Motorhome Camping in France -- on a Budget

Did you know that France is a very Camper friendly country ? And if you want a fantastic holiday that will cost you very little, look no further. Throughout the whole France there are more than 3000 Aire de...

Border-hopping on the Doubs 3: St Ursanne to Villers-le-Lac

This next part of our journey will eventually take us back into France, but with Switzerland only a few yards away over the river. Where the Doubs is the border, all of the water is French. Customs officers...

Grenoble Alpe d'Huez Transfers

Grenoble to Alpe d'Huez transfers are typically done in a 9 seater Renault Trafic minibus Driving from Grenoble to Alpe d'Huez involves climbing up into the Alps and then doing the 'vertical kilometer' from...

The crucial nature of water in Provence

At the end of August here in the south of France we had an official heatwave - a canicule. The countryside was flagging visibly, with crisp, dry vegetation baking in the sun. There was no let-up in the heat...

French stories

L’Amour…. Paris is the city where everybody is in love…. With each other, with city, with coffee…. I honestly think they add happy pills to coffee in the street cafes, because I can not explain...

Paris: lovers's paradise.

Paris is a city of lovers, and Paris, this status will also meet with its own special charm. The city on the Seine is on one side pulse like no other city in Europe and on the other hand, it offers beautiful,...

Languedoc Wine - Visiting Vineyards

The Languedoc Roussillon is one of the largest wine producing regions of the world.  As of 2000, this one part of France produces more wine than the entire United States combined.

Building feats: The Eiffel Tower

It is about a century ago, the French authorities decided to organize a world exhibition to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution of 1789. Senior officials in Paris ask Gustave Eiffel, renown...

EIFFEL TOWER

FILL YOUR BOOTS ! .......Car boots that is, with French Wine

Traffic-free French Road ! French Supermarkets are some of the best places to buy French wine from all price ranges, from Vin de Table to Chateau bottled grande Cru and everything in between. It makes sense...