A friend and I plan to travel to france in late september. We would very much like to do this trip on our own (as opposed to with a Trafalgar or globus escorted tour); however, I just found out from the french consulate that california license is not exchangeable/tranferrable in france. This raises the question whether we’ll be able to get around without a car in the south part of france effectively and easily covering all these wonderful spots: aix, st.topez, arles, les baux, st.remy, cote d’azur, nice, monte carlo. Just checked the SNCF site; Routes like avignon-st.remy, avignon-les baux don’t even seem possible. Any suggestions? Our itinerary so far is: paris a few night, Nice a few night, aix or avignon a few nights, and we also like to make it to barcelona for a few nights as well. We welcome any suggestion for a more cost and time-efficient itinerary. Thanks!