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Save on your cottage holiday on France - 25% off for early bookings

4. December 2008

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VFB Holidays is offering up to 25% off all cottage holidays in France, including school and bank holidays, for bookings received by 15 December 2008.  Every cottage, hand-selected from a variety of French regions, is reduced by either 10% for a one-week stay, 15% for a two-week stay, or 25% for a three-week stay. Holidays [...]

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Brittany pre-Christmas breaks at Chateau de Brelidy

24. November 2008

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Say sacre bleu to seasonal stress and take a pre-Christmas cruise across the channel to the Château de Brélidy. This 16th century château has been superbly restored to its former glory and stands on high-ground with commanding views across the undulating rural Brittany countryside. Set in a small village, this historic gem is teeming with period [...]

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Eurostar’s Green Credentials help drive huge regional passenger growth

14. November 2008

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Eurostar is celebrating huge growth in traveller demand from the regions after its first year of operations at St Pancras International, the newly restored terminal for High Speed 1, the UK’s first high-speed line. Traveller numbers from the regions north of London have increased by up to 150% in the year since Eurostar move to the [...]

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Monaco Christmas Break

4. November 2008

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A right royal Christmas - Monaco from £264 pp Wake up to the sun rising over the glistening Mediterranean in majestic Monaco this Christmas. Stay at the boutique Port Palace on the harbour’s edge and luxuriate in a jacuzzi (in all rooms) before enjoying a decadent Christmas Eve meal. Hang stockings from your elaborate Hermés headboard [...]

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Halloween break in Limoges, France

13. October 2008

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Since 1996, Limoges has gone all out to celebrate Halloween. Around 30,000 people come into the city to watch a street parade of ghosts, ghouls and goblins carrying candlelit pumpkins, tell spine-chilling stories and to join the parties held at many of the town’s bars and cafés. Why not combine the festivities with a gîte holiday [...]

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Eurostar Amended Timetable

1. October 2008

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Eurostar have now launched their amended timetable. In summary, they will be running - 9 trains/day London-Brussels; - 16 trains/day London-Paris; - 1 train/day London-Disneyland Resort Paris Journey times are extended by 20 minutes on average, to take account of the continued partial closure of one of the two tunnels. Since the Channel Tunnel incident, punctuality has been [...]

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Stock up on French Cheese on your next visit to France

29. September 2008

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Here is a handy guide to the types of French Cheeses that exist.  Perfect for understanding what to look for when taking your next ferry trip to France. Types of French Cheese There is no question that cheese is synonymous with France.  With about 400 different types of French cheeses you could easily say that France [...]

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Family Holidays in France

16. September 2008

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Free Disney trips, free horse-riding and free food are some of the Autumn offers from family friendly travel company Tots to Travel. Plus, families looking for a half term break can still snap up a property if they move fast. FREE Horseriding Taster Sessions and Adventure treks for tots Les Gites de Lavalette, in the Charente / [...]

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France for a penny with SeaFrance!

4. September 2008

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SeaFrance have 100 crossings for just 1p to give away every day from 8 September until 22 September.  This amazingly low fare could be hidden in any of our crossings until 31 December. All you have to do just search for a return crossing (starting from Dover) and you could find a 1p fare, either on [...]

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Cycling in Burgundy - 8-day biking holiday with Explore

27. August 2008

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Explore offers a moderately-paced, eight-day bike break in France’s famous wine region for £644 pp, following the Canal de Bourgogne, plus visiting the village setting of Chocolat, medieval abbeys and a walled town specialising in aniseed balls. Suitable for regular cyclists. Price includes return Eurostar train travel (London), all transportation, seven nights’ B&B and the services [...]

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