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RE: First time driving trip to France, 8 days from Calais. Any ideas please?

by Mrs_Trellis 28 May 2012

Why not bumble down to Colmar and back then? You could go down through the Champagne region (Rheims, Epernay) and then head across countr…
RE: Alsace

by Frida1 27 May 2012

It's been about 5 years, but we cycle toured in Alsace, and found the village of Eguisheim to be lovely and much less touristed than many…
RE: Europe - Any suggestions??

by YorickM 27 May 2012

You give no indication of time, or means of travel. A nice route from Corsica to Amsterdam is to take the Bastia-Livorno ferry, visit…
RE: Stuffed animals, yes, really!

by Ozziegiraffe 24 May 2012

I have a giraffe collection. And a giraffe puppet at work. (There are also assorted stuffed toys in my office that I inherited from my…
RE: Alsace

by marcopolko 24 May 2012

As the others have said, the Alsatian Wine Route at the foot of the Vosges Mountains between Obernai and Eguisheim is excellent, one village…
RE: Alsace

by LouisXIV 23 May 2012

A number of years ago I stayed in the area for about three days. It is a beautiful area. I would recomment a day in Starsourg, vist…
Alsace

by sallydecarlo 23 May 2012

Hi my husband and I will be traveling to the Alsace region of France this summer, Almost all of august. We have a friend that recomended…
Nature week in Switzerland

by claireezillla 20 May 2012

It came to my attention I have two weeks free when I'm in France this September. I spend months Paris but rarely get more than 4 days…
RE: First Time in Europe Itinerary

by YorickM 16 May 2012

Apart from the sarcasm (which didn't really work out that well), what I still don't get is that you said you don't like big cities, but…
RE: First Time in Europe Itinerary

by PhiMeow 15 May 2012

For a 'hidden gem' and to support Alsace region: train from Paris to Strassbourg. Here you will find 'Le Petit France' which is a nice…
RE: First Time in Europe Itinerary

by MTL 15 May 2012

>-Bourdeux - I LOVE wine 1/2 day? I am impressed. You LOVE wine but don;t even know how to spell the most famous wine region in the world.…
RE: First Time in Europe Itinerary

by YorickM 15 May 2012

Yeah if Riesling is your favourite wine, definately go to Alsace! Do a Google images search for Riquewihr. bjd is right. Take the train…
RE: First Time in Europe Itinerary

by bjd 15 May 2012

As Yorick suggests, go spend some time where you like the wine. Riesling is also made in Alsace, which is indeed a nice area to visit,…
RE: First Time in Europe Itinerary

by YorickM 15 May 2012

Since you mention wine twice: What is your favourite wine? Try to spend a few days in that region. That will automatically bring you some…
RE: Christmas Markets in Europe

by micolett 13 May 2012

I visited Christmas markets in Berlin and Freiburg, Some in Alsace and french large cities, the Edinburgh one...all were very nice. …
RE: Studying in Switzerland for 5 months. Feb. 2013 - July 2013

by abalada 11 May 2012

I would also advice to stick to closer destinations. [Black Forest|http://www.blackforest-tourism.com/], Alsace, Swiss Jura and the Swiss…
Re: Christmas Markets in Europe

by Riesling 11 May 2012

[Strasbourg|http://www.noel.strasbourg.eu/index.php?page=1&id_lang=2&PHPSESSID=a1b2ada0e54f89c23111768b5dd879cc]; the tradition goes back…
RE: Studying in Switzerland for 5 months. Feb. 2013 - July 2013

by oedipamaas 10 May 2012

I think some of your weekends are ambitious. Even being optimistic with 3.5 days, you can't reasonably see both Austria and Hungary or…
Re: Wine Tasting from Paris

by englishchickinfrance 03 May 2012

I agree with chamaeleonsky , you don't normally go to a vineyard to go wine tasting unless you (or someone in your group) has the intention…
RE: Travel companion Thailand - July 2012 (first two weeks)

by A1000Places2See 25 April 2012

Hi Electra, My passion is travelling too and I'd really like to visit Asia soon. Unfortunately I will not be able to travel to Thailand…
RE: Freedom Fries

by VinnyD 25 April 2012

I googled "liberty sausage" and found one site saying it was a name given to hamburgers in WWI and two saying it was a name given to frankfu…
RE: Freedom Fries

by leela3000 24 April 2012

>In the UK, they became Alsatians during WWI and Alsatians they have remained. They've been German Shepherds for ages. I haven't heard…
RE: Freedom Fries

by RayCCroc 24 April 2012

>Vinny, they're Alsatians in Oz. We called them German Shepherds as well as Alsations. My mum went out with a German POW during the war.…
RE: Freedom Fries

by goldfinger 24 April 2012

> In the UK, they became Alsatians during WWI and Alsatians they have remained Not anymore, they're German Shepherds now. I don't know…
RE: Freedom Fries

by eti 24 April 2012

That's interesting, especially since the name Alsatian also refers to Germany - it did at the time anyway, Germany lost the Alsace after…