If you are into skiing, snowboarding and the like, then no doubt you will also enjoy the après-ski scene, and it is important to know where the good places are. The slopes of France are ever popular in winter, and so here are a few après-ski recommendations that have come to my attention recently:
The Jam […]
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If you still feel like getting away for some skiing, and don’t fancy the steepness of St Moritz, then Snowline are offering “Chocolate box chalets at sensible prices”. Snowline is a small company with over twenty years experience, and thirty five catered chalets in premier French resorts.
The chalets vary from chic contemporary apartments to detached […]
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From today, 14 November 2007, the Eurostar will make its departure for the contintent from St Pancras International instead of from London Waterloo. For those of you who are not so familiar with London, St Pancras is adjacent to King’s Cross, which serves the north of England, and Scotland, whereas Waterloo, though central, is just […]
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If you are of a scientific frame of mind then you may well have heard of CERN, which is the European Organization for Nuclear Research, and is the world’s largest particle physics laboratory. CERN lies on the border between France and Switzerland, just northwest of Geneva. If particle physics is not quite your thing, then […]
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Winter is on its way, and many people considering winter holidays may well be thinking about skiing, and one of Europe’s top skiing destinations is Chamonix, in the French Alps. Chamonix is at the foot of Mont Blanc, on the River Arve, and is popular all year round for sports of various kinds ranging from […]
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I first discovered that wonderful Arabic dish known as couscous when visiting Paris. This delicious dish was brought to France by people from Morocco and Algeria who went to settle there, and the couscous restaurants that they established quickly became popular with students and Bohemians – especially due to the fact that they provide a […]
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If you are fond of perfume, and you happen to find yourself in Provence, in the south of France, then don’t forget to visit the Fragonard Perfumery at Grasse, as you will find it to be a real treat for the senses.
People often wonder why the area around Grasse developed as a perfume region, and […]
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Winter is coming to the UK, and it is as the autumn leaves start to fall that I turn my thoughts to escaping off to the south of France, where there are reasonably warm temperatures throughout the winter, or at least warm compared with England.
It seems that Vincent Van Gogh also found the south of […]
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Claimed to be the most romantic city in the world, and popular with honeymooners, no tour of Europe could possibly be complete without a visit to Paris, which has such an abundance of sights to see, and things to enjoy that you could quite easily spend a month or more here.
Standing majestic […]
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