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...
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 also the ideal time to visit leasure parks and other websites to get ealy-booking rebates. You can easily save 10% (or more) when you book...
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 country like France is highly dependent upon income from tourists. We see the same tendency every summer. Just as people are starting to plan their...
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 you earn when you sell the house will be taxated from the year 2012, so this can be very valuable information if you had previously...
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 a Danish perspective – where we pay the maximum VAT rate of 25% on ALL goods, this is no problem. But obviously the French people...
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 in Denmark. We now join the list of countries that have had our first female Prime Minister – Helle Thorning-Schmidt from the Danish Labour Party....
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 it was “just” a question of reinstalling WordPress. The process was fun because now, finally, the blog is ready for our next summer vacation in...
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 is getting feedback from you about BOTH what you like, but also what you’re missing. Please do let me hear from you. I wish you...
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 blogs. There may be a perfectly good reason for this, like the crisis causing people to think less of travelling, but I also want to...
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 when I saw a documentary on National Geographic Channel on the subject of the Knights Templar describing the Chinon parchment. Chinon is among my favourite...
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