u/New_Animator4702

Hey everyone,

I'm a final-year Computer Science student in Australia. To be completely honest, I mostly chose this field for the money and job stability.

I recently landed an upcoming graduate Software Engineer role at a big 4 bank paying $84k. While I am incredibly thrilled and grateful to have secured a role in this brutal market, I am also dealing with a lot of anxiety about the tech industry's future.

Between the non-stop talk about AI advancements, ongoing layoffs, and offshoring, I am genuinely worried about long-term job security. It has gotten to the point where I am seriously considering jumping straight into a new 4-year Electrical Engineering degree after I graduate, as I hear EE is booming and offers better physical job security even if pay is slightly lower.

Is it worth taking the jump to re-study engineering or should I just take the grad role and make the most of my situation? Thanks !

Hey everyone,

I'm a final-year Computer Science student in Australia. To be completely honest, I mostly chose this field for the money and job stability.

I recently landed an upcoming graduate Software Engineer role at a big 4 bank paying $84k base + super. While I am incredibly thrilled and grateful to have secured a role in this brutal market, I am also dealing with a lot of anxiety about the tech industry's future.

Between the non-stop talk about AI advancements, ongoing layoffs, and offshoring, I am genuinely worried about long-term job security. It has gotten to the point where I am seriously considering jumping straight into a new 4-year Electrical Engineering degree after I graduate, as I hear EE is booming and offers better physical job security even if pay is slightly lower.

Is it worth taking the jump to re-study engineering or should I just take the grad role and make the most of my situation? Thanks !

Hey everyone,

I'm a final-year Computer Science student in Australia. To be completely honest, I mostly chose this field for the money and job stability.

I recently landed an upcoming graduate Software Engineer role at a big 4 bank. While I am incredibly thrilled and grateful to have secured a role in this brutal market, I am also dealing with a lot of anxiety about the tech industry's future.

Between the non-stop talk about AI advancements, ongoing layoffs, and offshoring, I am genuinely worried about long-term job security. It has gotten to the point where I am seriously considering jumping straight into a new 4-year Electrical Engineering degree after I graduate, as I hear EE is booming and offers better physical job security even if pay is slightly lower.

Is it worth taking the jump to re-study engineering or should I just take the grad role and make the most of my situation? Thanks !

Hi all, I'm 22 y/o and just graduated university and have a giant 3 month break from December-February before I am locked down in corporate and only have 20 days of annual leave per year beyond that. I'm thinking of doing a giant backpacking SEA trip - more specifically I am between either doing solo travel of 2 weeks in Vietnam, then 2 weeks in Thailand or just doing one month in Vietnam (or thailand). After this SEA trip I'll also be going to the Philippines for a month (since I am actually of filipino-australian descent) to visit home with my family. So basically I am going to be in SEA for a very long time.

I am wondering which would you recommend picking between:

- 2 weeks in Vietnam, then 2 weeks in Thailand or

- one month in Vietnam (or Thailand)

which would you pick? Thanksss !!

Hi all, I'm 22 y/o and just graduated university and have a giant 3 month break from December-February before I am locked down in corporate and only have 20 days of annual leave per year beyond that. I'm thinking of doing a giant backpacking SEA trip - more specifically I am between either doing solo travel of 2 weeks in Vietnam, then 2 weeks in Thailand or just doing one month in Vietnam (or thailand). After this SEA trip I'll also be going to the Philippines for a month (since I am actually of filipino-australian descent) to visit home with my family. So basically I am going to be in SEA for a very long time.

I am wondering which would you recommend picking between:

- 2 weeks in Vietnam, then 2 weeks in Thailand or

- one month in Vietnam (or Thailand)

which would you pick? Thanksss !!

Hi all, I'm 22 y/o and just graduated university and have a giant 3 month break from December-February before I am locked down in corporate and only have 20 days of annual leave per year beyond that. I'm thinking of doing a giant backpacking SEA trip - more specifically I am between either doing solo travel of 2 weeks in Vietnam, then 2 weeks in Thailand or just doing one month in Vietnam (or thailand). After this SEA trip I'll also be going to the Philippines for a month (since I am actually of filipino-american descent) to visit home with my family. So basically I am going to be in SEA for a very long time.

I am wondering which would you recommend picking between:

- 2 weeks in Vietnam, then 2 weeks in Thailand or

- one month in Vietnam (or Thailand)

which would you pick? Thanksss !!

