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My Top 10 Free Things to Do in Paris

October 29, 2012 by
Shopping in Paris: Galeries Lafayette

Paris resident Allison Lounes chooses ten of her favourite free activities in the City of Lights! Going to Paris can be expensive. Unfortunately, most of the popular tourist attractions like the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower are pricey too. While you certainly shouldn't neglect the most famous museums and attractions in the world, you don't have to spend money on everything in order to have a great time. In fact, there are lots of things to do in Paris for free, if you know where to … [Read more...]

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Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

May 30, 2010 by
Normandy American Cemetery

Normandy, one of fourteen permanent overseas American WWII cemeteries: A visit to the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial was part of our tour to see some of the Normandy landings sites, the famous landing beaches, the Caen Memorial and other reminders of Normandy's place in World War II history. The Normandy American Cemetery sits on a cliff overlooking Omaha Beach and the English Channel, near Colleville-sur-Mer.   It is located on the site where the first World War II American … [Read more...]

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Farms, cottages, villas, beachfront properties in France for sale or rent

January 7, 2010 by

A property in France can be a good investment Whether your dream is a farm or cottage in the Dordogne, a South of France villa or a beachfront property in Provence, the question of buying or renting is always the first question to be considered. Taking down the "For Sale" sign is easy, but buying and more importantly, maintaining, property in France is not always so straightforward as the agents may want you to believe. Renting, although you may think it's throwing money down the drain, not … [Read more...]

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Dreams of the GR3 Saumur – Orleans

January 4, 2010 by

Saumur on the Loire River, France .Feb 11 – Tuesday (some years ago) REIMS, FRANCE I plan to walk from Saumur to Orleans along the GR3 Trail. A big hearty breakfast and off to the station. Ten minutes before the train pulls out – a bomb scare. The police arrive, but don’t find anything. I miss my connecting train to Paris. Pain! At Epernay they stop a Paris-bound train, so I finally arrive there about 12.00. I manage to get a train to Saumur. Six hours on trains today. Saumur is the … [Read more...]

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Espalion – on the French road to Santiago

May 25, 2009 by

  Walking into Espalion is one of things that makes you feel that you have accomplished something. I don't know why, but that's how it can be some days. We had just come down from the Aubrac Massif (in the south-west region of France), where although the weather had been kind to us, we were still in an exposed area, pliable to all the vagaries of nature. Arrving at Espalion, we had made it to the Lot River and a superb medieval town, complete with its own medieval bridge. We had made good … [Read more...]

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