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Archive for March, 2009

Set to take place between Friday April 17th and Sunday April 19th, Paris Bike Days 2009 promotes people’s passions for all things bike-based in the French capital. Parc Floral de Paris, a site within easy reach of the wide array Paris Hotels, will play host to the celebration. A number of pavilions will be set up to showcase the newest innovations in cycling, while a conference hall is to provide   Read More ...

Cycling in France Paris

I grew up in the early 1950′s, and I have always been fascinated by the second World War,” said Ellwood von Seibold, battlefield guide of Americans on D-Day S, the first battlefield tour film of WW2-Reflections, a division of Labyrinth Media & Publishing Ltd. of Dublin, Ireland. Labyrinth specializes in WW2 battlefield tour DVDs for the U.S. market. “The Americans on D-Day” coincides with the 65th anniversary of D-Day and   Read More ...

France Normandy

VFB Holidays (tel. 01452 716840) have a week in a cottage (sleeps 6 plus baby) in the Auvergne during the Easter holidays, for the week from the 4th April (quote AMI 15). This is an area of outstanding natural beauty with majestic mountains and volcanic landscapes. Culture buffs can visit some of the mystical menhirs (standing stones) or dolmens (burial chambers) which are scattered throughout the area. Alternatively, sample some   Read More ...

Auvergne Holidays in France