Hi all, I'm 22 y/o and just graduated university and have a giant 3 month break from December-February before I am locked down in corporate and only have 20 days of annual leave per year beyond that. I'm thinking of doing a giant backpacking SEA trip - more specifically I am between either doing solo travel of 2 weeks in Vietnam, then 2 weeks in Thailand or just doing one month in Thailand. After this SEA trip I'll also be going to the Philippines for a month (since I am actually of filipino-australian descent) to visit home with my family. So basically I am going to be in SEA for a very long time.

I am wondering which would you recommend picking between:

- 2 weeks in Vietnam, then 2 weeks in Thailand or

- one month in Thailand

which would you pick? Thanksss !!

Hi all, I'm 22 y/o and just graduated university in Australia and have a giant 3 month break from December-February before I am locked down in corporate and only have 20 days of annual leave per year beyond that. I'm thinking of doing a giant backpacking SEA trip - more specifically I am between either doing solo travel of 2 weeks in Vietnam, then 2 weeks in Thailand or just doing one month in Vietnam (or thailand). After this SEA trip I'll also be going to the Philippines for a month (since I am actually of filipino-australian descent) to visit home with my family. So basically I am going to be in SEA for a very long time.

I am wondering which would you recommend picking between:

- 2 weeks in Vietnam, then 2 weeks in Thailand or

- one month in Vietnam (or Thailand)

which would you pick? Thanksss !!

Hi all, I'm 22 y/o and just graduated university in Australia and have a giant 3 month break from December-February before I am locked down in corporate and only have 20 days of annual leave per year beyond that. I'm thinking of doing a giant backpacking SEA trip - more specifically I am between either doing solo travel of 2 weeks in Vietnam, then 2 weeks in Thailand or just doing one month in Vietnam (or thailand). After this SEA trip I'll also be going to the Philippines for a month (since I am actually of filipino-australian descent) to visit home with my family. So basically I am going to be in SEA for a very long time.

I am wondering which would you recommend picking between:

- 2 weeks in Vietnam, then 2 weeks in Thailand or

- one month in Vietnam (or Thailand)

which would you pick? Thanksss !!

Hi all, I'm 22 y/o and just graduated university in Australia and have a giant 3 month break from December-February before I am locked down in corporate and only have 20 days of annual leave per year beyond that. I'm thinking of doing a giant backpacking SEA trip - more specifically I am between either doing solo travel of 2 weeks in Vietnam, then 2 weeks in Thailand or just doing one month in Vietnam (or thailand). After this SEA trip I'll also be going to the Philippines for a month (since I am actually of filipino-australian descent) to visit home with my family. So basically I am going to be in SEA for a very long time.

I am wondering which would you recommend picking between:

- 2 weeks in Vietnam, then 2 weeks in Thailand or

- one month in Vietnam (or Thailand)

which would you pick? Thanksss !!

Hi all, I am 22 y/o currently in my final year of uni and have been working part time (2 days a week) as an engineering intern since the beginning of this year and managed to save up $16k. I have no other expenses since I live at home with parents, don't pay for groceries, food e.t.c.

I've always wanted to study abroad/on exchange and also to travel to Europe (never been there in my life). I missed the semester exchange deadline last year (since my parents didn't let me go at first). Soo I decided to instead quiet literally spend all my savings ($16k) on a study abroad program in London for 3 weeks. To be honest, I don't plan to use anything I studied at all since I have already secured an engineering graduate role for next year and I am purely doing this for the travelling and social experience. Upon talking to people, I am very aware it's not like a typical exchange where you immerse yourself in the student culture deeply and make friends with locals - but I am sold on the fact that this is super social, you make friends with other international students from around the world and can go travelling together quiet easily in between classes and weekends around Europe.

Since classes are on weekdays (when I plan to explore London in between classes), on weekends I plan to go to a new city/country. In particular Weekend 1: Amsterdam, Netherlands , Weekend 2: Paris, France, Weekend 3: Scotland, Edinburgh. I hear the summer school is extremely social and it's very easy to make friends with the amount of social programs they have on so it will be easy to find people to explore London, and also to travel to other countries with.

