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Entries Tagged as 'France'

France: It’s Groundhog Day? No, it’s Jour des crêpes!

February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

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Tags: Europe · France · Interesting · Paris

Paris: Michael Jackson Eiffel Tower Tribute

June 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Paris- June 28, 2009—

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Paris side trip: Dijon

June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

By Sarah–
Dijon is only an hour and forty minutes from Paris and is a great respite from the busy city.  This city that was once a rich capital of art and culture has plenty to do and see and without the expensive price tags of Paris.

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French Museums: Free for EU residents 25 and under

April 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment

In January 2009 French President Nicholas Sarkozy announced that on April 4, 2009 French museums and monuments will stop charging admission people 25 years and younger.  At the time of the announcement it was not said if this would mean everyone, EU residents or simply French.  Now it is official and clear: this new benefit [...]

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Europe hostel booking: getting it right

March 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

When planning to travel Europe, eventually you will be faced with whether to book your hostel or risk showing up without a reservation.  On the one hand it is exciting to keep all options open and see where the fates lead.  After all plans change as you meet new people and hear about new places.  [...]

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Paris on a Budget: Rue Mouffetard

December 12th, 2008 · No Comments

By Chris
Rue Mouffetard in Paris’ 5th arrondissement is the definition of the beaten path.  It does not have undiscovered nooks with kindly shop-keepers who serve up surprisingly delicious food or have piles of rare antiques with that certain something that you have been searching the world over.  Instead it is a touristic production line that [...]

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Tags: Accommodation · Brunch · Europe · France · Interesting · Paris · restaurants

Paris: Guide to visiting the Crown of Thorns

November 13th, 2008 · No Comments

By Chris–
To a large degree being Catholic gives a traveler advantages in navigating the ABC’s of European travel.  The ABC’s?  All the Bloody Churches.  Why does being Catholic help?  Because where there are churches there are relics and ceremonies that have protocol that even the most latent Catholic can remember quicker than you can say, [...]

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Girls gone Wilde, Morrison’s ghost and other grave things

November 4th, 2008 · No Comments

An admirer kisses Oscar Wilde’s grave

By Chris–
While working through, and getting lost in Paris’s Cimetière du Père Lachaise, I finally found my destination after hearing the giggles of some young American girls who were about to leave their madness of kisses on Oscar Wilde’s grave.  This was a twist because the great author, playwrite and [...]

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Tags: Europe · France · Interesting · Italy · Rome · Vatican · What not to do

Paris Catacombs: Under the city is a tunnel of death

October 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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Cheese and Wine in “real deep France”

October 15th, 2008 · No Comments

By– Chris
Paris, France
I knew I was in a place hardly touristed when a friendly group of French at Bar du Centre gently mocked me for diluting my pastis with too much water and asked me, “What are you doing here?  You wanted to know the real deep France?”.  I responded, “Isn’t this festival des fromages [...]

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Tags: Europe · Festivals · France · Paris · Travel expert