After a well-deserved rest, we began the next day fuelled by strong French coffee and croissants. The essential combination when enjoying “petit dejeuner” in France. Ready for another day exploring France’s champagne capital – Reims.
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Champagne, Christmas and Culinary delights in Reims – Part 2
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010Hotel of the Week – Le Meridien Nice
Monday, March 15th, 2010
To get the most out of this cracking hotel, I recommend upgrading to a Superior or Deluxe bedroom. Of course there is nothing wrong with the Standard bedrooms, they come with all the mod cons, are spacious and have views of the rooftops of Nice and the blue Mediterranean Sea, but the Superior or Deluxe bedrooms will make your stay really special.
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Champagne, Christmas and Culinary delights in Reims
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Christmas is one of my favourite times of the year therefore I was delighted to have the opportunity to visit Reims in early December with my colleague Stephanie. The Reims tourist board had invited Stephanie and I to join them on two day tour of Reims to see the sights of this small but perfectly formed city.
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Hotel of the Week – Sofitel Paris Arc De Triomphe
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Whether you are looking for French culture, boutique shopping, people-watching with coffee and croissants in a Parisian café or pure relaxation, the Sofitel Arc De Triomphe has much to offer for your stay in Paris!
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Hotel of The Week – Sofitel Strasbourg
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
On my last trip to Switzerland I travelled via Strasbourg, which is a great way to start a Swiss trip as it meant I had time to visit one of my favourite French cities, and enjoy a stay at the Sofitel Strasbourg Hotel.
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A Weekend in Lille
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
I didn’t know that much about Lille before spending the weekend there. To be honest, it wasn’t somewhere that I had thought about visiting. For the most part I have, shamefully, stuck to European capital cities and places that I have driven through accidently on the way to somewhere else without really knowing their names. After visiting Lille, however, I can see why it’s such a popular destination.
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Hotel of the Week – Palais de la Mediterranée (Nice)
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
When you think of the French Riviera, it conjures up images of chic – flash cars, beautiful people and a certain “je ne sais quoi”. Well the Palais de la Mediterranée Hotel sums the true spirit of the Cote d’Azur up for me. Located right in the heart of Nice on the seafront staring out over the Med.
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Lille Day Trip with Lunch
Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Our French day trip started in style with a coffee and pain au chocolat from Paul’s Bakery just in front of the Eurostar departure gates at St Pancras International, before we checked in for our 9am departure. Before we knew it we were speeding through the Kent countryside to the Channel Tunnel.
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