My parents have been telling me for months that I am making a big mistake spending this much money just to study abroad and it's making me a little paranoid. And I get where they are coming from, $16k is a lot of money just for a 3 week program.. and a huge chunk of that money can be used for maybe a much nicer holiday or going into ETF's and investing for my future, or maybe even a house deposit.

I know the comments are going to blast me saying that I could go to Europe and for potentially even longer with a much cheaper price (like 10k or even less). But mind you my reasoning of doing this is, if I did that then I would be going completely alone to Europe since I don't have anyone close enough to me to go with which is frankly terrifying for me for my first ever international trip on my own. I felt that by going with students it would be much safer and comfortable for me. At the same time, not gonna lie I do want to take nice pics in Europe and have them for a nice instagram feed/post and stories, and it would be nice to have other people and friends in them as well for the vibe...if I go alone I won't have anyone to take photos of me, or it would all be solo pics of me and it wouldn't really look as good - and not exactly how I'd like to remember travelling to Europe when I'm 30 looking back. Finally, since I am working next year I don't want to keep waiting and waiting for someone to come to Europe with me before I am bogged down with the responsibilities of full time work. I want to at the very least get a taste of Europe and travel now before I start my graduate role next year...

My plans next year when I start my full time job is to do a one month Europe trip (2 Weeks Italy + 2 weeks France) during my annual leave. And at the end of this year in December to spend another $5k-$7k with the extra money I'll be getting from my engineer internship after this study abroad program on a 1 Month SEA trip (2 week Vietnam trip + 2 week Thailand trip).

So yeah any thoughts?

Hi all, my partner and I are early in our software engineering careers, but our long-term goal is to eventually purchase a freestanding family house on the Lower North Shore.

Assuming a future trajectory where we both land senior/staff roles in Big Tech with a combined household income reaching roughly $500k–$600k base, how realistic is this without existing property equity?

Given that premium freestanding homes in these pockets easily push past $4M–$5M+, our borrowing capacity wouldn't bridge the gap alone. For those who have made a similar jump from tech salaries, what did your timeline look like? And is this a realistic goal for us or is it a pipe dream :0 ?

Hi all, my partner and I are early in our software engineering careers, but our long-term goal is to eventually purchase a freestanding family house (even if it's a small one) on the Lower North Shore (btw not as a first home ! I know this is unrealistic - I mean further down the line after buying a few investment properties)

Assuming a future trajectory where we both land senior/staff roles in Big Tech with a combined household income reaching roughly $500k–$600k base, how realistic is this down the line if we accumulate and leverage equity from stepping-stone properties along the way?

Given that premium freestanding homes in these pockets easily push past $4M–$5M+, our borrowing capacity wouldn't bridge the gap alone. For those who have made a similar jump from tech salaries by climbing the property ladder, what did your timeline look like? And is this a realistic goal for us or is it a pipe dream :0 ?

Hi all, my partner and I are early in our software engineering careers, but our long-term goal is to eventually purchase a freestanding family house on the Lower North Shore.

Assuming a future trajectory where we both land senior/staff roles in Big Tech with a combined household income reaching roughly $500k–$600k base, how realistic is this without existing property equity?

Given that premium freestanding homes in these pockets easily push past $4M–$5M+, our borrowing capacity wouldn't bridge the gap alone. For those who have made a similar jump from tech salaries, what did your timeline look like? And is this a realistic goal for us or is it a pipe dream :0 ?

Hi all,

I am currently a graduate engineer at a Big 4 bank, but my long-term ambition is to break into Big Tech (e.g., Atlassian, Canva, AWS, Google).

I am wondering how realistic this transition is for someone with my background, and what specific steps I need to take to get there. Is it a realistic goal to move laterally into these companies after a couple of years, even if I didn't intern or start my graduate career there? Do Big Tech companies in Australia hire a significant number of mid-level engineers coming from traditional enterprise/banking backgrounds?

Any advice on skill gaps to bridge or how to structure my resume for this jump would be highly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi all, I am a final year university student (22 y/o) about to do a summer school in London for 3 weeks, giving us 3 weekends off. Every weekend I plan to visit either a new city or country around Europe. With one of these weekends I am kind of debating between whether I want to go to Paris this year for a weekend or would it be better to go to some other place instead like Amsterdam or Edinburgh, and save Paris for next year instead where I plan to stay a bit around 4-5 days. Next year when I start my first year doing full time work I plan to go on a month long trip to Europe (2 weeks in Italy, 2 weeks in France) during my one month annual leave in September.

