I’ve calculated that since my children started travelling with my wife and I, we as a family have travelled nearly 5 million kilometres. That’s a lot of airline meals, and a lot of experiences! There are three things that I particularly like about travelling with your kids: Giving your children the opportunity to travel as […]
Posts Tagged ‘France’
Travelling with Children?
Posted in France, Holiday, Travel, tagged France, Traveling with children on August 5, 2016 | 1 Comment »
Dinan – our very own Dreamland
Posted in Brittany, France, French cuisine, Medieval townships, Tourism, Travel, tagged Breton cuisine, Brittany, Christopher Nolan, Creperie des Artisans, Dinan, Dreams, Fete des Ramparts, France, French cuisine, French Holiday, Imagination, Inception, Medieval towns, Paris, Rance River, Rennes, Saint Malo, Travel, Traveling with children on August 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Christopher Nolan’s much-awaited, mind-bending blockbuster Inception sucked me into a dreamland far, far away. In the back of the Rennes movie theatre I was transported back to Paris, but not the Paris we know – a Paris where the streets could effortlessly fold on top of each other, where enormous fireless explosions popped up around […]
Cancale – The World is Your Oyster
Posted in Brittany, France, French cuisine, Holiday, Tourism, Travel, tagged Brittany, Cancale, France, French cuisine, French Holiday, Louis XIV, Mont Saint Michel, Oysters, Pointe du Gruoin, Saint Malo, Seafood, Summer Holidays, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Travel, William Shakespeare on August 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Falstaff: I will not lend thee a penny. Pistol: Why then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open. Falstaff: Not a penny. This famous quote from William Shakespeare’s celebrated The Merry Wives of Windsor ran through my mind a few weeks ago when I travelled to the idyllic seaside village of Cancale […]
Paris and The Beach
Posted in France, Holiday, Paris, Travel, tagged France, Paris, Paris Plage, Seine River, Summer Holidays, Traveling with children on August 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Golden sandy beaches, palm trees swaying in the summer breeze, little giggling children running around in their bathers, pina coladas on ice with petite paper umbrellas… so where in the world is Carmen Santiago you may ask? Paris. Duh! For the month of August, the banks of the Seine River temporarily transform into the world […]
Walking in the Shadows!
Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged Escorted Tours, France, French Holiday, Summer Holidays, Travel on July 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It was 38 degrees in the shade as we walked through the centre of town. The main street was almost empty as people chose to walk down side streets that offered shade from the searing summer sun. In fact wherever you walk you are looking for shade where you can escape from the intense heat […]
Vivaldi for my 50th Birthday!
Posted in Holiday, Paris, Travel, tagged France, French Holiday, Paris on June 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
What am I going to do for my 50th birthday? Hide, throw a big party, enrol for a membership at the gym? All of these?? After much deliberation I chose to take my family to Paris in July for my big birthday. I decided against the big party – sorry to my friends! I didn’t […]
Itinerary Planning in France
Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged France, French Holiday, Itinerary Planning, St Remy de Provence, Travel on June 8, 2010 | 5 Comments »
We have ten days in France, what are we going to do? After nearly twenty years of designing itineraries for travellers in France, this is a typical question I receive daily. A few days ago I had a couple contact me from Christchurch, NZ, who had just this request for travel, along with their adult […]
I Can’t Wait for Roland Garros!
Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged France, French Holiday, Paris, Roland Garros, Travel on May 19, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I love playing tennis, and always dream of being able to hit a forehand winner just like Rafael Nadal. Hopefully my tennis partners will say “but you do John”! Anyway not long to wait for the real thing as Rafa fronts up on 23 May for the 2010 Roland Garros. Honestly I can’t wait! So […]
Touring at the Monaco Grand Prix
Posted in Car Racing, Holiday, Travel, tagged France, French Holiday, Grand Prix, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Travel on May 10, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Everyone who travels to the south of France has a fascination with traveling to Monaco and the chance to walk around Monte Carlo. People walk to see the Royal Palace (home to the late and beautiful Princess Grace and Prince Rainier), the obscenely luxurious boats in the harbour, the cars that only appear in dreams […]
Paris Metros Crack Me Up!
Posted in Holiday, Travel, tagged France, French Holiday, Metro, Paris, Travel on May 6, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Catching metros around Paris is very easy to do. Don’t hesitate. If you are in Paris for a few days or more you are best to purchase a “Carnet” of ten tickets from a ticket office in a metro station – you use one ticket per person for each journey. You can also use these […]
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