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A very short stop in the town of Blois

January 11th, 2010 Sticky Rice

EARLY MORNING START, the wake up call is at 6.45am. Cosmos tour has a luggage order where you leave your luggage at the front of your room and by the time you have had breakfast and return to your room to get your backpack, your luggage has been loaded up on the bus for you  Read More »

700 stairs… Each Way!

January 6th, 2010 Rx Eurotrip!

The group started the day early (7:30am) due to a full day of attractions in our short time in Paris, France. Our breakfast was lacking in comparison to our previous hotels that had spoiled us. We located the metro station to purchase our full day metro pass and began our adventure.

Our first stop was  Read More »

Paris, Je t’aime

January 4th, 2010 gingerette

And we are now in Paris! I don’t have much time to update now, we have been pretty busy but also relaxing because we have been able to stay in one place for more than 2 days – its very nice. We have met some awesome people through couchsurfing, and through friends, who have been  Read More »

Wonderful Paris

January 1st, 2010 archilim

I went to Paris 2 month ago. The most interesting thing was cost of living which is higher than those of London. I was supprised when I bought just a can of coke, I spent money on buying that around 3 pounds in regional supermarket and the enterance fee of most museum is expensive.
Nevertheless, I  Read More »

3 Americans in Paris

December 31st, 2009 Mrs. Kidd's FUNd

Early start to our Thursday – up at 3:00 am to get ready and catch 4:00 am cab to Luton airport for our 6:05 flight to Paris. Yes, it was very hard to get started this morning, but knowing we were on our way to Paris, we managed to make the cab ride and flight.
With  Read More »

Oo, La, La, Larry turns f-f-50! in Gay Paree

December 29th, 2009 bigstevew1970

The flight to Paris was quick and uneventful. Thank God. We landed in Paris at 6:25 AM local time. It looked like it had been raining through out the night. The sun hadn’t risen making it seem much earlier. Easy through customs and up the plexiglass tubes (that now seem so dated) to get our  Read More »

Día 2: Burdeos

December 27th, 2009 Marcos

7:15 Comenzamos el segundo día con ganas y nos pegamos el madrugón para no perder ni un rayo de sol. Desafortunadamente, lo que nos encontramos tras desayunar y salir a la calle es que está volviendo a llover intensamente. A las 8:15 ya estamos en carretera, y durante las dos primeras horas el chaparrón es  Read More »

Playground of the Rich & Famous

December 10th, 2009 Mike & Linda Fidge

After almost two months of travelling around Europe in the middle of winter, we were keen for a bit of sun so we headed to the Cote D’Azur in the South of France. First stop, Nice.
The first thing we did upon arriving in Nice was to head to the world famous coastline. Covered in large  Read More »

Eyes Wide Open

September 11th, 2007 Four Explore

September 12, 2007
By Christina
The Dordogne continues to fascinate, and just driving around is enough to fill the senses.
For the past two days we have played tourist. On Monday, we did the “prehistoric thing” in a big way. As Dan mentioned in the previous blog entry, this area offers an abundance of Cro Magnon sites –  Read More »

Day 13: Norte Dame and The City of Paris

June 19th, 2006 Tanmoy

Visit a French perfume house and then take the opportunity to visit some of the most celebrated icons of Europe. The Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Nôtre Dame, Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysées all await your arrival! Tonight, why not complete your Parisian experience with a French meal and a famous cabaret?
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What a city!  Read More »