Photo by Daniel Kist on Pexels.com The EU has approved France's decision to ban short-haul flights within France - on routes where there are several daily direct trains available for…

There have been ongoing problems with fuel supplies, especially in Northern France. Two oil refineries – in Normandy and Rhone – are blockaded and even as supplies resume from others…

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  • Post last modified:June 26, 2022

Starting from April 2022, the French Government has decided to try to reduce pollution from airlines by banning short haul flights within France ( flights of under 2½ hours), on…

CitroenDS Amongst the unexpected consequences of the Covid19 pandemic and its after effects one which may impact travellers has been uncovered by The Local.fr, an expat newspaper based in France:…

FRANCE and COVID19: as at 1 April 2022 The rules vary depending on where you live/arriving from: GREEN list countries (includes UK and USA) – all travellers can come for any reason – including holidays,…

2020! January is a quiet month on the roads in France - just the days around the offcial and unofficial New Year public holiday when roads out of Paris and…

December is a quiet month on the roads in France - just the days around the offcial and unofficial Christmas and New Year public holidays when roads out of Paris…

November is a quiet month on the roads in France - just the days around the offcial and unofficial public holidays when roads out of Paris and some other major…

October on French roads is a quiet month, with no public holidays, just school half-term in some regions. Mainly based on anticipated Paris traffic the warnings also apply to other…

June is a fairly quiet month on the roads in France - just the days around the offcial and unofficial public holidays when roads out of Paris and some other…

May is a relatively quiet month on the roads in France - just the days around the public holidays when roads out of Paris and some other major cities will…

April is relatively quiet month on the roads in France - just the days around Easter (Easter Sunday is 21 April 2019, and Easter Monday 22 April 2019 is a…

Castres The town of Castres  (81 Tarn, Occitanie) celebrates with a Carnaval with a difference - a Escapade Venetian! - As the Venetian theme suggests much of the action, including…

In an attempt to improve road safety on the country's roads France has reduced the national speed limit on secondary roads (i.e not motorways) to 80 kms/hour.(50 mph) from 1…

hpgruesen (CC0), Pixabay Rumours are around that there could be a new direct rail link between London St Pancras and Bordeaux avoiding the need to change in Paris - at…

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  • Post last modified:October 1, 2018

Car hire is widely available in France, with all the major car rental firms having offices at most international airports and in many towns across France. You will not have…

We would not generally recommend driving in Paris, with the congestion, difficulty and cost of parking as evidenced by the high proportion on cars with dents and scratches in the…