26.08.2008 05:00 Logis de France is an organization of 300-plus smaller hotels, mostly akin to an American inn, which are almost always connected to a fine restaurant. The Logis de France are...
26.08.2008 05:00 If you arrive in France, you might be coping with more than jet lag when it comes to timing. You will also discover that dining, shopping and sightseeing must bend...
21.08.2008 13:00 The Travel Budget Calculator allows you to enter your trip budget, including your spending money and all of your typical travel expenses, to determine if you have enough money for...
21.08.2008 13:00 If you want to keep up-to-date on the latest France news, destination features and travel tips, be sure to subscribe to France Travel Newsletter. While you're there, brush up on...
15.08.2008 06:00 If you plan to visit France, first you should consult my new visual step-by-step tutorial on popular and common street signs in France. It is very important to get familiar...
08.08.2008 20:00 The pretty village of Albi France, with its old building facades and its quaint old town, is probably best known for an ugly chapter in its history. This was the...
05.08.2008 19:00 August is normally a great vacation month, but in France (and especially in the north) it can be problematic. Most people get the month of August off in France, meaning...
30.07.2008 06:00 The Languedoc region includes five departments, and each one has an amazingly diverse personality for such a small geographic area. You could easily plan an entire vacation around exploring each...
28.07.2008 09:00 Today is the finale of the three-week Tour de France competition. I'm a little sad I won't be able to turn on the TV and see some amazing French countryside,...
24.07.2008 11:00 Today's stage crosses the Italian and French Alps, and cyclists are pedaling through the highest pass in all of Europe before a steep downhill race. The days' cycling begins in...
21.07.2008 06:00 Today's Tour de France starts in the Alps of France, but quickly moves into Italy. This is all followed by a rest day in Cuneo, Italy. Today's route starts in...
19.07.2008 17:00 Today's Tour de France passes through the lovely Midi Pyrenees and Languedoc regions, riding from Lavelanet to Narbonne. Here is the Tour de France blurb about Lavelanet: Situated in Cathar country at...
19.07.2008 17:00 The Tour de France passes through one of my favorite areas of France, the Languedoc and Cathar Country. The day starts in Narbonne, a lovely Languedoc city and beach village,...
19.07.2008 17:00 Today's Tour de France route takes one of the more scenic journeys, one in fact made famous by the writings of Peter Mayle, through the lovely Luberon, into Provence and...
18.07.2008 04:00 Today's Tour de France should have some interesting scenery as well as challenges as the cyclists hit the beautiful High Pyrenees. The day starts on Lannemezan and ends in the...