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Lara Martini's avatar

I have been reading and watching (and enjoying) your content for almost 7 years. I am a Patreon for this reason: you are not an impostor at all! You are a unique, intelligent, creative individual who is honest, open and completely yourself. Other Paris content creators eventually fail when they pander to the general audience. The content becomes diluted and stale. Your content (like yourself!) has continued to grow and evolve organically and that is what makes it great. We love sharing this journey with you. To paraphrase the great Billy Joel: don’t go changing (…on purpose, but keep letting your creative and kind nature take you in new and wonderful directions). You’re the best! 😊

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Jay Swanson's avatar

Baww, thank you so much Lara 🥰

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Wayne Wallgren's avatar

Reading your comment about how people ask you questions and how they reply makes me shake my head. You are always clear about the fact that what you recommend is your opinion. Works for me.

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Jay Swanson's avatar

Some of the emails we get are wild 😂

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Paul Mulligan's avatar

Jay and Team - Keep up the great work! We have added a plethora of your recs into our Paris sojourns and they never fail- Musee Carnavelet, Les 5 Marches, Peloton Cafe, Homer Lobster, Kuma, Les 5 Marches, neighborhoods and where to take the best pictures in Paris to name a few....why trust a man (and team)who likes coffee, noodles, beer, wine, dogs, charcuterie and public transport? WHY NOT?...In Jay We Trust!

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Jay Swanson's avatar

🥂☕Gotta live it up while you're here!

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Susan Hoffman's avatar

I have the guide and the app - is there an upgrade I am supposed to get because it seems like I am set. I bought Paris in my Pocket last year and downloaded the app a few weeks ago. I can't wait to use it and your recommendations are great having used it last time pre-app. Let me know if there is something I need to purchase to upgrade it. Jay - you be you. You're more than enough.

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Jay Swanson's avatar

Thanks for getting the Guide, Susan! I hope you love it! If you navigate back to it now, you should see some new options in the side bar like the Itineraries and Audio Tours (and if not, you might need to refresh a couple of times). Click through there and you'll see the option to upgrade along with your discount baked in automatically, should you want access to those features. I hope you have a great time in Paris and thank you for the kind word🥰

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Edward P ODonnell's avatar

Jay, I have followed you for years now. As a distant friend, stop over thinking this stuff. What made your vlog was that you were just yourself, without all the self doubt. Go back to what you did best in my opinion. JUST BE YOURSELF. Take care and God Bless, ed o'donnell

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Janis Commentz's avatar

I began following you back in 2020 when I heard the interview with Krystal Kenney! She’s great. If you travel around the city that much you must know something. Lol I appreciate the candid advice.

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