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Blogger Round-Up: Choosing accommodation with airbnb – Luggage transfer when cycling – History of potatoes in France
In recent times, I have sadly neglected my once-weekly blogger round-up due to my very busy life since moving to Blois last October but three posts caught my eye recently that I would like to share. The first is Simply … Continue reading
Sunday’s Picture and a Song: Bastille Day (La Fête Nationale) 2013 – On the third day she rested … Bicycling in Provence: A Very Sad Au Revoir –
I haven’t been publishing the usual Wednesday’s Blogger Round-up for the last month because I simply didn’t have time to read any other blogs! Cycling and visiting all day and writing posts at night took up a good part of … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Food, France, French customs, Paris
Tagged cycling in Provence, Experience France by BIke, Finding Noon, Out and About in Paris
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How to Experience France on a Budget – Cycle Path from D-Day Beaches to Mont-Saint-Michel Open – Two books that take you off the beaten track in Paris
Welcome to Wednesday’s Blogger Round-up. To start, Petite Paris gives tips on how to experience Paris on a budget, with a list of free things to do. Maggie LaCoste from Experience France by Bike then takes us from the D-Day … Continue reading
Change of Plans in Snowy Paris – New EuroVelo Website Launched – Updated Restaurant Guides
This week’s blogger round-up features three very different posts. Carolyn Barnabo from My Sydney Paris Life, unable to take the Eurostar back to Great Britain, perfectly echos what a lot of us in Paris feel about yet another fall of snow. … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Paris, Restaurants
Tagged Experience France by BIke, My Sydney Paris Life, Paris Weekender
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Celebrating Christmas in France – Great Resources To Help Plan Your Bike Trip to France – Wineries/les vignobles
My Wednesday’s bloggers’ round-up this week starts with fellow Australian Kathy Stanford from Femmes Francophiles who’s been having a holiday from blogging but after a recent trip to France, she’s fortunately back on the job. So I’m starting with her … Continue reading
In search of a quincaillerie – Festival du nouveau mot – Bicycling The Burgundy Canal for 100 Euro A Day
Three very different posts for this Wednesday’s bloggers’ round-up: Abby from Paris Weekender takes us on what seems like a wild goose chase to a large number of Paris quincailleries; LLamalady from Blog in France tells us about a wonderful competition … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, France, French language, Paris, Restaurants
Tagged Blog in France, Experience France by BIke, French language, Paris Weekender
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12 Tips for 1st-Time Visitors to Paris – 42,000 Canal du Midi Trees Threatened by Fungus – Looking for lobster on Martha’s Vineyard and the Fresnel lens
We’ve been experiencing a heat wave this week in Paris so everyone has gone into slow motion. But there are still some bloggers out there! Abby from Paris Weekender gives us 12 very useful tips for first time visitors to … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, France, Paris, Sightseeing, Travelling
Tagged Experience France by BIke, fresnel, out and about in Paris blog, Paris Weekender
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Paris Plage on a Saturday – Bacharach-on-the-Rhine – Biking in Burgundy: Upcoming Wine Events and Festivals
This week, even Paris is on holiday. Mary Kay from Out and About in Paris has captured the essence of Paris Plage which has got off to a wonderful start with exceptional weather. It’s supposed to be 30°C every day this week. … Continue reading
Liege-Guillemins – Europe’s Most Impressive Railway Station – Fougères and the St. James American Cemetary, Brittany – Cycling the Atlantic Coast: Likes, Dislikes and What I Would Do Differently
In my bloggers’ round-up this week, we start off in Liège in Belgium with a description of an iconic railway station by Kathy Standford from Femmes Francophiles who also shares her impressions of the Thalys train service. Abby from Paris … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation, Belgium, Cycling, France, Sightseeing, Travelling
Tagged Atlantic Coast, Experience France by BIke, femmes francophiles, Fougères, Liège, Paris Weekender
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Travel Tip for Biking in France – My New Paris Baby – The Marais Poitevin
Interesting posts from other Anglophone Bloggers on France this week include a travel tip for biking in France from Experience France by Bike, but it’s not restricted to cycling -getting a chip credit card can make life a lot easier! … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation, France, Sightseeing, Travelling, Uncategorized
Tagged Experience France by BIke, Paris Weekender, Petite Paris
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