sat Jun 13, $2,374) — book first, highest mover
Book United SFO → CDG (Mon Jun 1, $1,818) — check united.com direct + UA award availability
Book Turkish CDG → BJV (Sat Jun 6, $576)
Apply for Jackson's Turkey e-visa at evisa.gov.tr (~1 week before travel)
Verify both passports valid through Dec 13, 2026 (6 months past return)
Sign up for Turkish Miles&Smiles — credit miles to UA MileagePlus
Travel insurance (recommended for international — ~$200)

Accommodation

Book Maison Bréguet direct at maisonbreguet.com (verify Jun 2–6 rate + free cancellation)
Message Ayaz Suites Airbnb host — confirm A/C, exact Gümüšlük location, pool type, scooter parking
Book Ayaz Suites (after host messages confirm) at airbnb.com/rooms/1501375045107703638

Restaurants & Experiences (book ahead)

🎂 Mimoza, Gümüšlük (Wed Jun 10) — book 2–3 weeks ahead via Instagram DM or phone, request waterfront sunset table, mention Tracy's birthday
Septime (Wed Jun 3 dinner) — reserve exactly 21 days ahead at 10 AM Paris time on septime-charonne.fr
Le Chateaubriand or Clown Bar (Thu Jun 4) — 2–3 weeks ahead
Bistrot Paul Bert (Thu Jun 4 lunch) — 1 week ahead
Musée Picasso timed entry (Wed Jun 3) — 1–2 weeks ahead
Reims TGV tickets (Fri Jun 5) — sncf-connect.com, 3–4 weeks ahead
Taittinger cellar tour (Fri Jun 5, 11 AM) — taittinger.com
Veuve Clicquot cellar tour (Fri Jun 5, 2:30 PM) — veuveclicquot.com
Private half-day gulet charter (Wed Jun 10) — via Ayaz Suites host, 1–2 weeks ahead, specify birthday
Kos ferry (Thu Jun 11) — bodrumferryboat.com, 2–5 days ahead
Optional: Turkish cooking class (Tue Jun 9) — Cooking Alaturka or similar
Optional: Maçakızı lunch reservation (Mon Jun 8 scooter day) — 1–2 weeks ahead

Logistics & Pre-Departure

SFO long-term parking reservation (or off-airport at Park Air Express, save ~$195)
Airalo eSIM — France plan + Turkey plan (~$40)
Notify Sapphire Reserve of travel dates
Confirm scooter rental on arrival via Ayaz Suites host
Print copies of all bookings (paper backup for ferry, e-visa, hotel)
Set up Google Maps offline downloads — Paris 11ème, Reims, Gümüšlük peninsula, Kos
Pre-arrange BJV → Gümüšlük transfer with Airbnb host (both directions)

Paris & Bodrum

The Trip

SFO → Paris (overnight)

Arrive Paris — light day

Picasso & the Marais

11ème markets & Belleville

Day trip — Reims (Champagne)

Paris → Bodrum (transit)

Settle into Gümüšlük

Scooter day — peninsula loop

Pool / chill day

Tracy's birthday in the Aegean

Day trip — Kos ferry (Greece)

Last full day — unwind

Bodrum → Home (same day)

Flights

Budget

Budget Summary

Lodging Breakdown

Weather & Packing

Packing List

Pre-Trip Checklist

Flights & Travel Docs

Accommodation

Restaurants & Experiences (book ahead)

Logistics & Pre-Departure