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  • Carcassone - Medieval City in the sun.
    Whichever direction you are coming from, in the South of France between Toulouse and Narbonne, you cannot miss the colossal silhouette of the City of Carcassonne
  • The Survival Guide to France. Part Five: Useful Information
    Some useful information on car hire, embassies, driving in France etc.
  • The Survival Guide to France. Part Four: Final Checklist
    3-4 months before you go - Start Checking Airfares
    You can start checking sooner--although we've found searching 3-4 months before your flight is a pretty good bet; the airlines are starting to discount in order to reward early bookers and yet there's still time to wait if prices aren't to your liking.
  • The Survival Guide to France. Part Three: So you speak French?
    You've prepared well for your trip. You've been studying the French Language and searching websites for tips on speaking French, and you've got your basic French language guide book. Then you arrive at Charles DeGaulle Airport, go into Paris and discover that the people around you are speaking a foreign language, one that you don't understand!
  • The Survival Guide to France. Part Two: Packing Your Bags
    Speaking from personal experience, never pack at the last minute. You can't take too much time planning your wardrobe. Everything in France is uphill. I realize that there has to be some downhill, but when you're carrying luggage, the uphill is more memorable. Judith Gilford's The Packing Book: Secrets of the Carry-On Traveler should be required reading for people like me who think "more is better."
  • The Survival Guide to France. Part One: Before You Go
    There are two essential to having a good vacation in France (or any other place): planning and packing. Whether you are going to Normandy, Brittany, Cote d'Azur/Provence, Dordogne or some other less well known region, preparation is the key.
  • The Dordogne in France
    The Dordogne is a beautiful region of South West France Between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the magnificent river that runs through it. However, locally it is known as the Périgord.

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