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Need tips on best AirFare to France
I’m planning to go to Paris and I’m looking at airfare now, but the prices are pretty much across the board, from $585 with IcelandAir to $1000+ on a few better-known airlines. I don’t just want to hop on a $585 flight because it’s cheap and have a horrible flight, but at the same time I don’t want to overspend, I’d rather spend my money once I’m there. Any suggestions on where to buy or what airlines have the better deals?
More specifically, I’m flying from New York to Paris, June 1-10th, if anyone has an idea of what a good fare is for that time, I’d love to hear it!
Any help is appreciated =-)
Chirac warns media over cartoons
Mr Chirac said any subject matter that could hurt other people’s convictions should be avoided.
But Denmark’s prime minister told the BBC that it was not for the government to censor the media.
Another French publication printed the controversial cartoons on Wednesday, as protests continue in the Muslim world.
Four people were killed and up to 20 injured in a protest by about 400 people in the Afghan town of Qalat.
The deaths bring to 11 the number of people killed in Afghan protests over the cartoons in recent days.
French weekly prints more cartoons
The latest edition of Charlie Hebdo, featuring all 12 Danish drawings together with several new religious cartoons by its own contributors, went on sale today after a Paris court rejected a legal bid by French Muslim organisations to prevent publication.
Charlie Hebdo’s cover shows Muhammad covering his eyes with his hands, saying: “It’s hard to be loved by idiots”. The illustration is by the magazine’s in-house cartoonist, Cabu, and the headline reads: “Muhammad overwhelmed by fundamentalists.”
Several Muslim organisations, including the French Council of the Muslim Faith and the mosques of Paris and Lyon, had initiated court proceedings against Charlie Hebdo for alleged “racial and religious insult”.
France sets slavery memorial day
PARIS, Jan. 30 (Xinhuanet) — France is to make May 10 a memorial day to mark the abolition of slavery, French President Jacques Chirac announced on Monday.
“From this year I would like mainland France to honour the memory of slaves and commemorate the abolition of slavery,” the president said in an address to a government-appointed Committee for the Memory of Slavery.
“Slavery fed racism. When people tried to justify the unjustifiable, that was when the first racist theories were elaborated. Racism is a crime of the heart and the spirit … which is why the memory of slavery remains a living wound for someof our fellow citizens,” he said.
Corsica
Corsica is one of the 26 régions of France, although strictly speaking Corsica is called a “territorial collectivity” (collectivité territoriale) by law. As a territorial collectivity, it enjoys powers slightly more important than other French régions, but for the most part its status is quite similar to the status of the other French régions. Corsica is referred to as a “région” in common speech, and is almost always listed among the other régions of France. Although the island is separated from the continental mainland by the Ligurian Sea, politically Corsica is considered part of Metropolitan France.
Corsica is famed as the birthplace of Napoléon Bonaparte.
Ecology
Help with destinations in France
I am going to France in October to take a two-week French course in Tours. I then have six days to make my way by train to Marseille where I will catch my flight home.
Any recommendations on where to visit?
Hotels in the Marais district
Good morning,
I will be in Paris May 18th-24th. I am looking for a good quality hotel (could care less if the rooms are small) around 90-120 or even up to 150 USD per night in the Marais district.
Any good recommendations are welcome.
Thanks.
Photo Ops
Bonjour (?)
My wife and I are heading for Paris the last week of April 2006. Being a photography fan I am seeking a hotel that offers ample photo ops as well a being in close proximity of the major monuments and attractions. Hopefully the hotel will be clean, comfortable and well maintained as well as being situated centrally.something in the 100-125 Euro range is ok.
Eagerly awaitng your help.
Exjumper
Hotel Reservation on France.com question
I used the reservation search on the site here and received the following message – "Looking for other property."
I know the hotel I was looking for – the Hotel du Palais in Montpellier doesn’t appear to have a web presence – so does that mean the site is waiting for my approval to look for another hotel?
I’d like to stay at this one due to the location, so I really don’t want to look elsewhere until I find out they are booked full.
Any help on clarifying the process would be appreciated.
Thanks,
GB