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Beyond the Eiffel Tower: An Insider’s guide to Paris with Frugal First Class Travel
Regular readers will already be familiar with Jo Karnaghan and her Frugal First Class Travel blog from my Wednesday’s Blogger Round-up series. She recently asked me if I would agree to an interview and here is the result. And click … Continue reading
Eating Well in the Cinque Terre – A Self-Guided Tour of Copenhagen
This week’s blogger round-up takes us to two very different parts of the world. Jo Karnagan from Frugal First Class Travel gives tips to eating well in the Cinque Terre, that wonderful area on the west coat of Italy that I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, Italy, Sightseeing
Tagged Cinque Terre, Copenhagen, Finding the Universe, Frugal First Class Travel
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A fishy start to April – True French dining experience for a savvy traveller
Wednesday’s bloggers round-up this week features two Australians whom you already know: Phoebe from Lou Messugo, who explains the history and customs of the French version of April Fool’s Day or poisson d’avril, and Jo Karnagan from Frugal First Class … Continue reading
Posted in French customs, Paris, Restaurants
Tagged April Fool's Day, Frugal First Class Travel, Lou Messugo, poisson d'avril
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Hotel Dieu: The unexpected inside of Paris’ oldest hospital – Itinerary Planning 101 – Map of Literary French History
Three very different posts in this Wednesday’s Bloggers Round-Up: Yetunde from Like Home in Paris takes us on a guided tour through an unexpected venue: Paris’ oldest hospital, Jo Karnaghan, in her usual practical way, gives excellent tips on how … Continue reading
Posted in France, Paris, Sightseeing, Travelling
Tagged Feels like home in Paris, Frugal First Class Travel, hôtel dieu, llamalady
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Europe in the winter – 6 tips to travel well – Itarod, here we come – A Day Trip to the Great Wall
This week’s blogger round up, slightly later than usual, starts with some very useful tips for travelling well in Europe in the winter from Frugal First Class Travel, followed by a horrendous tale of dog sledding in Lapland from Sylvia … Continue reading
Croc Monsieur: Meet Adam Ruck, The Man Who Cycles in Crocs! – One man’s faith – a visit to Sagrada Familia, Barcelona – English French words
Some interesting posts this Wednesday on very different subjects. Stephanie, the Llamalady from Blog in France, interviews English cyclist Adam Ruck, author of France on Two Wheels, about his bike trip across France. Australian blogger Frugal First Class Travel, whom I discovered … Continue reading

Posted in Cycling, France, French language, Spain
Tagged Adam Ruck, Blog in France, France on Two Wheels, Frugal First Class Travel, Petite Paris
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