The 100th Tour de France will run from June 29 to July 21 2013. Although it is the Centenary of the start of the Tour de France – it isn’t the 100th race, 11 races were missed during the two World Wars. The 2013 Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and [...]
It was a burning passion for the Tour de France that led a teenage Roger St Pierre to teach himself French. Now he encourages you to catch Tour fever with him… As a 12-year old grammar school boy I was pretty much hopeless at French – six out of 10 was my mark. Then my [...]
The tour de France was created in 1903 by cyclist and reporter Henri Desgrange and celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2013. It has been called the greatest free show on earth and is watched by 3.5 billion people worldwide during it’s three week on television. Le Tour has spawned a thousand myths and legends [...]
The Tour de France is one of the most important and prestigious bike races in the world. Taking place in France and these days often in neighbouring countries. The 100th Tour de France – also known as Le Tour or La Grande Boucle – is scheduled to take place June 29 – July 21, 2013. [...]
This year a Fete du Tour is being organised – a chance for riders of all levels to experience the route to be taken by the awesome cyclists who will undertake the Tour de France 2013. On June 15, two weeks before the Grand Depart (June 29) each town which is a holding stage town [...]
At last the sun is out and the skies are blue and to celebrate DFDS Seaways are offering customers 20% off their Dover-Dunkirk route – for bookings made on 10 and 11 June 2013. There are no date exclusions but availability is limited and this is bound to be a popular sale so make [...]
The Rouen Armada festival is held every five years – a fabulous occasion that draws millions to the river banks of the Seine right in the heart of the gorgeous city of Rouen, Janine Marsh reports on this truly amazing event… The Rouen Armada 2013: 6th – 16th June. 1986 was the 100th anniversary of [...]
Veteran travel writer Roger St. Pierre is also a motoring buff. That plus a long-standing love of strip cartoons gave the globetrotter two fresh reasons to visit one of the South West’s most interesting cities where he discovered two of Angoulême’s great attractions… If, like me, you find modern Formula One racing to be [...]
At long last summer is on its way and that can only mean one thing for many of us – a trip to France across the English Channel to enjoy great food, wine, festive events, the tranquil countryside, a visit to the new wing of the Louvre in Lens… so much to see and do! [...]
Dunkirk is the Regional Capital of Culture 2013 and included in the packed programme of events to celebrate this outstanding award is a fabulous four day event which will see the town host a fleet of some of the world’s most beautiful and prestigious ships for a unique Dunkirk Ships stopover. Complete with masts and [...]
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The weather in the last couple of years in France has been very tricky. It used to be that I’d know that in the summer I’d be wearing T Shirts and shorts all day. I’d go to the beach where it would be hot and sunny and eat outside at night enjoying pavement style dining, [...]
Donna and Dave Faulkner moved to a house in Deux-Sevres. To say that it needed renovation is an understatement – the couple had no electricity, no water, no mains drainage and no septic tank – and the house itself was in an overgrown garden and could hardly be seen. Undaunted they took on the task [...]
I woke up early this morning and listened to the doves cooing outside my window – they are there every morning and quite noisy at times. The cuckoo that lives in the garden across the road went on and on and I could hear other birds, little wrens, blue tits screeching a warning sound and [...]
Expats living in France: Victoria Burton, from Lancashire, UK had been holidaying with her family in France for years before deciding to take the plunge and relocate to Normandy. The whole family loved the French way of life – first her brother made the move, then, Victoria says “It was no surprise to me when [...]
Most days I work very hard, I write from dawn until dusk as a journalist – researching my facts and figures, learning more about my beautiful adopted country of France and writing about it, as well as being editor of this fantastic website you are currently accessing! Sometimes I am lucky enough to go on [...]
Lots of excitement on the news alert grape vine – the French have officially now got a French word for “French Kiss”! I’m not really sure why everyone is getting so excited about it but newspapers around the world are transmitting this news with much relish and enthusiasm. There has never been an official French [...]
When we found the two spaniels in Rue du Chateau, Hucqueliers they looked awful, exhausted, shivering, hungry and thirsty and covered in cuts – it was a Sunday afternoon so we took them home as you know, and I was pretty sure they were lost dogs. We gave them something to eat and drink and [...]
Strangely I find that I have never told you about Ginger Roger the cat! Several months ago a little stray ginger cat started appearing at our back door. He was a skinny little thing with a sad face – a stray of course, there are so many of them here. The farmers have cats [...]
