Destination: France

Photos: France the dream come true

Fri, 4 May 2012 | By saks | Photo Gallery

Photos: French Alps, April 2012

Wed, 2 May 2012 | By brettcooke | Photo Gallery

French Alps, April 2012

Wed, 2 May 2012 | By brettcooke | Views [933]

So our season in the Alps was finally coming to an end.   There were times that we thought it was never going to, and then all of a sudden there were only a few weeks to go.   We tried hard to get out of the 3 Valleys area and managed ... Read more >

Tags: 3 valleys, chalet work sucks, chamonix, mont blonc, val d isere

Photos: UK, Germany and France

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 | By jimboandjanet | Photo Gallery

Photos: Botanical Garden in Caen

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 | By julianabjornsdottir | Flickr Photo Gallery

Photos: Caen - part 2

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 | By julianabjornsdottir | Flickr Photo Gallery

Photos: Caen

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 | By julianabjornsdottir | Flickr Photo Gallery

Photos: Woofing at Le Potager du Nebbio

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By baskets_in_a_ring | Photo Gallery

Photos: Normandy, A Historic Side of France

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By travelerezzy | Photo Gallery

Milan and Nice

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 | By mika_theroadrider | Views [479]

Entered the train. Lots of italians arround. And I still do not speak any of it. Chosen a place at the window. Took out my book and started to read. Soon enough a nordic looking guy followed by a plesant italian girl joined me and we departed. I was ... Read more >

Roger Walkowiak

Mon, 2 Apr 2012 | By cycle | Views [1240]

I think that Roger Walkowiak deserves a mention. Roger Walkowiak is 85 today. He won the Tour de France in 1956, but his victory was so unexpected that it was met with very little enthusiasm and he spent many years actually being embarrassed by his ... Read more >

Tags: cycling, cyclist, france, tour, travel

Photos: French Alps, March 2012

Sun, 1 Apr 2012 | By brettcooke | Photo Gallery

French Alps, March 2012

Sun, 1 Apr 2012 | By brettcooke | Views [1161] | Video

As I sit here using all my mental strength to resist the constant urge to scratch, I contemplate the parents of the little girl who gave me chicken pox.   Her parents said to us that she was feeling unwell on the drive from London to the chalet, ... Read more >

Tags: 3 valleys, les arcs, snowboarding, tignes, x games

France - Foie gras, frog legs, burlesque and all that jazz.

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 | By mettesv | Views [1582]

Yes this is a little late - we have been in Spain for a month or so now. But better late than never, I guess.. We have spent about a month in France - one week in Paris, a few days in Lyon, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Montpellier and Marseille. And it was fantastic! ... Read more >

Tags: cuisine, france, paris

Homesick!

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 | By ladyc | Views [716]

I miss Delhi. I miss the noise, the banter, the colours, the disorganisation and chaos. Because whatever else Delhi is, it’s alive. In all its raucous, antagonistic glory, it is fully and completely alive... And I miss that. Having ... Read more >