General

Places to go with a kid

I am going to Paris with my husband and my eight year old granddaughter on October 2 and we are staying by EuroDisney. We are going to EuroDisney. Is it a good idea to rent a car? We plan on taking the RER to Paris. What are the other places in Paris can I take my granddaughter? How is driving outside of Paris? Is it the same as in US? We were in Paris in May and we saw the driving in Paris and it was scary. I am a little nervous this time because we are on our own in this Paris trip.

French Cars?

Hi there, I’m a Driving Instructer from California, and in order to make my classes a little more interesting I do this little game with my students. I was wondering if SOMEONE could tell me what cars that the French people make. I know about Peuget and Renault, but what others are there?
Thank you for your help…

Gauloises cigarettes

I am looking for the manufacturer of Gauloises cigarettes in France.
Name, telephone number, website, e-mail address or any contact details
Please e-mail me on nlewis@iafrica.com.
thanks
Nigel

First Time In France

I will be arriving Paris on 27th September alone and like to know more info about getting to Paris from airport. I will be spending Saturday and Sunday in Paris and wonder where I should visit as a tourist and a good location to stay (2/3 star hotels).

Is it save to travel by subways?

travel from charles de gaul airport

can anyone helpme??????? i am francebound tomorrow. i have no idea how to get from the airport to YErres. any ideas?
id b grateful.
thanx

Christmas Holiday in Paris

Any suggestions?

Study in France…..

Hello,
i am from pakistan and i have a diploma of associate civil engineer with 6 years work experience. i want to continue my further study in France, so could you guide me for this purpose and tell me the requirements and any concern department address etc.

15,000 die in heat wave?

How could this happen? I realize you don’t get heat like that in France very often and most people do not have air conditioning, but do you have house fans? Is basic heat safety not common knowledge?

Why doesn’t there seem to be more outrage? 104 degrees doesn’t seem hot enough to kill 15,000 people to me. In my area of the U.S.A. we had 20 days of more than 110 in the month of July alone, yes it broke records but we were not loosing people to the heat left and right.

Is your government planning on making any changes so this does not happen again? 15,000 deaths in France would be like 90,000 in America. Does anyone here think there would be a politician alive who’s head was not being called for if this happened in America?

Weather in Winter

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone can help, re the weather in winter in France.
I am heading over there for 7 weeks in December/January as part of an exchange program and was wondering what sort of clothes are best to take. I am aware that it is around 6/7 degrees celcius but comming from Brisbane, Australia, the lowest we normally get during the day in winter is 22 degrees so its quite a dramatic change!
Thanking you in advance,

Buying a house in France

Can anyone suggest a resource for buying a house or offer information or experiences?