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B&B in Burgundy

Administrator — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:04:19 +0000

John & Carolyn Scallon offer comfortable Bed & Breakfast (Chambre d’Hote) accommodation in Burgundy either for stop-overs en route south or for short or longer stays. At Sens-sur-Seille (71 Saone-et-Loire, Bourgogne). This would be an opportunity to explore some of the lesser known parts of Burgundy with the additional bonus of experienced advice from your [...]

On your bicyclette! City bike schemes in France

Administrator — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:55:18 +0000

It all started in Paris with the Velib’ Scheme – an amalgam of Velo (cycle) and Liberte (free), which has been a tremendous success.

The latest we’ve come across is the Velomagg in Montepellier (34 Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon).

Vélib’ is a Self Service “bike hire” system available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Multi pick up [...]

Rugby World Cup venues map

Administrator — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:32:56 +0000

With the 2007 Rugby World Cup kicking off in early September, it is worth knowing when and where the matches are to be held – if only so that you can avoid the additional heavy traffic for several hours around the match time. Particularly susceptible to congestion will be the Paris Peripherique and the A1 [...]

Flying UK to France

Administrator — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:42:35 +0000

The choice of budget airline routes from UK to France is impressive,