France Travel Info

France for the solo traveller

If you are looking to explore the delights of what France has to offer, but don’t have endless amounts of cash to spend, then you should try and spend as much time as possible in the planning stages of your trip to ensure you can get lots of cheap hotels and trips. There are flights available from all over the world to Paris, some of which involve a Heathrow Airport transfer.

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The Delights of Northern France

From the south of England it is so easy to get to France. A trip on the Eurostar train from central London takes just about three hours to get to Paris, or even less to Lille in northern France, from where you can transfer to anywhere not only in France but in the whole of Europe. But why rush onwards? There are some great sights and vistor attractions in northern France, not to speak of the cheap booze shops that are specially aimed at British visitors.

If you prefer to drive rather than sit on a train in ease and comfort, then the Eurotunnel terminal just outside Folkestone in Kent is easily accessible from London, just over one hour’s drive away. From there it takes just one half hour to pass underneath the English Channel and to emerge in northern France. The Eurotunnel base in France is just on the outskirts of Calais, the closest point to Britain, right next to a major shopping centre which boasts many French shops such as the massive hypermarket Carrefour, as well as recognisable British outlets such as Marks and Spencer and Oddbins.

From northern France, wide, smooth and well-signposted motorways will help you reach any destination within the country. For us southerners, it could hardly be easier.

But for the northerners and Scots amongst us, fear not. You can get to all areas south of Calais in several different ways. By train or by coach you can get to London or Folkestone to pick up the cross-Channel trains. Or, if you prefer the quicker method of travel by modern airplanes, you can fly south, use a heathrow airport transfer and fly on to your destination in France.

it is sad that so many Brits arrive in northern France only to immediately head south

I always think it is sad that so many Brits arrive in northern France only to immediately head south. There is so much to see around Calais and Boulogne. Calais boasts some beautiful, sandy beaches, while Boulogne has a fascinating medieval centre, complete with castle and turrets.

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Le Mans and More

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Nice - Perfect For a Beach-Side Summer Holiday

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See France from a different viewpoint

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Head south for sunshine

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French food - making the transition from garlic to parsley

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France watches as Khodorkovsky case finally concludes

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The case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky that has been shaking Russia for several months has finally been concluded and decided. The Western media along with Russian activists have paid great deal of time and effort to properly analyse the case as this has been a highly contraversial occasion. The Russian businessman have been convicted of stealing from his own oil company and still many have More