I know you are all going to blast the comments and say that it's an absolute no brainer to do Paris next year instead because it's longer and I can 'immerse' myself in it more but here is some background context...not gonna lie one of the main goals of me going to Paris is I want to take nice pics in Paris and have them for a nice instagram feed/post and stories. With this summer school everyone is very keen to go travelling with each other and it's very easy to find people around my age (well tbh I am already on the slightly older end at 22 years old) to go travelling with you who are just as keen as you are, and who are also just as heavily keen to take photos for instagram lmao. Tbh, if I leave it for next year when I work full time in my job already, I am afraid that while my stay in Paris would be longer - I won't have any friends to go with. Ideally the plan for next year is to go with a girl gang around Italy and France, but honestly thinking about it now I don't think I have any close enough friends to ask to go to France with me and I'm afraid that if I leave it now that I would have missed my chance to take these nice photos of myself and with others for my IG feed. Right now the only thing I can think of is going with my mum and not gonna lie she's pretty bad at taking photos lol and I think the vibe of instagram photos is soo much better when you can take photos with friends in it. However, I am entering a graduate program next year with a cohort of 130 people my age, so there is a chance I could make new friends there to travel with - but again there is still an air of uncertainty !

I know that going to places like Amsterdam, Netherlands or Edinburgh, Scotland now for a weekend could be better instead because honestly I don't really see myself in the future spending a week long nor have a strong desire to deeply immerse myself in the countries of Netherlands or Scotland. But exploring Paris and the whole of France is definitely a must for me, so it may be a waste to go there just for one weekend and not really immerse myself in it that much since I am only spending like 2 nights there haha.

To make it easier, here are my two options:

Plan 1:

• Weekend 1: Brighton, England
• Weekend 2: Paris, France
• Weekend 3: Edinburgh, Scotland

Plan 2:

• Weekend 1: Brighton, England
• Weekend 2: Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Weekend 3: Edinburgh, Scotland

Keep in mind: I already know that if I definitely plan to go to Paris again in the future and even plan to spend a minimum of a week in France including going to the South of France as well.

So yeah any thoughts on what I should do? Any recommendations would be much appreciated thanks 😄

Oh and also I basically spent all my savings just to go on this trip bahaha so I do want to make sure it's a good one.

Hi all, I am a final year university student (22 y/o) about to do a summer school in London for 3 weeks, giving us 3 weekends off. Every weekend I plan to visit either a new city or country around Europe. With one of these weekends I am kind of debating between whether I want to go to Paris this year for a weekend or would it be better to go to some other place instead like Amsterdam or Edinburgh, and save Paris for next year instead where I plan to stay a bit longer around 4-5 days. Next year when I start my first year doing full time work I plan to go on a month long trip to Europe (2 weeks in Italy, 2 weeks in France) during my one month annual leave in September.

I know you are all going to blast the comments and say that it's an absolute no brainer to do Paris next year instead because it's longer and I can 'immerse' myself in it more but here is some background context...not gonna lie one of the main goals of me going to Paris is I want to take nice pics in Paris and have them for a nice instagram feed/post and stories. With this summer school everyone is very keen to go travelling with each other and it's very easy to find people around my age (well tbh I am already on the slightly older end at 22 years old) to go travelling with you who are just as keen as you are, and who are also just as heavily keen to take photos for instagram lmao. Tbh, if I leave it for next year when I work full time in my job already, I am afraid that while my stay in Paris would be longer - I won't have any friends to go with. Ideally the plan for next year is to go with a girl gang around Italy and France, but honestly thinking about it now I don't think I have any close enough friends to ask to go to France with me and I'm afraid that if I leave it now that I would have missed my chance to take these nice photos of myself and with others for my IG feed. Right now the only thing I can think of is going with my mum and not gonna lie she's pretty bad at taking photos lol and I think the vibe of instagram photos is soo much better when you can take photos with friends in it. However, I am entering a graduate program next year with a cohort of 130 people my age, so there is a chance I could make new friends there to travel with - but again there is still an air of uncertainty !

