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Walking across the Somme. France

19/08/2020 by .
Rupert Parker is feeling very biblical as he takes a guided tour walking across the Somme estuary at low tide. Towards St Valery e1597846499237

Rupert Parker is feeling very biblical as he takes a guided tour walking across the Somme estuary at low tide.

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Hiking the Opal Coast from Calais to Boulogne. Discover the iconic route along the French coast.

13/08/2020 by .
Rupert Parker is hiking the Opal Coast 50km between these two iconic ferry ports, with the white cliffs of Dover his constant companion on the other side of the channel. Vauban Fort Ambleteuse e1597309137668

Rupert Parker is hiking the Opal Coast 50km between these two iconic ferry ports, with the white cliffs of Dover his constant companion on the other side of the channel.

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The Roman Glory of Nimes.

11/03/2020 by .
Pont Du Gard © B.Watts

Beverley Watts visits the area around Nîmes and is transported back through time to the Roman Glory of Nimes.

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Insider Guide to Meribel 

24/02/2020 by .
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I am about to tackle the world’s largest annual sporting event in which two hundred cyclists race over 2,000 miles in just 23 days in a daunting test of super-tough mountain climbing strength and thrilling fast stages on the flat.

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Love Is In Isère A Mountainous Triangle Amoureux

11/02/2020 by .
Grenoble city

I have, in the past, been in love with more than one woman at the same time. It led to tears and heartache, but, looking back with the wisdom of hindsight, I wouldn’t have done anything differently.

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A brilliant family campervan roundtrip from England to Croatia

27/01/2020 by .
campervan roundtrip from England to Croatia

TripReporter’s regular testing family, Carole and Jason and their young boys Evan and Andy went on an exciting campervan roundtrip from England to Croatia with their VW campervan through ten countries, 2,920 miles and nine campsites.

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Insider Guide to the Pink Granite Coast of Brittany

10/07/2019 by .
guide to the pink granite coast of Brittany 

Journey past Dinard and the enchanting half-timbered houses and ramparts of Dinan, and an astonishing natural wonder awaits; to be discovered in this guide to the Pink Granite Coast of Brittany.

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Christmas Markets in Northern France. Festive fun in France.

07/12/2018 by .

Moulin Rouge, Paris

29/10/2018 by .
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Its very name is such a cliché, you’d be tempted to think the word itself is a bastardisation of Clichy, the boulevard synonymous with the legendary Moulin Rouge,  But cliché or not, this sumptuous cabaret approaching its 130th birthday continues to be the greatest show in town.  

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Atelier Des Lumieres. Paris 

18/10/2018 by .
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Can viewing art digitally ever be as good as poring over the brush-strokes of the real thing?  The thrilling close-ups of Chagall’s Paris Opera ceiling recently projected onto a screen at the city’s Philharmonie convinced this art lover it really could, and now the Atelier des Lumieres, the city’s latest and greatest attraction, proves that looking at highly-detailed images through a magnifying lens and state of the art projectors is the way to go.

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