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  1. bpollet avatar

    RE: Camping in France: November

    by bpollet 14 September 2011

    Hi la_tullida You should be able to fin any campsite on this website: http://www.lafrancedunordausud.fr/campings.php If you're looking…

  2. LouisXIV avatar

    RE: 5 Week Itinerary from Barcelona to Istanbul

    by LouisXIV 27 August 2011

    Yes Paris needs five days and you can include a day trip or two, like Versailles. On my last trip I spent three weeks in Paris and I…

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    RE: Netherlands & Belgium Itinerary - Please comment

    by handwerpen 25 August 2011

    The national marble museum is in Rance (near Chimay): Rance is known for its red marble. The black marble of Namur seems to come from…

  4. arizona avatar

    RE: Netherlands & Belgium Itinerary - Please comment

    by arizona 25 August 2011

    #17: handwerpen, or ..?.., hoping not going too far off-topic, talking about stone and mining: there's also an important history about…

  5. Horto15 avatar

    France in July 2012, 22 nights just after some opinons please!

    by Horto15 23 August 2011

    Hi everyone, Thanks for your advice in my original post. Since then having taken your advice on board, my partner and I have been trying…

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    RE: post graduation trip to europe

    by LouisXIV 14 August 2011

    It is hard to advise with out knowing your interests. I would recommend 5 days for Paris and that could include a day trip to Versaille…

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    RE: 4 nights in France - help with itinerary please!

    by daveelmstrom 12 August 2011

    I agree - stay in Paris. That's a city that needs several days to see the sights, and soak up the atmosphere of the city. As noted, you…

  8. LouisXIV avatar

    RE: 4 nights in France - help with itinerary please!

    by LouisXIV 12 August 2011

    I agree, you just don't have enough time and there is more than enough things to do in Paris. I also recommend Versailles. Get a guide…

  9. CustardCream avatar

    RE: 4 nights in France - help with itinerary please!

    by CustardCream 12 August 2011

    With so little time, I'd suggest you're better off spending your time in and around Paris, rather using up precious time travelling. …

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    RE: InterRail Ticket is worth to buy?

    by LouisXIV 07 August 2011

    No I am not from France and I found Versailles beautiful myself. The reason I suggest other areas for wine is that they are more in the…

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    Re: InterRail Ticket is worth to buy?

    by cwlor1 07 August 2011

    Thank you for your helpful and useful sharing. Are you coming from France? I saw your username (Louis XIV) sounds like french and found…

  12. Boarderex avatar

    8-9 days in France

    by Boarderex 04 August 2011

    My wife and I are from Canada and are traveling to Europe for 35 days. We arrive in Paris in the morning of August 12 and would like…

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    RE: How much time in Paris?

    by regards 29 July 2011

    Untill yesterday Versailles has had even not one tower, it is a castle. I suppose Louis14th spoke about Notre Dame.

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    RE: How much time in Paris?

    by smksmk2010 29 July 2011

    Wow! Thanks so much, everyone! This is most certainly some good advice. :-) Actually, our euro tour will consist of 4 cities (London,…

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    RE: How much time in Paris?

    by regards 29 July 2011

    A pit stop in Paris - that's new. If you have only some seconds do not go to Paris as to "see" only the Louvre, the Notre Dame and Versail…

  16. ansh_jain_97 avatar

    RE: How much time in Paris?

    by ansh_jain_97 29 July 2011

    Good points above. I've been to Tour Montparnasse once (on a Sunday evening) and there was no queue to get the tickets (we were wondering…

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    RE: How much time in Paris?

    by LouisXIV 28 July 2011

    That is really hard to say. I have been to the Louvre four times and still have seen only a small part of it. Versailles will take at…

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    RE: Honeymoon option in France in mid Oct

    by LouisXIV 26 July 2011

    With only 5 to 7 days I would stay in Paris with a day trip or two to other places like Versailles. You say visit beaches, in October…

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    RE: Where would you go and how would you get there?

    by ajcox67uk 21 July 2011

    Like Kincho says you could spend the whole time in Paris and make daytrips to places such as Rouen, Versailles, Chartres, Chantilly etc.,…

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    RE: Anthony Bourdain goes to Cuba

    by peloplata 19 July 2011

    I'm afraid I am never surprised at the lengths the Miami Mafia will go to to return themselves to their former glory at the expense of…

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    RE: Trip to Paris: Paris Pass?

    by paulieg 15 July 2011

    I would say the two-day pass (50 euros/day) is almost certainly not worth it, but if you can make the math work bear in mind that certain…

  22. emarquart avatar

    3 Days in Paris/France What Should We do?

    by emarquart 06 July 2011

    Any help on what to do the get the most out of our short 3 day trip. We have 3 full days and nights to have fun and be tourists. Would…

  23. LouisXIV avatar

    RE: First time in Paris itinerary

    by LouisXIV 01 July 2011

    Six day for your first trip to Paris is a good amount of time (Of course more is better. :-) I have found that if I am at the EIffel…

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    RE: First time in Paris itinerary

    by ianw6705 01 July 2011

    We also have seven nights in Paris, in October - and in terms of trips out of town - apart from Versailles, I would like to visit Chartres…

  25. ansh_jain_97 avatar

    RE: First time in Paris itinerary

    by ansh_jain_97 01 July 2011

    Do you have six full days (i.e. seven nights) in Paris? IMHO, there's no real need for planning an itinerary for a city; you can be fully…

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