Striking has been a national pastime for the French. If ever anyone is unhappy with anything then the first action is to strike. Other European countries look on in amusement as the French regularly leave their desks to walk the streets with placards. I recall a number of years ago when Air France was on […]
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Striking Accord?
Posted in France, Holiday, News, Travel, tagged Francois Fillon, Nicolas Sarkozy, pension reform, strikes on October 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Flying by Train!
Posted in France, Holiday, News, Tourism, Travel, tagged Eurostar, Paris, SNCF, TGV, Train tickets on October 18, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Travel by fast train around Europe has revolutionized travel. Now it is nearly as fast to travel from central Paris to the south of France, as it is by travelling by air, and it is certainly much faster by train than air between London and Paris. With trains there is no need for airport transfers from the […]
Market Appraisal!
Posted in France, Holiday, Tourism, Travel, tagged Isle sur la Sorgue, Markets, Provence on September 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
There’s something about the French way of life that involves people planning their days around the village markets in France. It’s a routine each morning – work out what day it is, which can be hard when you are on holiday, and then work out which village has its market on that day. Today is […]
Earthquake shakes my emotions!
Posted in France, Holiday, News, Travel, tagged Christchurch earthquake on September 6, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Nearly twenty years ago I made a definite decision that I was to set up a business based on my loves. I now specialise in French tourism and regularly travel to France to escort tours and look after my various rental properties in France, and check out the various canal boat trips. At the moment I […]
Cancale – The World is Your Oyster
Posted in Brittany, France, French cuisine, Holiday, Tourism, Travel, tagged Brittany, Cancale, France, French cuisine, French Holiday, Louis XIV, Mont Saint Michel, Oysters, Pointe du Gruoin, Saint Malo, Seafood, Summer Holidays, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Travel, William Shakespeare on August 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Falstaff: I will not lend thee a penny. Pistol: Why then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open. Falstaff: Not a penny. This famous quote from William Shakespeare’s celebrated The Merry Wives of Windsor ran through my mind a few weeks ago when I travelled to the idyllic seaside village of Cancale […]
Speedos – do you wish you were blind?
Posted in France, Holiday, Travel, tagged French Holiday, Pernes les Fontaines, Provence, Speedos, Swimming pool, Traveling with children, Venasque on August 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We were staying with our family in the lovely village of Venasque, in the Vaucluse district of Provence. France. We were spending our holidays in one of my favourite homes in the area. This home was located within the town walls of this delightful sleepy village, with its narrow streets and its selection of wonderful […]
Paris and The Beach
Posted in France, Holiday, Paris, Travel, tagged France, Paris, Paris Plage, Seine River, Summer Holidays, Traveling with children on August 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Golden sandy beaches, palm trees swaying in the summer breeze, little giggling children running around in their bathers, pina coladas on ice with petite paper umbrellas… so where in the world is Carmen Santiago you may ask? Paris. Duh! For the month of August, the banks of the Seine River temporarily transform into the world […]
We will Remember Them.
Posted in France, Holiday, Paris, Travel, tagged Liberation of Paris, Paris on August 10, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Another building, another photo?? Travelers to Paris wander the streets with their cameras at the ready, taking photographs of the magnificent buildings and structures that envelope them. It’s hard not to become mesmerised by the sheer beauty in front of you. A friend of mine once said to me “the more one travels to Paris, […]
Beggars – to Give or Not to Give?
Posted in France, Holiday, Travel, tagged Beggars, Paris, Venice on August 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
You are walking down a street in Paris and there is a man kneeling on the footpath holding a sign that says “J’ai Faim!” (I’m hungry?). What do you do? Put some money into his cup, give him some food, or look the other way to avoid making eye contact? This is a regular event […]
August 15th – Time to Feast!
Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged Public Holidays on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There are twelve national public holidays in France. That’s almost one per month, but in May there are actually three of them! The next public holiday on the calender is 15th August. The 15 August is celebrating the Feast of the Assumption which remembers the day that the Virgin Mary died and was “assumed” into […]
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