Now is the time to see a lot of beautiful landscapes if you have access to watching the Tour de France cycling event on your TV. This is abolutely a great event for me, as there are times – especially in the beginning and at the end of the race – when they are...
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Start Planning Your Summer Vacation
It is a good idea to start planning your summer vacation right now. Not only is it good to ensure you have available spots on an airplane, it is...
Airport Strike
Recently, there was a strike at the French CDG airport. Workers have a strange tendency to pick exactly the wrong moment to strike, especially given the fact that a...
Changes When Selling Your House
According to a Danish magazine that deals with France it has been announced that taxation will change for those foreigners owning homes or summerhouses in France. Now, the money...
French VAT Rates Increasing In 2012
According to news tonight from TV5 Monde, the French VAT rates will be increased from 5,5 to 7-9% for restaurants and labour such as carpentry etc. Seeing this from...
News From Denmark
Even though this is not directly relevant to the subject of travelling to France, I still wanted to share with all you dear readers information about recent elections here...
This Blog Revitalized
I was thinking about this blog the other day, and I made a very specific decision, so this blog is now revitalized. I had the original database intact, so...
I Really Want Your Feedback
As I wrote previously, I am very curious as to what you’re missing. I want this blog to GROW in readership and I believe a key in doing that...
I Need YOUR Help
I need your help today. I have noticed that readership is under 1.000 visitors for the last three months – less than one sixth of readership on my other...
Another One Likes Loire
I just came across another article that indicates that others also greatly enjoy the Loire Valley. You can see it right here: http://www.wordtravels.com/Travelguide/Countries/France/Regions/Loire+Valley. I was actually reminded of this...
France – The Country of Strikes?
I was rather amused when I read an article on the subject of labour strikes in France, which can be found here: http://www.acrimed.org/article2415.html. Amused because it is still true...
No Recession in France
In the article “France avoids recession and defies economists” you can read that the French economy grew by 0.14% in the third quarter of 2008. There is much to...
Inspiration for Vacation Planning
I wanted to share some videos from YouTube to get you in the mood for vacation planning. Now is the time to start planning and ordering your vacation destinations...
Auvergne Cottage
We look forward to visiting the Auvergne Cottage this summer. Service is excellent and reservations worked smoothly. We have taken off three weeks this year to spend one week...
Do You Like The New Design?
First of all, Happy New Year, and welcome back to this blog. If you look at the article “Yet Another Facelift” from September 13th, you will notice that there...
Christmas Cooking
Here’s a video of an English couple that tried to have a “Traditional English X-mas Dinner” in France 2008 – Le Paradou. Also, I felt it would be nice...
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