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FRANCE | Sat, 8 Aug 2009 | By murrihyk | Views [110]
What more could you ask for, arriving in Antibes on the French Riviera just as the sun is setting... ah, but back in to the tents after the luxury of a pillow and mattress for the last two nights. The fact that where we were was just gorgeous ... Read more >
Tags: france, beaches, monaco
FRANCE | Thu, 16 Jul 2009 | By keith_austin | Views [134]
Saw an interesting sign at the Science Park in Paris’s 19e the other day (see thumbnail accompanying this update). It’s basically a Lost And Found office but it was the literal translations that struck me. In French it’s ‘Objets Trouves’ – Objects Found;... Read more >
Tags: paris, france, parc de la villette, bastille day, fireworks
FRANCE | Thu, 16 Jul 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [194]
Location: Old Market, Trie Sur Baïse, Hautes-Pyrénées, France Dates: Second Sunday in August Level of Participation: 5 – not recommended for dieters Description: The smell of roast pork fills ... Read more >
Tags: france, pig festival, world festivals
FRANCE | Thu, 9 Jul 2009 | By keith_austin | Views [146]
THERE was an advertising slogan in Britain many years ago which urged people to ‘Let the train take the strain’. That was in the supposedly good old days of British Rail, Intercity, and a nationalised train network, of course. That slogan, though, ... Read more >
Tags: paris, france, popsi bubblehead, trains, eurostar, glasgow, scotland, prestwick, beauvais, girona
UNITED KINGDOM | Thu, 18 Jun 2009 | By james_arnoldi | Views [165] | Comments [3]
Less than a fortnight has passed since sitting that last wee
blighter of a Dante exam in good ol’ Durham City, yet it seems a lot longer. I’m
now working in a bike hire shop in Bordeaux, stumbling over my French as I ask
customers for their bank ... Read more >
Tags: bordeaux, france, bike shop
FRANCE | Wed, 10 Jun 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [134] | Comments [5]
Coming to you from a train… traveling from Dijon to Lyon (where I hopefully have a bed tonight). Since I’ve updated you last, I’ve been to a few places in the French countryside – Nancy, Strasbourg and Dijon. I’ve enjoyed being off the ‘beaten ... Read more >
Tags: nancy, strasbourg, dijon, france, trains
FRANCE | Sat, 11 Apr 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [358]
Festival de Cannes. Photo by [MK Media Productions], Flickr.com Location: Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France Dates: mid-late May Level of Participation: 3 - go star-spotting by the red carpet Description: For 12 days in May, all eyes ... Read more >
Tags: world festivals, cannes, cannes film festival, france
FRANCE | Thu, 2 Apr 2009 | By keith_austin | Views [159] | Comments [1]
Cassoulet – a sort of southern French bean stew with sausages and duck - is my next culinary task. Many years ago Popsi Bubblehead’s sister, who lives in the Lozere region of southern France, gave me a large vacuum-sealed jar of the stuff and I have ... Read more >
Tags: cassoulet, john baxter, spinach, food, wolves, lozere, france, au bon st. porcain, arrondissement
FRANCE | Sun, 22 Mar 2009 | By keith_austin | Views [226] | Comments [3]
Mes amis, je suis desole. Vraiment I am. A combination of a few days in the UK seeing the family, problems getting online while there, and general lassitude on my part have led to a prolonged absence from the blogosphere and an egregious failure ... Read more >
Tags: recipe, rabbit, lapin, food, france, uk, eating
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 22 Mar 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [93]
Hi all, Just a quick update for everyone... I've FINALLY booked my trip and have a date! I'm leaving on the 11th May, 2009... very excited! I'll be flying to London with a 3 night stopover in Kuala Lumpar on the way (no reason to rush things... ... Read more >
Tags: planning, london, france, start of trip
FRANCE | Fri, 6 Mar 2009 | By nadscol | Views [115] | Comments [1]
Goodbye to Barcelona and lovely Spain. I had an absolutely brilliant time and was sad to leave. Jess left Emma and I to go to the airport and we were off to the train station. One train to the Spanish/French border and then there was a wait at one of ... Read more >
Tags: france
FRANCE | Thu, 26 Feb 2009 | By nadscol | Views [138] | Comments [3]
I swear I must be one of the only people on the planet who has technically been to France 3 times but not seen the Eiffel tower! After my last day at work in Cheltenham and the move back to London I did some serious packing and the girls (Emma, Jess ... Read more >
Tags: france
