Just in case you are ‘all excited’ about learning THE 10 best things in Paris, I have to warn you that there really isn’t an agreed up ‘top 10’ of best things to visit in Paris. What constitutes ‘best’ depends on who you are and what excites you. However, most of the ‘Top 10’ destinations [...]
A Personal Message from P-H Gourgeon, CEO of AIR FRANCE KLM and P. Hartman, CEO of KLM
January 14, 2011 By 1 Comment
Dear Traveller, When travelling recently on our flights, you or a member of your family may have been affected by the consequences of the exceptionally adverse weather conditions which disrupted operations for several days at all the main airports in Northern Europe, including Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol. All airlines found themselves obliged to cancel [...]
The ‘Other’ Museums of Paris
May 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
By Gaizka Pujana These are perhaps the best known and most widely visited of the Paris museums. But Paris is also the home of many other fine museums that often get overlooked by the casual visitor — museums well worth seeing and well worth adding to any visitor’s itinerary Among those that should not be [...]
S.E. of France: Top 10 Places to Visit
March 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
By Vera Lang Looking for places to visit in the South East of France? Well, I would not skip the Cote d’Azur as it’s a special place. If you’re traveling by train from Italy back to the UK, you’ll most likely pass right through it. Top 10 Destinations in SE France (places in order of [...]
Top Four Drives Toulouse
March 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Fiona Hilliard 1. Limoux-Scene The pretty town of Limoux is within a one-hour’s drive of Toulouse. Limoux is a market town, situated on the River Aude. The town is perhaps most famous for its winter festival (known as Fécos), which takes place between January and Easter each year. At any time of the year, visitors [...]
French Riviera Vacation Guide – Bormes-Les-Mimosas
March 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment
By Cheryl Antier Bormes-les-Mimosas means “the Sunny One” and it’s an accurate description of this medieval village that is perched high on a mountain top. Bormes-les-Mimosas still has the imposing remains of a castle and the rampart walls that protected it during the Saracen invasions. Its official title as the “village of flowers” was given [...]
Cathedrals Of Europe
March 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
With Easter coming up, our writer sets off to explore the cathedrals of Europe. From Notre Dame in Paris to the magnificent Barcelona Cathedral, he steps back into the past for a view that is unique. Join him as he surveys the beauty and artistry of the continent’s most beautiful places of worship.
I Love Touring Paris – The Eighteenth Arrondisement
January 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The 18th arrondisement of northern Paris is located on the Right Bank of the Seine River. Its land area is about 2.3 square miles (a sliver over six square kilometers). The population is on hundred eighty five thousand and the area is home to about seventy thousand jobs. The distinctive Moulin Rouge (Red Mill or [...]
The Chamonix Valley, France
December 19, 2007 By Leave a Comment
By Karen Richardson To describe the Chamonix Valley as beautiful would be a lot more then an understatement. It is, without doubt, one of the most picturesque areas in the world. One hour from Geneva by road, this skiing and mountaineering haven has become popular the world over with skiers, mountaineers, climbers and mountain lovers [...]
10 Interesting Places To Visit In Europe
December 2, 2007 By Leave a Comment
From the rolling greens of Scotland to the beautiful ancient ruins of Greece, there are a variety of interesting places to visit in Europe. Take a trip to Europe and your most difficult decision is going to be which places to visit during your vacation.