Located at the heart of France’s hexagonal territory, Auvergne is a sparsely populated land of volcanic plateaus and large valleys. Unlike the Alps to the east or the Pyrénées to the southwest, its highest peaks reach only 6,000 feet above sea level and are free of snow in summer. The local authorities? efforts to safeguard the environment have made Auvergne one of the last protected zones in Europe.
Before going to Auvergne, familiarize yourself with its history and its gastronomy.
my daughter is coming to this city for the first time and we would like a family to host her for 6-7 weeks while she is working for the a company for an intership. we would off course pay for her accommodations!! we are eager to get a reply as she will start in mid may/04.
urmila
Hi- This is my first post, as I just registered to learn more about France (travelling)and apologize if this is in the wrong forum. Anyway, my question is: How are American tourists viewed in France? More specifiaclly, American military members (on vacation). I am deeply patriotic to my country, but I am also very open to studying/understanding different languages and cultures. I’ve always had a desire to visit France, and plan to in the near future. I just wanted to know how I would be treated there, after current events. Thanks.
-Tyler
6 Read MoreI would like to warn any potential Paris travellers about the Gard du Nord train station. This is the main Paris train hub connecting London/Paris/Brussels etc.. Eurostar and all others use this train station.
I’m from the US and spent 10 days in UK and 3 in Paris. The Gard du Nord station is very "seedy", from the minute I got off the Eurostar train I put my billfold in my front pocket and tightly secured ALL my luggage. There were lots of Arab/African men, teen to middleage just standing around. No bags, not travelling, not picking anyone up, just standing around watching and looking around. After 3 days in Paris I returned to this station to wait for my train back to London. I was 2 hrs early.
I’m so excited. We just got tickets to France for October. I’ve been all over the web at cheap ticket sites and was ready to give up and wait for Fall sales. Then I clicked on France.com’s airline ticket button way on the far right side of the screen. We always get our hotels here so I don’t know why I never looked for airline tickets. Live and learn!
At any rate, we had a delightful choice of tickets at far below the other "budget" sites. This is so exciting. We’re going to France for a month and we’re saving over $200 (over the cheapest other site) on tickets. That’s a lot of souvenirs!!
I guess I better calm down and go grocery shopping. Just wanted to tell you that if you’ve never tried the airline ticket section, try it. You’ll like it!
4 Read MoreResidents of the Isle of Wight who need dental treatment, are taking what’s been called the “tooth ferry” to France.
Cowes independent councillor Bernard Buckle is frustrated by the lack of NHS dentists on the Isle of Wight and he’s planning a form of dental tourism to address the problem.
He’s decided to organise a coach and ferry trip to Cherbourg for up to 50 people who need urgent work on their teeth.
Mr Buckle is charging each patient £120 for two nights’ accommodation, travel and dental treatment. The councillor said he felt that travelling to continental Europe was the only way for people living on the Isle of Wight to receive affordable treatment.
0 Read MoreUn père corse prodigue ses derniers conseils à son fils, le soir de sa nuit de noce.
« Mon fils, ce soir, tu prendras ta femme dans tes bras, tu la porteras jusquà la chambre, et tu la déposeras sur le lit. Parce quun Corse, cest FORT.
Ensuite, tu te déshabilles et tu te mets tout nu & parce quun Corse, cest BEAU.
Et là , avant de commencer, tu la regardes droit dans les yeux.
4 Read MoreWhat does it mean when it says " 1 large bed"? Is this a double or a queen?
1 Read MoreMy name is Natasha and I am an american art student going to Paris, France in June. I welcome any penpals as well as any information on the not-so-touristy things to do, especially shopping. I wouldn’t mind even meeting at a cafe while there? Please e-mail me at sunbum23@aol.com. I was born and raised in California and now live in Arizona. I have a maltese dog named Sharpie. I love the sun and water and anything outdoors. I have traveled all my life and I am starting to travel more now. Anyone interested, I would love to write!
Natasha
Hi, my name is Grant, I’m 29 from Winnipeg Canada and will be in Strausburg in early October of this year, would like to find a local female who can correspond in English (until my French get much better) on things to do for a young business man during his first of hopefully many visits to France. 
Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy told trade union leaders Tuesday he would press ahead with reform of France’s state-owned power and gas giants despite threats of strikes.
Sarkozy told union leaders he plans to introduce a draft law in early June to give Electricite de France and Gaz de France the status of ordinary companies – paving the way for listing their shares and selling some of them on the stock market.
The minister’s comments came as he and Health Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy separately met with workers’ representatives in a bid to calm growing trade union discontent over the government’s broader reform agenda.
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