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 […]
Posts Tagged ‘France’
Andrew Mehrtens in Paris
Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged France, French Holiday, Paris, Travel on April 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Mayday, Mayday!
Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged France, French Holiday, Paris, Travel 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 […]
Frenchmen – Watch out Girls!
Posted in Holiday, tagged France, French Holiday, Paris, Travel on April 23, 2010 | 19 Comments »
My daughter Sarah continues living in Paris and regularly shares with us her experiences. You may enjoy her latest! Funniest story today! Went to Forum Les Halles for the third day in a row to pick up these photos which have been three days overdue….dont get me started I expressed to the man yesterday that […]
Palais Garnier Opera – Paris
Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged France, French Holiday, Paris, Travel 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 […]
Europe Travel Update
Posted in Holiday, tagged France, French Holiday, Travel on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Bit by bit travel in and out of France and Europe is improving. Singapore Airlines SQ334, Singapore-Paris, originally scheduled to depart at 2340hrs (Singapore time), is now retimed to depart 0010hrs (Singapore time) Emirates expects to operate to Paris and Nice on the 21st April. Air New Zealand sadly is a little slow in letting […]
Travel Update
Posted in Holiday, tagged France, Travel on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As of Monday evening (Europe time) airlines are beginning to start flying on a limited basis, and over the next 24 hours significant changes to scheduling should occur. For those travellers on long hauls flights from Australia and New Zealand here is the status of various airlines to Europe. Air New Zealand is still not […]
Trains in Chaos Too!
Posted in Holiday, tagged Car Rental, France, Travel on April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As if total air travel chaos in Europe wasn’t enough over the last three days there have been train strikes in France. As of today Monday 19 April most trains are nearly back to normal except for all train travel to the south-east area, including Nice. This news is not good for those stranded air […]
Volcano’s Air Travel Disruption
Posted in Holiday, tagged France, French Holiday, Travel on April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As you will be aware European air travel has been thrown in to chaos due to the ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano. For those travellers presently in France I have just watched a TV news item of the chief executive of the NZ Insurance Council being interviewed on the crisis. He stated that all […]
Train Tickets in France
Posted in Holiday, Uncategorized, tagged France, French Holiday, Travel on April 14, 2010 | 5 Comments »
For anyone requiring to purchase a train ticket for their holiday in France it is very easy to do this online. The first step is to familiarize yourselves with the French Rail website at www.voyages-sncf.com. You are always best to buy your tickets well in advance in order to get the best prices. I normally […]
Car Leasing vs Car Rental
Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged Car Rental, France, French Holiday, Travel 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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