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French Curse Words
Lock up your daughters and look out for your boss, because we’re about to learn some seriously juicy French curse words up in here. I’ve had some expert help from a UN translator on this, so you can rest assured they’re accurate.
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Top 9 WhyGo France Travel Guide Topics in 2010
What a year! It’s been my first here at WhyGo France, and I could not be more proud and pleased to be a part of it. In going through some site stats for the year, I was surprised – and amused – by what were the most popular topics for yo
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Cooking Classes in France
There are no less than a kabillion reasons to want to learn about cooking, food and gastronomy while on vacation in France. And for each reason, there are cooking classes in France that are holding a place for you - RIGHT NOW. From Provence to Paris to th
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How to Eat in a French Restaurant
A lot of people have a lot of questions about how to eat in a restaurant in France. So, I’m going to take you through every step of eating in a French restaurant, so you’ll never have to worry about committing a faux pas ever again. So get your
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9 Books About France You’ll Love
Has getting a Kindle for Christmas reawakened your love of reading? Would you like a fun way to prepare for your trip to France? Maybe you’d just like a Calgon moment – and be taken away to the land of wine and cheese.
No matter the reason, the
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Self-Guided Provence Wine Tour Itinerary
While road-tripping through France may sound like a dream, for many it means driving in a foreign country (ack!), and being completely self-reliant (yikes!). This is why a self-guided tour through Provence’s wine country is the perfect iti
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How to Plan a Trip to France
Despite being a card-carrying travel addict and having lived in the South of France for over five years, when I took over the reins of this much vaunted France Travel Guide even I was overwhelmed by the embarrassment of riches France offers to it
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Nude Beaches in France
While complete nudity is not permitted except on naturist/nude beaches, it is commonplace in France for beaches to be “half-nude” (i.e. topless beaches). Tanning topless is a feature of public beaches in France. It’s done by women from infancy well t
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Best Beaches in France
While your definition of what makes for a great beach will largely depend on what you’re looking for (rugged and untouched, scenic coastlines, beach boardwalk shops, plenty of bikini-clad babes), there is certainly a beach in France that’s just right
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Regional Cuisine of France: Brittany
While France has a strong national cultural identity, when it comes to food and drink it’s all about regional and local specialties. Good-natured wars of words have been fought for the right to call a city’s signature dish the original, or the
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Visiting Belle-île: Brittany’s Largest Island
As its names might suggest, Belle-île is in fact one of the France’s most beautiful islands. With stunning cliffs, quaint seaside hamlets, pastel colored homes, green countryside and jagged rocky coastlines, Belle-île’s beauty has long inspired sailors, au
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Four Side Trips From Paris: A No-Nonsense Guide
So, you’ve booked a flight to Paris. Right on! But then you start planning your trip, and zooming out on that Google Map… and all of a sudden, you wonder if you could maybe sneak out of town for a couple days. Makes you feel giddy, doesn’
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Visiting Quiberon
Quiberon is a small city that sits at the tip of a sliver-thin 15 km peninsula (called the Presqu’île de Quiberon, literally translated as “almost” island), which is flanked on the western side by the windswept, rocky and very picturesque Côte Sauva
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Things To Do In Lyon
Lyon is one of the largest cities in France and the beautiful cultural capital of the Rhone-Alpes region. Travelers gush over the superb gastronomy, spectacular architecture, and unique natural setting. The fiercely proud city often reminds its visitors
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Visiting Dieppe
Dieppe is a busy port city of about 35,000 in Normandy, nestled among dramatic limestone cliffs on the English Channel (or La Manche as the French say). It has one of the busiest port cities in Normandy, and a salty, authentic old harbor where fishermen un
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Must-See Cathedrals of France
France is home to some of the world’s most spectacular cathedrals. With spires reaching toward the sky, buttresses a-flying, magnificent sculptures and colorful stained glass, cathedrals in France will leave you wondering how in the heck they were able to
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Top 10 Things to do in Normandy
Characterized by apple orchards, fresh cheeses, rolling green landscapes and dramatic seaside cliffs, Normandy is the region of France located to the northwest of Paris along the coast of the English Channel. Though once part of Britain (though it’s been f
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The Cathedral at Rouen: The inspiration for Monet’s famous series
Rouen is a town in Normandy known mostly as the place where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake, and as the home of the Gothic cathedral made famous by Monet’s series of paintings. Monet’s series is so comprehensive, as you stand in the square and gaze at
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Markets at L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
When you imagine a bustling Provençal street market, you probably picture stalls overflowing with fresh walnuts and olives, men in aprons slicing hunks from giant wheels of cheese, brightly colored produce spilling out of bins and baguettes leaving crusty
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Getting from Barcelona to Nice
A popular French travel itinerary is to travel along the coast on your way from Barcelona to Nice. Although it encompasses just a fraction of the country’s diverse landscape, you still can see the vast differences – from the more rugg
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