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Paris Metros Crack Me Up!

Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged , , , , on May 6, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Catching metros around Paris is very easy to do. Don’t hesitate. If you are in Paris for a few days or more you are best to purchase a “Carnet” of ten tickets from a ticket office in a metro station – you use one ticket per person for each journey. You can also use these […]

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Andrew Mehrtens in Paris

Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged , , , on April 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Today as I write this entry (28 April) my daughter Sarah is celebrating her 21st birthday in Paris. Also she shares this birthday with the NZ rugby star, Andrew Mehrtens. Quite by chance today I also was reading the magazine NZ Rugby World where there was an article on Andrew’s career. Andrew Mehrtens, 37 years […]

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Mayday, Mayday!

Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged , , , on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In a few days time it will be May 1st .  If you are travelling in France you need to be wary that this is a very “public holiday”.  Shops are closed, transport could be compromised and if you are in Paris particularly you may even encounter a few student protests (if you are on the […]

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Palais Garnier Opera – Paris

Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged , , , on April 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »

One of the places that most people know of, but seldom visit in Paris is the Palais Garnier. People seem to be too busy rushing off to Galleries Lafayette or Printemps to shop, than to pause and see this gem of a building. You will have especially seen the Phantom of the Opera in the […]

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Car Leasing vs Car Rental

Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged , , , on April 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

When it comes to hiring a car for your holidays in France one of the things that concerns me is the way many travelers rush in to their decision for renting a car. As you will know you have the choice of paying a per day rental charge for a rental car, or you can […]

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