All Posts Tagged With: "french gourmet travel"
French Life – Hospitality
It was a soft summer night. Still light at 8:30. And comfortably warm after the day’s searing heat. Yer hero(that’s me, folks) was in his third hour of surfing this tiny perfect French village. It was the ole “good news – bad news” deal. The good news – everyone I met was more than […]
3Jul2010 | Bicycle Gourmet | 3 comments | ContinuedFrench Lifestyle Cycling
Just when you think there’s nothin’ new under the cycle travellin’ sun – a new idea squirts some grease on your gears. Like – Why not make French Cycle travel a lifestyle? Not just a vacation option? Ok – not a new idea for me, bien sur, but then, I’m an exception. Not the rule. […]
15Jun2010 | Bicycle Gourmet | 9 comments | ContinuedFrench Travel – Part Two
More good news… All trains, TGV and TER are 99% on time. And, I’ve found the “trainpersons”(with very few exceptions) to be extremely helpful and courteous. In major stations, someone(maybe even some two)will speak English. Otherwise, someone may speak “a leetle eeeglish.” 6. Bus In three words – “Don’t go there.” There is no French […]
11Jun2010 | Bicycle Gourmet | 5 comments | Continued