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  1. wandering360 avatar

    Re: Seeing the Tour De France

    by wandering360 25 May 2012

    The detailed route info was released on the above official website a few days ago (along with expected arrival times at various towns).…

  2. angefrog avatar

    Toulouse to Bilbao - itinerary help

    by angefrog 14 May 2012

    I'm trying to finalise our driving itinerary from Toulouse to Bilbao and have reached a dead end in my research so am hoping for some…

  3. wandering360 avatar

    Re: Catching the Tour de France

    by wandering360 12 May 2012

    onthelam801, As you may already know July 17 is a rest day and the cols of the 18th have NOT been officially announced on the tour website…

  4. bjd avatar

    RE: 6 weeks camper van

    by bjd 04 May 2012

    I don't think you realize how much you are trying to cover in this trip. I have no idea how big a Road Tech 17' van is but you might…

  5. rogermiller avatar

    6 weeks camper van

    by rogermiller 04 May 2012

    We are going to fly into Toulouse, France, on August 28 and will have use of my friends Road Tech 17' van until October 15, so we have…

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    RE: Weather in the French pyrenees - Early July

    by eurotrash 01 May 2012

    When I was in the French Pyrenees in July a few years ago I went from sunny and 35C in Lourdes to walking through a snowstorm within 24h.…

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    RE: Good luck charms

    by Aussielover 27 April 2012

    annD - love that story. One of my team gave me a Baby Jesus medal from Lourdes today to protect me when I travel. I thought the sentiment…

  8. bjd avatar

    RE: Getting to lourdes

    by bjd 25 April 2012

    According to the Biarritz airport website, she should take the bus called Chronoplus, line 14, to the train station in Bayonne (Bayonne/Biar…

  9. yogainkerry avatar

    Getting to lourdes

    by yogainkerry 25 April 2012

    Hi, my mum travelling from Biarritz to Lourdes in may, whats the easiest option for her to get from the Airport at Biarittz to Lourdes…

  10. neckervd avatar

    RE: How to get from Cinque Terre to Pyrenees

    by neckervd 21 April 2012

    Best train connection: Monterosso dp 6.55 - Genova PP 8.16/8.55 - Ventimiglia 11.07/11.47 - Nice Ville 12.35/13.26 - Marseille 15.59/17.08…

  11. Lola_worldtraveller avatar

    Re: B&B or Hotel?

    by Lola_worldtraveller 06 April 2012

    Are you female? If so, ‘Nostra Signora di Lourdes’ takes only take married couples or single women. The only downside is a 10.30 pm…

  12. james2187 avatar

    RE: Non-party hostel with pool in Cancun? Is this even possible?

    by james2187 26 March 2012

    After the hostel I was planning on staying at was booked, I stayed in [Hotel Maria de Lourdes|http://www.hotelmariadelourdes.com/] a couple…

  13. iksas avatar

    Four days in southern France - where to go by car?

    by iksas 24 March 2012

    Hi! We will have four/five free days this easter and we are thinking about doing a car trip in southern France (we live in Zaragoza,…

  14. yehyeh avatar

    RE: Madonna - The Lovers

    by yehyeh 20 March 2012

    And what about the personal trainer who she had Lourdes to?

  15. bjd avatar

    RE: The Road Less Taken

    by bjd 02 March 2012

    Pic du Midi Observatory in the Pyrenees Mountains. Not too far from Lourdes, but you need a car to get to the village from which a cable…

  16. updownallaround7 avatar

    RE: NY to Lourdes, France

    by updownallaround7 02 March 2012

    elyr - deserves all the scorn he will get. You are lazy, and ungrateful. People here have helped you out (done all the work for you)…

  17. Lor avatar

    #4 (final) Cuernavaca, Feb. 29, 2012

    by Lor 01 March 2012

    Home again, and ready to take up our ‘Minnesota’ lives. Our trip was great, the food was terrific and fun to prepare and EAT, the weath…

  18. eurotrash avatar

    RE: NY to Lourdes, France

    by eurotrash 27 February 2012

    Just to clarify to the OP, Tarbes is not an area of Lourdes, but a town near it (actually bigger than Lourdes). BTW I found Lourdes to…

  19. amsel07 avatar

    RE: NY to Lourdes, France

    by amsel07 27 February 2012

    There are three direct trains from Paris to Lourdes, early morning at 6:29,early afternoon at 14:29 and late afternoon at 17:29. The trains…

  20. bummers4eva avatar

    RE: NY to Lourdes, France

    by bummers4eva 27 February 2012

    is it inappropriate to make a gag about praying for an answer?

  21. clementis_fur_cap avatar

    RE: NY to Lourdes, France

    by clementis_fur_cap 26 February 2012

    Like you, I'm too lazy to google to find the answers to your questions. But it should take all of five minutes. Lazy people like us tend…

  22. elyr avatar

    NY to Lourdes, France

    by elyr 26 February 2012

    I am planning a trip to Lourdes the end of June. I would like to fly to Paris and catch a TGV train to Tarbes, Lourdes. Are there any…

  23. RayCCroc avatar

    RE: Stupid little things that make you wonder

    by RayCCroc 24 February 2012

    Near Lourdes. Pyrenees-Aquitaine. Ryanair used to go there from Orly, maybe still do. One-time epicentre of the French oil and gas industry…

  24. Lor avatar

    #2 Cuernavaca, Feb. 12, 2012

    by Lor 13 February 2012

    Everything was so quiet when I went for my walk on Monday morning. Upon inquiring, we learned that it was a holiday---Constitution Day.…

  25. artemis2 avatar

    RE: backpacking

    by artemis2 06 February 2012

    More airports in southern France served from the UK are Grenoble, Lourdes, Toulon, Béziers and Saint-Etienne.

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