France
| If you want to combine hiking with short train rides, Scott Anderson suggests a train that goes across valleys, over viaducts, known as the "line of 100 tunnels". | Tour Paris with Smitha Bhat. Feel the city of lights - its enchantment, its polite, kind and helpful people - that's right. Stroll its streets, cruise the Seine, be moved, awed and touched by its culture and at the end, experience a true Paris moment. |
| Scott Anderson questions whether the make-over for France’s mythical trekking trail is on the right path. | Babette Gallard and her partner had a mid-life crisis that culminated in their decision to ride two horses along 1,600 kilometers of the St. James Way from France to Spain. |
Reflections on the Robert Louis Stevenson Trail - France, Europe A member of Scott Anderson's team reflects on a classic French trek. | John M. Edwards found something he wanted and at a good price, or so he thought. |
| Jim Enos walked into a private party at a local restaurant, started to leave when... | Miranda Vitello looks beyond the major museums to find some of the most spectacular art in Paris. |
Stuck Somewhere in the Dark Ages, but with Electricity - Gascony, France, Europe While housesitting in Gascony, John M. Edwards stumbles upon a Medieval hunters' feast, where the quality of cuisine is backed up by gunpoint. | Etiquette for Aliens in Ethnic Eateries - USA, France, Europe John M. Edwards offers 10 tips to speed you through the confusing congestion of customs and weird freeways of the “extreme sport” of foreign food eating. |
| Rex Crum visits Normandy and tries to understand why German soldiers are buried there. | Pilgrimage Route to Santiago de Compostela - France, Spain, Europe Join A. Rob Conde on a 500-mile, 30-day journey into the hills of Galicia to hike the famed pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. |
We'll Always Have Paris, But What About Our Luggage? - France, Europe Rex Crum finally gets to Paris, only his luggage doesn't. That's just the start of his French trip's comedy of errors. | Janis Mitchell tells a humorous tale of Paris travel for a family of three. The Cure for Tired Feet is about walking in the City of Light. |
| North American travellers beware - European transit systems are efficient and - gasp - run on time. Find out what happens to the novice traveller, me, Krista White, who was caught unaware of this strange phenomenon. | Azur Alive came to Port-Cros to escape, to live marooned like Robinson Crusoe, pick sea shells, crack coconuts and sip flower dew. |
| Lisa Dawner and her husband spent Valentine's Day plus a few extra at a fabulous B & B right next to the Place de la Concorde. | Whether you're a serious gourmet, a serious gourmand or you seriously need a break, take your appetite on the road with Vagabond Gourmet, a culinary tour group that offers a four course vacation with a whole lot of fun for dessert. |
| When tourist attractions in Normandy are mentioned, the first place that comes to mind are the D-Day beaches. Rashaad Jorden thinks those who only stop in the beaches of Normandy are missing out on a lot, You may think the same after reading this. | A Clean Little Beach Side Room (of horror!) - Saint Jean de Luz, France, Europe On a break from teaching, Bonnie Caton decided to spend the day soaking up some rays at a beach in southwest France. Her sublime afternoon of lounging on the sand turned soggy when she found herself trapped in a self-sanitizing toilet. |
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