The start of the 09-10 football season is here and here in Paris I very much enjoy going to the Paris St Germain games. PSG as they are known are the professional team in France who are Paris based and if you are in the French capital then why not pop down to Le Parc [...]
Just to bring your attention to the annual 2009 awards for the ‘Rental Owners Website Awards’ (ROWA) which is now open and for which you can now nominate your own or your favourite vacation and holiday rental website. The awards are sponsored by Holiday Velvet and there are a number of catergories you can nominate [...]
When visiting Paris, France, it is sometimes confusing wondering what type of holiday accommodation to go for. Do you choose a Butique hotel, a hotel or a holiday rental apartment for example? From experience as a traveller as as someone who spends a lot of time in Paris, France, I tend most of the time to [...]
The Paris Bridal Fair is an annual event that will be held on the 27th to the 29th of June at the Parc des Expositions de la Porte de Versailles. During this event catwalk shows take place and everything a bride-to-be could possibly want to have can be purchased here such as bouquets and bell [...]
The European chocolate fair will be held in October 2009 in Paris. With a hundred chocolate makers from around the globe, Paris will be offering the taste buds of all travelers. Countries such as Germany, Belgium, Japan, Canada, Italy and Russia, all get together to bring you chocolate that started once off as a local [...]
Take note when spotting the French Tourisme and Handicap label, and take advantage of the services. You can visit the French Handicap Association online and submit all inquiries before planning your site seeing itinerary. Important to ask questions when planning your holiday: · Make sure to get the answers to your questions in writing, confirmed [...]
Planning a holiday can be one of the most stressful things on your list when finding the right accommodation to suit your specific requirements. Paris is known as a city easily accessed by wheelchairs. Most of the major tourist attractions makes it possible for everyone, regardless of his or hers ability to experience this wonderful [...]
For Christmas time there are some very good books on Paris that you might be interested in buying as gifts. Paris Eyewitness Guide is one I really like. Priced around £8 ($12) it is crammed full of very good info. I have found this book to be the most accurate of all the books on [...]
Midsummer may simply refer to the period of time centred upon the summer solstice, but more often refers to specific European celebrations that accompany the shortest night of the year. The origin of the holiday in France was the pagan celebration of the summer solstice: a celebration of light and a symbol of hope. In [...]
It’s red dust week in Paris again. The “red inferno” started on Monday and will stretch over the next fortnight to celebrate a new queen and king by June 8th 2008. The French tennis Open, one of the 4th grand slam tournaments is a unique experience for the 500 players that will fight under the [...]
