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    Exciting Le Havre Shore Excursions

    Custom and Private Le Havre Shore Excursions If you are landing at a port of call in Normandy, France such as Le Havre please contact us to arrange a custom tour to the d-day landing beaches or for a special day trip to Paris. Pick-up and drop-off at your dock. Call us before your cruise toll free in the USA at 1-424-386-5222 or email us. Suggested Tour Sites and Destinations from Le Harve: If you have any other destinations in mind besides the above please visit our Normandy page. One thing to keep in mind when planning Le Havre Shore Excursions is that it is best to plan ahead. If not,…

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    Museum of Aeronautics at Bourget

    Visit the Museum of Aeronautics at Bourget in Paris Since 1975 France’s Air and Space Museum has delighted the world with a host of attractions. The museum was originally situated in Meudon, founded right after WWI. It moved to the Bourget in 1975. Why Bourget? Well it just happens to be the place where Charles Lindburgh landed after his 33 hour flight from Long Island. The Main Gallery, where the oldest aircraft are displayed, offers a collection of over 180 machines giving a complete panorama of the aerospace era, from the original “heavier than air” glider Massiat-Biot (1879) to the Ariane rocket. Connected to the Main Hall is a remodeled…

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    From Switzerland to Burgundy: A Memorable Travelogue

    My Trip to Burgundy and Montreaux Recently, we found ourselves in Montreaux, Switzerland for a travel convention. In Montreaux you are on the shores of pristine Lake Geneva, on the Swiss side Friendly travel tip: Switzerland is on the Swiss franc, not the euro.  But it’s 2019 and we did not trade any money in the age of plastic and chipped cards.   You do get to choose which currency you want to be billed in when they run the card.  I have no idea whether you can save a few centimes doing that.   We literally just alternated the currency choice.  A weird temperature blip/micro-climate allows palm trees to grow along the…

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    Let’s Travel: France Train Information

    LinkParis.com is an authorized Rail Europe agency, let us book all of your European rail for you, call us toll free in the US at 1-424-386-5222 or email.  Major Paris Train Stations Paris has six major train stations. If you are traveling outside of Paris or to another country by rail you will indeed pass through one of these six stations. Gare d’Austerlitz, Gare de l’Est, Gare de Lyon, Gare Montparnasse, Gare du Nord, Gare Saint Lazare. Here is a list along with popular destinations each station serves: We offer day tours to many place in France from Paris, see our top five train trips from Paris. Other France Train Information If…

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    Custom World War One Tour

    Take a Custom World War One Tour from Paris with Us Though the living memory of World War I has faded, touring the famous sites of the ‘War to End All Wars” is easily done in a day trip from Paris, mostly just little more than a two hour drive. Below are three sample tour itineraries, but we can organize your day any way you like. World War One Tour Option 1 – America in World War I – The Battle of Belleau Wood After the Russians surrendered to the Germans on the Eastern Front, the Axis powers were free to focus exclusively on capturing Paris. France was surely doomed.…

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    Current France Travel Information

    Traveling to France – Current Info France will be opening again sooner rather than later (especially with the approval of multiple vaccines in the EU) – that is the important takeaway. However, as of February 1st 2021, visitors from the United States have not been cleared for travel to France. No further information on any precautions or exact dates yet. Check out our Top Five Day Trips from Paris.

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    17 Great Hotels in The South of France

    Luxury Hotels in the wonderful South of France Great location, great service, memorable food – all these hotels have that, and more. The list is in no particular order; it made sense to us to let all hotels be viewed as equals. Hotel Martinez had the benefit of being the first hotel we chose for the list this year, so it occupies top slot for no other reason than that. Enjoy! Also, see our “Best Hotels in Paris” and “Best Hotels in the Rest of France” lists. 1. HOTEL MARTINEZ – CANNES Classic luxury in the middle of Cannes The Hotel Martinez has been a presence on the Croisette since…

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    19 Great French Hotels Not in Paris or Provence

    French hotels and regions worth discovering Great location, great service, memorable food – all these French hotels have that, and more. The list is in no particular order; it made sense to us to let all hotels be viewed as equals. Grand Hotel Barriere had the benefit of being the first hotel we chose for the list this year, so it occupies top slot for no other reason than that. Enjoy! Also, see our “Best Hotels in Paris” and “Best Hotels in the South of France” lists. 1. GRAND HOTEL BARRIERE – DINARD The gorgeous Brittany coast is graced with five stars in Dinard. Located on the Côte d’Émeraude of Brittany, the…

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    19 Great Paris Hotels

    A list of exceptional Paris hotels Great location, great service, memorable food – all these Paris hotels have that, and more. The list is in no particular order; it made sense to us to let all nineteen hotels be viewed as equals. Hotel des Academies des Arts had the benefit of being the first hotel we chose for our list, so it occupies top slot for no other reason than that. You will rarely find a gym or a pool at Paris hotels that aren’t 5-star, but you will invariably find a cute breakfast room and a space for evening drinks at virtually all of them. Paris hotels are often…

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    A Traveler’s Guide to French Rail

    Get to know the French rail system If you have never been to France before, understanding the French rail system seems a bit overwhelming.   At home, we are used to taking our car on long journeys, or using a nimble carrier like Southwest Airlines or Alaska to get to a regional city.   Although Easy Jet and others have made inroads, Europe is fully committed to rail, and then some.  Getting between most European cities by rail is easy, and often faster than air travel, because you don’t have to go way out of town to the airport, wait for security and otherwise be hassled, as with air travel. For example, Eurostar…