Category: France

  • Honfleur in bloom

    Honfleur in bloom

    Honfleur, located in the lower Normandy region of France, has finally been discovered. One of the few remaining old-style ports in Normandy, this tiny fishing village for so long remained in the shadows, but gradually the tourists hordes are becoming aware of its picturesque charm. Indeed, despite a plethora of restaurants, cafes, shops, making it…

  • Annecy – The most beautiful town in France?

    Annecy – The most beautiful town in France?

    Most people, after visiting the Alpine town of Annecy in France, come away saying that Annecy is the most beautiful town in France. I visited Annecy for the first time last summer and I can see why tourists make that statement about this town that sits at the end of the lake that bears the…

  • Dancing on the Paris Plage in summer

    Dancing on the Paris Plage in summer

    Paris in summer is an amazing place to be. The city of romance is also the city of dance! Parisians love dancing and in August when the city opens the Paris Plage, it’s a city of colour and happiness. For the last 3 summers I have visited Paris for a few days and it has…

  • French Alps Cable Car breaks down

    French Alps Cable Car breaks down

    The French Alps cable car that broke down this week  offers amazing panoramic views of the Mont Blanc mountain range and I was there only two weeks ago. The cable cars that broke down, stranding people overnight in sub zero conditions, connect the Aiguille du Midi peak in France, at 3,842m (12,605ft), to Pointe Helbronner…

  • Global warming evidence at La Mer de Glace

    Global warming evidence at La Mer de Glace

    If you are sceptical that global warming is not as bad as many experts make out then you will have to think again after the evidence I witnessed at La Mer de Glace in France. I’m just back from a visit to Chamonix in France where I went on a fantastic mountain train journey to…

  • Aiguille Du Midi – The highest cable car in Europe.

    Aiguille Du Midi – The highest cable car in Europe.

    I have just been on the Aiguille Du Midi cable car and it is, without doubt, one of the most amazing experiences you can have. The cable car is in two parts followed by a lift built inside the rock to take you to the summit of Aiguille Du Midi at 12,602 feet. This is…

  • A Winter Wedding on the Ski Slopes of France

    A guest travel article from the newly married Sylvia Kenny   We enjoy a skiing holiday every year with family and friends.  When we were planning our informal wedding ceremony we decided a celebration on the slopes would be ideal. We could ski all day and then enjoy a celebration on the slopes with our family.…

  • Monaco – not just for the rich and famous.

    Located along the spectacular Côte d’Azur – named after the crystal clear azure waters of the Mediterranean – Monaco is the world’s smallest French speaking principality with a small but very friendly population of just 32,410. Just 18 kilometres east of Nice and a stone’s throw from the Italian border the principality’s two kilometre square…

  • Me, 36 students and the Eiffel Tower !

    Paris was very cold last week. The daytime temperature was -8C and the windchill made it a bone chilling -15c and that was during the day! I’ve just come back from a short break in Paris with 36 travel and tourism students from Leeds City College. It was my job along with 2 other college tutors…

  • Nantes Travel Guide

    If you are considering a city break in France you will probably be thinking about a city break to the capital, Paris. However, many cities in France are often overlooked which means that you are potentially missing out on something a little different. There are several cities in France that deserve a visit apart from…