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AN agreement has come into force meaning the cost of making and receiving mobile calls within the European Union is now cheaper. The new EuroTariff has been introduced to force mobile phone companies to cut prices and bring to an end striking differences in call rates across Europe. UK users... Read more →
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ALTHOUGH the impact of low-cost flights is often quoted as the main reason behind the popularity of a place in France, the increased competition on the ferry routes across the Channel shouldn't be discounted. The Independent newspaper's Simon Calder highlights a couple of £30 each way ticket deals for a... Read more →
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THIS reflection of stalactites, from Les Grottes de Lacave in the Lot, features in the This French Life photo album on Flickr. Taken by jojo79 it captures the dark, reflective atmosphere of the caves, which you access via a small train, with the chambers up to 60 metres high. Staying... Read more →
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SATURDAY morning classes are to end from la rentrée 2008 for primary school children, although older pupils will not be so lucky. With parent's social lives changing, many have expressed their dissatisfaction with a system that denied families the chance to spend weekends together. The decision has been announced by... Read more →
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HERE is a another handy resource for those people keen to improve their French, this time care of the BBC. They are promoting a 12 week course, delivered via email, which will offer tips and advice over a three month period before finishing with an 'end of course' assessment. All... Read more →
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IT has been quite a while since I wrote about some of the new internet tools and tips I've discovered that you can use to help give your holiday home website a bit of a brush up. So I thought with the nights beginning to draw in, and maybe your... Read more →
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THE problems thrown up by President Sarkozy's plans to restrict access to health services has thrown up many questions and comments. The new rules will mean people who are under retirement age, and not working, who move to France from the end of this month will need to take out... Read more →
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HERE are a few interesting stops out on the internet, taking in everything from Vélib' bikes in Paris to changing attitudes towards bull fighting in the south of France. The first story is a look at life in les banlieues two years after the riots, many believe little has changed,... Read more →
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EVERYONE knows Alfred. Well, everyone in the handsome city of Montpellier at least, writes Jeremy Josephs. Situated within a stone’s throw from Richard Branson’s swish and spanking new Virgin Mega-Store, Alfred the hatmaker stands out more than the odd kilometre or two because of its faded 1930s facia and fittings... Read more →
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CHALON-sur-Saône, Saône et Loire, Burgundy, is not a town to rest on its laurels. With the annual Foire attracting on average an extra 1000 people each year, in 2006 33,000 people attended, they expect this year to be bigger and better than ever. Being held at Parc Expo from September... Read more →
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