Michelin the Green Guide French Alps (Michelin Green Guides) (Paperback)

July 12, 2009 by Destination Guide  
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Michelin the Green Guide French Alps (Michelin Green Guides)

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The long-standing Michelin Travel Guides are an ideal travel companion for travelers who really want to connect with the world. Get to know the local way of life through detailed background information on the country, people, and culture. Quickly identify the best places to visit using Michelin’s star rating system. The best sites are highlighted on the sites map or you can follow a pre-planned driving tour. With the Michelin Travel Guide to the French Alps, snowboard on the Val d’Isere’s prestigious slopes, or hike the Chamonix Valley and photograph Europe’s tallest mountain, Massif du Mont-Blanc. Stop to smell the fields of lavender in Clues de Haute-Provence and tour Lake Geneva by boat.


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French (Eyewitness Travel Guide Phrase Books) (Paperback)

June 28, 2009 by Destination Guide  
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French (Eyewitness Travel Guide Phrase Books)

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These pocket dictionaries give business and vacation travelers everything they need for a smooth, successful trip. Organized by subject, the traveler can quickly find the vocabulary relevant to the situation, whether transportation, hotels, meals, shopping, post offices and banks, sports, or health care, accompanied by a pronunciation guide. At the end of each phrase book is a 2,000-word mini-dictionary. Fully updated from the original editions to reflect currency changes such as the Euro and new vocabulary such as e-tickets.



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Text: English, French
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Rick Steves’ Provence and The French Riviera 2009 [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

June 24, 2009 by Destination Guide  
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Rick Steves' Provence and The French Riviera 2009

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Steves preaches a low-cost, low-to-the-ground style that not only saves money, but gets you closer to the real Europe, the way Europeans experience it.
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Enjoy the flavors of Provençal cuisine, relax on the beaches of Nice, or view Roman architecture at it’s finest at the Pont du Gard—Rick Steves’ Provence & The French Riviera 2009 allows any traveler to experience all that this remarkable region has to offer—economically and hassle-free. The heart of the region is it’s cuisine, and Rick covers the plethora of delicious dining options in Provence, from L’Atelier, the world-renowned restaurant in Arles, to the unpretentious cafés dotting the Luberon region. With expert advice on transportation and accommodations, a full Chagall Museum tour, and a healthy dose of humor, Rick Steves’ Provence & The French Riviera 2009 is the definitive guidebook to Southern France.



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France, A Love Story: Women Write About the French Experience (Paperback)

May 21, 2009 by Destination Guide  
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France, A Love Story: Women Write About the French Experience

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France has long captured the imagination of Americans. For some women, a love of France and all things French started when they were schoolgirls tackling one of the most seductive of tongues. For others, the attraction came later when, drawn to what many consider the world’s most exalted culture, they made summer trips or even moved there, learning much about this beguiling country along the way. In this beautiful collection, two dozen women describe the country they love and why they fell under its spell. Women explore their firsthand experiences with the people, landscape, flavors, history, art, culture, and character of this enchanted land. Featuring a delightful mix of perspectives-from M.F.K. Fisher’s first days in Dijon and Janet Flanner’s account of post-War Paris to the contemporary prose of Amanda Hesser-this book is sure to strike a chord with Francophiles everywhere.


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France: An Overview for Travelers

France has played a pivotal role in Europe throughout history. From Art to Politics to Architecture, it is truly a mesmerizing place and has a lot to offer for anyone planning a trip.

Known as the French Republic, the country covers 220,668 square miles, which makes it the largest country in all of Western Europe. For comparison purposes, that makes France about 80% the size of the great state of Texas.

The capital of France is Paris. If you have ever watched the Tour de France then you know that the terrain of France ranges from wonderful majestic mountain peaks to flat plains to beautiful coast lines along the southern and western borders of the country. This makes for various climates in the country as well, ranging from very cool in the mountains to extremely hot in the southern beach locations such as Nice.

The French population exceeds 62.4 million with a very strong growth rate of over 2 percent per year. The Ethnic breakdown is of Celtic and Latin creating strong influences of Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Sub-Saharan African, Indochinese and Basque minorities. Two major reasons for this strong minority base are a very lax immigration policy and migration of people from former colonies of France during its more imperial periods.

France has a large uniform religious society despite the large influx of immigrants. 90% of all French claim the Roman Catholic faith. However, a strong Muslim sector exist and it growing rapidly from the lax immigration policy. The official language is French and it is the dominant language used in daily life and because France has a free compulsory education system, the literacy rate is over 99%, which makes perfect sense.

This makes it a great travel destination as most of the country offers historical value, which you experience just by strolling down the street.