FRANCE | Fri, 5 Dec 2008 | By hendronf | Views [166]
Hey all, So im in France, staying with my girlfriends parents. House and surrounding area is lovely and we've been taking the time to relax, make some decisions & finish my TEFL. If any of you have been keeping an eye on the news you would have ... Read more >
Tags: protest, thailand, government, cambodia, laos, cycling, france, rachel, decisions
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 24 Aug 2008 | By jetty1 | Views [188]
Ok - Well it's a done deal - we are actually going.. after the planning and fully packing the house up it's in storage. And we get to live out of a suitcase for the next 5months.. when I say we, I mean myself, Husband (both 40yrs) & 2 childern ... Read more >
Tags: usa, grandcanyon, niagrafalls, newyork.europe, egypt, london, rome, spain, france, paris
BELGIUM | Mon, 23 Jun 2008 | By katiekimberling | Views [247] | Comments [5]
Not long after my last post, I used Facebook to find Grant's address and Mapquest to get directions. Devin and I then took a stab at figuring out the closest subway stop, and off we went. After sitting in front of the building in which we were hoping ... Read more >
Tags: paris, france, luxembourg, brussels, belgium
FRANCE | Thu, 8 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [760] | Comments [1]
Never trust French men who try to flatter you. My friend and I were sitting in a café grabbing a bite to eat. My friend left the table to go to the bathroom and a man came up to me and stroked my face, saying something to the effect of: "Beautiful ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, luggage, france, stolen, scam, true claim stories
FRANCE | Thu, 5 Apr 2007 | By dartagnan | Views [235]
I left Amsteram early, catching the train back to Paris where I will ride my next train to Barcelona. I knew it would be a long day of travelling so I mentally prepared myself for the worst.
I finally arrived in Paris. I had to get to Gare du Austerlitz, ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles, paris, barcelona, spain, france
FRANCE | Mon, 2 Apr 2007 | By dartagnan | Views [382]
Finally landing in Paris. From the plane I saw the Eiffel Tower and had a good bearing of the city from the many times I had gone through the map of the city back home. Touchdown. I was in Paris. It felt both surreal and real at the same time.
I ... Read more >
Tags: airports, paris, amsterdam, immigration, train, france, netherlands
FRANCE | Fri, 3 Nov 2006 | By solbeam | Views [673]
Popes, priests and prophets have their methods. Merchants, and those who buy
from them, name it in terms of this or that currency. But the value and
blessing upon any object, for me, cannot be determined by karat,
weight, age, dollar or any element ... Read more >
Tags: friends, france, blessing
FRANCE | Fri, 3 Nov 2006 | By solbeam | Views [600]
pinched but not popped
Journal Entry Condom, France (How unfortunate to have a contraceptive device named after your city!) Mid-October Four
days ago, my brother (by blood) and my sister (by marriage) jumped off
a two-car train and ... Read more >
Tags: family, france, condom
FRANCE | Thu, 19 Oct 2006 | By solbeam | Views [628]
Once upon a time, in the Caribbean waters on the coast of Honduras, where the water and sky constantly compete in an indiscernible photo finish for the definition of turquoise, I was working as a divemaster with a Swiss and an Australian boy. One ... Read more >
Tags: animals, france, tinkerbell
FRANCE | Wed, 27 Sep 2006 | By solbeam | Views [507]
I try to hunch into the longer shadows cast by the spotlight. Then I try turning around and searching for some speaker or spectacle that might give me more shade. I quickly realize that all my efforts to remain anonymous are about to abandon me when, ... Read more >
Tags: on the road, france
FRANCE | Sat, 23 Sep 2006 | By language-guides | Views [44539] | Comments [11]
Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but
not even knowing the word for 'please'? Or been frustrated when you
couldn't ask for the most basic directions to where you're going?
The WorldNomads.com French Language ... Read more >
Tags: language guides, language lesson, france, french, learn french, french language, podcast, phrase book, ipod, world nomads
FRANCE | Sat, 1 Nov 2003 | By lillylilla | Views [209]
The European Social Forum was launched from the World Social Forum meeting in Porto Alegre [Brazil]. Its first two massive gatherings were in Firence [november 2002] and Paris [november 2003]. Based in Saint-Denis [Paris suburbs] Social movements, ... Read more >
Tags: france, paris, european social forum, esf, demonstration
