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dubpubs04

by markfawkner 14 May 2012

Below is version four of a ‘pubs in Dublin’ list, called dubpubs04 and it is far from complete. Includes contributions from other poster…
RE: Days in each city

by ChilliJ 08 May 2012

Probably a bit more than enough. You might wan to consider a day trip out of both London and Paris. Oxford or Cambridge from London.…
RE: need help deciding which cities to spend more time in...

by bjd 03 April 2012

Personally, I would bin Caen, Le Mans, Dijon, Metz and Amiens. But why would that help you, OP? Why did you choose those towns in the…
need help deciding which cities to spend more time in...

by ftk 02 April 2012

say I had nine days to spare. what cities would you spend more time in than others out of: Rouen, Caen, Le Mans, Nantes, Bordeaux, Toulo…
RE: French countryside journey

by bummers4eva 28 March 2012

this kind of thing ("i want to visit Paris then somewhere else nearby over 10-ish days") seems to be asked a fair bit lately, so search…
RE: ANZAC Service in Paris 2012

by JaneyD 23 February 2012

No, there is no service in Paris. T The services are at Villiers Bretonneux. To quote from the Paris Aussie Expat Meetup Group "Qui…
RE: NORTHERN FRANCE

by artemis2 08 February 2012

It is not in Normandy but i really liked the Baie de Somme area, a natural reserve west of Amiens. This area has always attracted many…
RE: NORTHERN FRANCE

by bummers4eva 08 February 2012

some thoughts, thinking particularly of the north-west: i really like the Cotentin penninsula (out towards Cherbourg), particularly the…
RE: Europe Trip Itinerary

by bjd 03 February 2012

Viamichelin shows Nice-Barcelona as 662 km of which 648 are on freeway (with corresponding tolls of over 55€). But I would be very surpris…
RE: Europe Trip Itinerary

by Liberat 03 February 2012

"Day 13 - 16: We will be taking the train from Barcelona to Amiens in the north of France. We have to be in Amiens at this time for a…
Europe Trip Itinerary

by liezlsg 03 February 2012

Hi there My husband and I are planning a 5 week trip to Europe in June/July. I would appreciate any advice on places of interest and…
RE: Help with itinerary for Central/ Western France for Easter 2012

by bjd 06 January 2012

9 cities in 10 days? How are you planning to do this? If you are planning on doing it by car, have a look at viamichelin to get driving…
RE: Visiting the Somme in Amiens

by ukinamiens 12 December 2011

Just thought of something else!! There's a map / guide of the area that might help - its called Major & Mrs Holt's Battle Map of the…
RE: Paris to Villers-Bretonneux Day Trip

by ukinamiens 12 December 2011

This is obviously too late a contribution for your trip but for others it might be useful... Longeau is effectively a suburb of Amiens…
RE: Hostels & B & B's in Amiens region

by ukinamiens 12 December 2011

Most of the hotels in the area are of the fairly non descript chain variety but I've found an exception in the town of Corbie ( about…
RE: Sleeping in Amiens/Abbeville

by ukinamiens 12 December 2011

Check out Le Macassar which is close to Amiens - its quite simply amazing. Stayed there now a few times and its just gets better and…
RE: Visiting the Somme in Amiens

by ukinamiens 12 December 2011

There's a huge amount to see in the area and many people find they get quite addicted to exploring it and return over and over again.…
RE: July 2012 in Northern France

by pricklymoses 01 December 2011

Hi Aaron, Thx for the heads up. I tend to be overbrief on occasions. This year went to the Tour de France, hired a VW Touran and drov…
Re: Normandy - Bayeux / St Malo

by pricklymoses 27 November 2011

David, Not sure why a hire car is not an option and understand why you don't want to spend much time on road and at stations. But your…
RE: Awwn hee hawn

by Josh69 25 October 2011

I'm sure there are parts of France which are worse than England but so far Calais is the only one I've found. The WW1 battlefields are…
RE: Visiting the Somme in Amiens

by Kerouac2 27 September 2011

"Self tourable" is just about the only way you can go anyway.
RE: Visiting the Somme in Amiens

by bummers4eva 26 September 2011

Yes, the somme area is very tourable by car, in fact, preferably so. using Amiens as a place to go through is a good idea - e.g go to…
RE: Visiting the Somme in Amiens

by wilco3 23 September 2011

There is also the Newfoundland Memorial Park (google Veterans Affairs Canada) with a visitor centre near Beaumont-Hamel (follow D919 halfway…
RE: Visiting the Somme in Amiens

by bpollet 23 September 2011

Hello, Amiens is self tourable by car there is canadian memorial in Vimy which is further (close to arras) http://www.nordmag.fr/patrimoin…
Visiting the Somme in Amiens

by spud57 23 September 2011

Has anyone ever visited the Somme Battlefield in France? Does anyone know if it is self tourable by Car? All I want to do is visit some…