I know that going to places like Amsterdam, Netherlands or Edinburgh, Scotland now for a weekend could be better instead because honestly I don't really see myself in the future spending a week long nor have a strong desire to deeply immerse myself in the countries of Netherlands or Scotland. But exploring Paris and the whole of France is definitely a must for me, so it may be a waste to go there just for one weekend and not really immerse myself in it that much since I am only spending like 2 nights there haha.

To make it easier, here are my two options:

Plan 1:

• Weekend 1: Seven Sisters, England
• Weekend 2: Paris, France
• Weekend 3: Edinburgh, Scotland

Plan 2:

• Weekend 1: Seven Sisters, England
• Weekend 2: Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Weekend 3: Edinburgh, Scotland

Keep in mind: I already know that if I definitely plan to go to Paris again in the future and even plan to spend a minimum of a week in France including going to the South of France as well.

So yeah any thoughts on what I should do? Any recommendations would be much appreciated thanks 😄

Oh and also I basically spent all my savings just to go on this trip bahaha so I do want to make sure it's a good one.

Hi all, I am a final year university student (22 y/o) about to do a summer school in London for 3 weeks, giving us 3 weekends off. Every weekend I plan to visit either a new city or country around Europe. With one of these weekends I am kind of debating between whether I want to go to Paris this year for a weekend or would it be better to go to some other place instead like Amsterdam or Edinburgh, and save Paris for next year instead where I plan to stay a bit around 4-5 days. Next year when I start my first year doing full time work I plan to go on a month long trip to Europe (2 weeks in Italy, 2 weeks in France) during my one month annual leave in September.

I know you are all going to blast the comments and say that it's an absolute no brainer to do Paris next year instead because it's longer and I can 'immerse' myself in it more but here is some background context...not gonna lie one of the main goals of me going to Paris is I want to take nice pics in Paris and have them for a nice instagram feed/post and stories. With this summer school everyone is very keen to go travelling with each other and it's very easy to find people around my age (well tbh I am already on the slightly older end at 22 years old) to go travelling with you who are just as keen as you are, and who are also just as heavily keen to take photos for instagram lmao. Tbh, if I leave it for next year when I work full time in my job already, I am afraid that while my stay in Paris would be longer - I won't have any friends to go with. Ideally the plan for next year is to go with a girl gang around Italy and France, but honestly thinking about it now I don't think I have any close enough friends to ask to go to France with me and I'm afraid that if I leave it now that I would have missed my chance to take these nice photos of myself and with others for my IG feed. Right now the only thing I can think of is going with my mum and not gonna lie she's pretty bad at taking photos lol and I think the vibe of instagram photos is soo much better when you can take photos with friends in it. However, I am entering a graduate program next year with a cohort of 130 people my age, so there is a chance I could make new friends there to travel with - but again there is still an air of uncertainty !

I know that going to places like Amsterdam, Netherlands or Edinburgh, Scotland now for a weekend could be better instead because honestly I don't really see myself in the future spending a week long nor have a strong desire to deeply immerse myself in the countries of Netherlands or Scotland. But exploring Paris and the whole of France is definitely a must for me, so it may be a waste to go there just for one weekend and not really immerse myself in it that much since I am only spending like 2 nights there haha.

To make it easier, here are my two options:

Plan 1:

• Weekend 1: Brighton, England
• Weekend 2: Paris, France
• Weekend 3: Edinburgh, Scotland

Plan 2:

• Weekend 1: Brighton, England
• Weekend 2: Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Weekend 3: Edinburgh, Scotland

Keep in mind: I already know that if I definitely plan to go to Paris again in the future and even plan to spend a minimum of a week in France including going to the South of France as well.

So yeah any thoughts on what I should do? Any recommendations would be much appreciated thanks 😄

Oh and also I basically spent all my savings just to go on this trip bahaha so I do want to make sure it's a good one.

Hi everyone, in a month's time I am going to be attending a summer school in London for 3 weeks. Since classes are 5 days a week, I am only limited to travelling on the weekends. Hence on the weekends when I don't have classes I plan to travel to one major city per weekend. E.g this is the plan now Weekend 1: Amsterdam, Netherlands (or south of france??), Weekend 2: Paris, France, Weekend 3: Edinburgh, Scotland.

The one I am most keen on is Paris, France. I really want to take the Eurostar to Paris for a single weekend (Friday evening to Sunday night) with a group from my course. I know 48 hours isn't enough to see absolutely all of Paris, but is it still enough to enjoy myself, have a good time without feeling rushed, and take nice photos for an instagram post/stories haha ?

