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Discovering France by car also means occasionally distrusting the motorway. National roads, mountain passes and small departmental roads often reveal more about the landscape and everyday life than the shortest route. Current information on roads and...
I like to begin a French city at its railway station. You can see the rhythm there: who is hurrying, who is waiting, where the main street leads, where the first cafe is. It is not...
Anyone exploring France by bike quickly realizes that distance is not everything. A climb, wind, a shop closed at midday, or a market on the village square can change the day. That is not a problem,
Paris is of course important, but the places in France that truly stay with you are often in small and medium-sized towns. Markets, riversides, old streets, local restaurants, and squares that are not in a hurry...
Sometimes a morning market, a walk by the river and an unhurried dinner are enough. France works especially well when you leave space between the points on the map. For longer stays, our
A rainy day, a strike, a full car park: travel becomes easier when you prepare alternatives. A small museum, a market under arcades or a cafe near the station save more days than you might think....
Traveling slowly does not mean experiencing less. It means seeing more closely. A station, a bakery, a riverbank, a quiet square: such scenes often explain more than the next must-see stop. Our travel sections aim to...
A festival poster at the station, a small theater, a concert in a church: Anyone traveling through France should take a town's cultural calendars seriously. Often, that is precisely where the difference lies between a visit...
Do not pack too much into a single day. This is what I value most when traveling in France: time to hesitate a little at the market, time to look at a map in a cafe,...
Discovering France by car also means occasionally mistrusting the motorway. National roads, mountain passes and small departmental roads often tell you more about the landscape and everyday life than the shortest route. Current information on roads...
I now plan trips to France less around sights and more around the rhythm of the day: early to the market, something simple at lunchtime, a museum or a train route in the afternoon, a square...
When preparing a trip from Korea, the itinerary feels really important. But in France, sometimes it was better to stay in one neighborhood for a long time. A bakery, a small square, a leisurely lunch, streets...
