Bonjour from Paris, Why do people want to visit places like the Château de Versailles? A recent survey of a sample of the forty million annual visitors helps to answer this question. 4% of respondents say they are concerned about the human condition, hoping that witnessing such excesses helps to stave off …Read More
Bon giurnu from Monte Carlo, First stop on the cruise was Nice, in southern France, where our penchant for trying all local delicacies was never going to extend to the eponymous biscuit. M. decided to stay on the ship today, finding the French Riviera a bit of a yawn. Cote D’Azure All the wealthy locals …Read More
Bonjour from the French Riviera. On our car journey through southern France, we travelled from Vichy to the coast via a long straight road aptly named Le Meridienne. The landscape was mostly rural and occasionally spectacular. Like Italy, France has quite a sizeable proportion of land which remains uncleared; not merely that which is …Read More
Bonjour mes ami from France, We have been on the road for a few days, making a very pleasant journey from Austria, to Germany, back to Austria, through Switzerland and now in France. For Australians, it seems remarkable that this is possible in two days. The road journey was made more engaging because of the …Read More