Here is the rough itinerary that was put together:

Friday: ?

Saturday:

• 7:30 AM: Café de Flore (Coffee/breakfast)
• 8:30 AM: 28 Rue du Bac & YSL Café for photos
• 10:00 AM: Notre Dame exterior
• 11:30 AM: Clignancourt/Saint-Ouen Flea Markets
• 1:00 PM: Lunch at Le Relais de l’Entrecôte (famous steak sauce meal)
• 2:00 PM: Palais Garnier & Galerie Dior
• 5:30 PM: Eiffel Tower photo circuit (Trocadéro, Avenue de Camoëns) & Arc de Triomphe
• 7:00 PM: Dinner at Girafe (Eiffel view)
• 8:00 PM: Seine River Cruise (Eiffel sparkle)
• 9:30 PM: Drinks at Gigi's
• 11:00 PM: Clubbing at Pachamama - 5 storey club till like 1-2AM

Sunday:

• Morning: Madame Madame (Eiffel waffles)
• 9:30 AM - arrive at Versailles for 2 hour tour
• 12:30 PM: Back in Paris for La Baguette du Relais
• 1:30 PM: Louvre Cafe - quick coffee/hot chocolate
• 2-4PM: Louvre Museum (2-4 PM)
• 5:00 PM: Amélie Photobooth (53 Rue des Trois Frères)(famous photo booth)
• 5:30 PM: Chez Janou (viral chocolate mousse)
• 6:00 PM: Moulin Rouge Show
• Night: Dinner at Bambini or Le Nestlé

Does this timeline look too packed for a 48-hour trip? What should we cut or rearrange to keep the photo spots but make the transit smoother?

Would love to hear from anyone who has done this or has tips on the best photo spots/vibes for a quick student weekend! And in general just thoughts on a weekend in Paris (or any of the major cities above for that matter)

Hi everyone, in a month's time I am going to be attending a summer school in London for 3 weeks. Since classes are 5 days a week, I am only limited to travelling on the weekends. Hence on the weekends when I don't have classes I plan to travel to one major city per weekend. E.g this is the plan now Weekend 1: Amsterdam, Netherlands (or south of france??), Weekend 2: Paris, France, Weekend 3: Edinburgh, Scotland.

The one I am most keen on is Paris, France. I really want to take the Eurostar to Paris for a single weekend (Friday evening to Sunday night) with a group from my course. I know 48 hours isn't enough to see absolutely all of Paris, but is it still enough to enjoy myself, have a good time without feeling rushed, and take nice photos for an instagram post/stories haha ?

Here is the rough itinerary that was put together:

Friday: ?

Saturday:

• 7:30 AM: Café de Flore (Coffee/breakfast)
• 8:30 AM: 28 Rue du Bac & YSL Café for photos
• 10:00 AM: Notre Dame exterior
• 11:30 AM: Clignancourt/Saint-Ouen Flea Markets
• 1:00 PM: Lunch at Le Relais de l’Entrecôte (famous steak sauce meal)
• 2:00 PM: Palais Garnier & Galerie Dior
• 5:30 PM: Eiffel Tower photo circuit (Trocadéro, Avenue de Camoëns) & Arc de Triomphe
• 7:00 PM: Dinner at Girafe (Eiffel view)
• 8:00 PM: Seine River Cruise (Eiffel sparkle)
• 9:30 PM: Drinks at Gigi's
• 11:00 PM: Clubbing at Pachamama

Sunday:

• Morning: Madame Madame (Eiffel waffles)
• 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Half-day trip to Versailles
• 12:30 PM: Back in Paris for La Baguette du Relais
• 1:30 PM: Louvre Cafe (coffee/hot chocolate) & Louvre Museum (2-4 PM)
• 5:00 PM: Amélie Photobooth (53 Rue des Trois Frères)
• 5:30 PM: Chez Janou (viral chocolate mousse)
• 6:00 PM: Moulin Rouge Show
• Night: Dinner at Bambini or Le Nestlé

Does this timeline look too packed for a 48-hour trip? What should we cut or rearrange to keep the photo spots but make the transit smoother?

Would love to hear from anyone who has done this or has tips on the best photo spots/vibes for a quick student weekend! And in general just thoughts on a weekend in Paris (or any of the major cities above for that matter)