France Travel Guide

Winter in France

Julie Blakley — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:41:51 +0000

While fall in France is one of my favorite times of the year to visit—there’s the beautiful fall foliage of the Loire, the grape harvests and sunny days in the south of France—winter is also a great time to head to the land of baguettes, wine and hundreds of types of cheese. Not only will [...]

Making the Most of a Trip to Paris

Jessica — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:47:14 +0000

Anyone who’s a hard-core Francophile will tell you that France is more than Paris. And it is - much more. But when you’re traveling to France from outside Europe, for most people the first point of entry is Paris. Not only that, most of the travel deals you find to France are actually to Paris [...]

Tweet your way to travel deals

Julie Blakley — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:05:29 +0000

Despite nearly annual trips growing up and a stint living in Paris in 2005, I haven’t been back to Paris in a few years now and almost everyday I feel pangs of longing for the City of Lights. Limited financial resources, work and a desire to travel to new places has stopped me from returning [...]

Bizarre French ad campaigns (and why you should go to France this fall)

Julie Blakley — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:48:16 +0000

As I was glancing through some of the news from France recently and looking for some of the latest travel deals to France, I was absolutely stopped in my tracks and distracted from my search for cheap international flights when I stumbled upon a poster for the new French anti-AIDS campaign. Now, don’t get me [...]

Getting Around France: Transportation Options

Julie Blakley — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:59:14 +0000

A large country by European standards, France is approximately the size of the state of Texas, with many more varied landscapes, types of cheese and wine regions than the Lone Star state. Since most people book their airfare to France into Paris and then explore the country from there, many may be wondering about their [...]

Great winter and fall travel deals to France

Julie Blakley — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:45:06 +0000

Summer isn’t over yet, but as many students across the country get ready to head back to school, it’s hard not to think about making those fall and winter travel plans. Plus, with airfares still low to just about everywhere (including to France), now is a great time to take advantage of the buyers’ travel [...]

French women are putting their bikini tops back on

Julie Blakley — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:45:13 +0000

It seems that the days of topless bathing beauties on French beaches may be coming to an end. While the country used to pride itself on having beaches packed with half naked women, the younger generation of French women are turning away from hanging out on the beach sans bikini top. According to an article [...]

Why watching the Tour de France pains me

Julie Blakley — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:04:16 +0000

The Tour de France is well under way, which, for me, means having to rather tortuously watch cyclists whizzing by beautiful French countryside and through some of my very favorite places in France (like Annecy), rubbing in the fact that I am not in France. I have to admit that I’m not much of a [...]

Things To Do In Lyon

sarahtate — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:56:37 +0000

Lyon is one of the largest cities in France and acts as the beautiful cultural capital of the Rhone-Alpes region. Travelers gush over the superb gastronomy, spectacular architecture, and unique natural setting. The fiercely proud city often reminds its visitors that one can find pleasure in not only tourist activities, but simple day [...]

Now’s the time to book your tickets to Europe

Julie Blakley — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:37:47 +0000

I will be the first to admit that I am a master procrastinator. Amazingly, my knack for putting things off and doing things at the last minute has rarely back-fired on me (which has given me little impetus to change my procrastinating ways). Despite my mom being convinced that I would never be packed on [...]