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Trip Review: Calais’ Multi-Million Pound Makeover

26/07/2022 by .
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Lucy Daltroff pops on a DFDS ferry across the Channel and discovers Calais is enjoying a fresh new look

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The Ups And Downs Of Cycling In Les Gets, France

19/07/2022 by .

Reviewing stunning Isère in Summer

22/06/2022This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, France, Isère, Newsletter, The French Alps, Vercors, Vienne and tagged on by .
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Andy Mossack reviews France’s Isère in summer, from the achingly beautiful Vercors Massif to the ancient Roman antiquities of Vienne.

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The Vercors in summer

20/10/2021This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, France, Isère, Newsletter, The French Alps, Vercors and tagged , on by .

Mountain Food in Megève, France

05/11/2020 by .

Nausicaá, France’s National Sea Centre, Boulogne

09/09/2020 by .
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Rupert Parker gets up close with the fish in Boulogne at Nausicaá one of Europe’s largest aquariums.

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Walking across the Somme. France

19/08/2020 by .
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Rupert Parker is feeling very biblical as he takes a guided tour walking across the Somme estuary at low tide.

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Hiking the Opal Coast from Calais to Boulogne. Discover the iconic route along the French coast.

13/08/2020 by .
Rupert Parker is hiking the Opal Coast 50km between these two iconic ferry ports, with the white cliffs of Dover his constant companion on the other side of the channel. Vauban Fort Ambleteuse e1597309137668

Rupert Parker is hiking the Opal Coast 50km between these two iconic ferry ports, with the white cliffs of Dover his constant companion on the other side of the channel.

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The Roman Glory of Nimes.

11/03/2020 by .
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Beverley Watts visits the area around Nîmes and is transported back through time to the Roman Glory of Nimes.

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Insider Guide to Meribel 

24/02/2020 by .
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I am about to tackle the world’s largest annual sporting event in which two hundred cyclists race over 2,000 miles in just 23 days in a daunting test of super-tough mountain climbing strength and thrilling fast stages on the flat.

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