The Manning Valley residents made the decision to still get on the bus, despite as 19-year-old Micaela explained feeling "...very hesitant to go there."

"We were also a bit nervous when the tour was still going," Micaela admitted.

In describing the scene in Paris, the former Taree High School student said there was police and security nearly everywhere, particularly near the monuments like the Eiffel Tower.

In Paris, Micaela and her boyfriend Cameron still enjoyed the sights, smells and tastes of Paris - even trying some escargot.

"As pretty as Paris is, I'm pretty keen to keep moving. We have about eight other countries to see in Europe," explained Micaela, who was in Switzerland as of November 17.

While in Paris, Micaela and Cameron used Facebook's 'Safety Check' feature. The feature allows you to indicate you are safe and the social media site than notifies all of your Facebook friends.

Micaela and Cameron notified their friends at 11.12pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on November 14 confirming they were safe. This update was met with a flood of likes and comments from friends citing their relief.

Micaela's mother Paula Hagan posted on Facebook saying she was thankful they hadn't arrived the day before.

"It's a shame their memories of this amazing city will be tainted with the tragedy of what happened today," wrote Paula.

Manning River Times journalist Lachlan Leeming was holidaying in Venice, Italy, as part of a Contiki tour when he received the news of the Paris Attacks.

"Over the next few days we were in Rome where there was a very noticeable police and army presence," said Lachlan.

Lachlan and the tour will be still heading to Paris later this week.