France Travel

History of a Six Weeks' Tour (1817) is a volume of travel-writing by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Comprising prose narrative, correspondence, and poetry, it is a highly engaging account of their 'adventures and feelings' during two journeys from England to Switzerland at the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

Das neue Hörbuch von Katja Eichinger über den Sehnsuchtsort Côte d'Azur. Ultramarinblaues Meer, weiße Strandpromenaden, Palmen, Mimosen und ein einzigartiges Licht: die Côte d'Azur. Nirgends sonst ist die Dichte der Geschichten und der Künstlerinnen und Künstler, die sie verewigt haben, höher. Nietzsche war hier, Coco Chanel, Marlene Dietrich, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, James Baldwin und die Rolling Stones. Ein Ort, an dem Extreme und Exzess, die Yachten und Bauten der Superreichen, die Glitterati und Easyjet-Touristen vor der unbeeindruckt bezaubernden Natur aufeinandertreffen.

The medieval fortified town of Carcassonne is one of the most visited cities in France. There are ski resorts and spas throughout this area, as well as innumerable historic sites and monuments. Coverage extends from Languedoc-Rouissillon and Aquitaine in France to Spanish Catelonia, Aragon, and Navarre.

Eat Like a Local: Marseille offers the inside scoop on food in Marseille, France. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat Like a Local series, this book will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination.

In this amazing audiobook you can find more than one hundred facts about the country of France. Separated into sections such as its geography, its people, famous French figures and many more you will find some fascinating information inside! Whether you are planning on visiting France, working on a geography project or just want to know more about this beautiful country, this is an excellent addition to your audiobook library.

Illuminating, engrossing and full of surprises, The Discovery of France is a literary exploration of a country few will recognize; from maps and migration to magic, language and landscape, it's a book that reveals the 'real' past of France to tell the whole story - and history - of this remarkable nation.

Greater Than a Tourist: Cherbourg, Octeville, France by Fareea Asif offers the inside scoop on Cherbourg, Octeville. As a part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination. In this audiobook, you'll discover local advice that will help you throughout your trip. Travel like a local. Slow down and get to know the people and the culture of a place. By the time you finish this audiobook, you will be eager and prepared to travel to your next destination.

Ten must-visit locations in France.

Paris is a myth and the starting point for a journey through a country with dramatic history and exceptional charm. Paris, (Brittany) Rennes, Vitre, (Normandy) Mont-Saint-Michel, Provence, Aix-en-Provence, Fontain de Vaucluse, Marseille, Cote d'Azur, Cannes, Nice, Eze. Countless buildings are unique in Paris, the Louvre, Notre Dame, Sacre Coeur and the Eiffel Tower want to be discovered. In Brittany, the "Wild West" of the country, visit the medieval town of Vitre and Mont-Saint-Michel, the "Wonder of the West". Pirate ships used to anchor in what is now the marina of Saint Malo.

Peter Mayle started it all with A Year in Provence, inspiring Rick Steves, the Lonely Planet crew, and all the France Travel Guidebook creators that were to follow. One guy who was not influenced by these fine folks was the author of this book. Simply because at that time, he didn't know they existed! But not to worry. San Francisco filmmaker Christopher Strong had his own Tour de France dream: to spontaneously cycle the French country backroads. With no fixed itinerary. Tasting the land and the people as well as the food and wine.

Travel Tales: France — Paris & the Riviera! is a collection of travel stories of one of the travel world's most favorite destinations, if not certainly among the world's handful of the most popularly visited places anywhere. Without a doubt, Paris is by far my favorite city, not only in Europe but in all the world.

When Clare picks up an odd stone, she never expects to be...transported? Hundreds of years in the past and thousands of miles away, Clare is lost. Will her new friends Andrew and Harold Marshall help her to find the way back, even if they do not believe her? And more importantly, can she trust these strangers?

Es sind unerhörte Episoden, die Ulrich Wickert aus Frankreichs Geschichte und Gegenwart zu erzählen weiß. Er spannt einen weiten historischen Bogen und lässt es sich nicht nehmen, eine Fülle von komischen wie nachdenklich stimmenden Erfahrungen auszubreiten. Mit dem ihm eigenen Witz und mit pointierter Ironie wägt Wickert ab, was die Franzosen so liebenswert macht und weswegen man ihrer bisweilen überdrüssig ist. "Vom Glück, Franzose zu sein" - lauter wahre Begebenheiten, die so unglaublich klingen, als handelten sie von einem unbekannten Land: von Frankreich.

France has many treasures - food, wine, fashion, history, and art. But for me, one of its greatest treasures is the people. After cycling the French country back roads for the last zillion and a half years, I've had awesome adventures with incredible people of all nationalities. And I'm going to share them with you now in this book.

À la fin du XVIIIe siècle ils étaient trois à rêver, avec leur œuvre, d’atteindre les sommets, d'atteindre le firmament : Mozart et sa « Petite musique de nuit », les frères Montgolfier et leur ballon. Hélas la petite sonate ne fut jouée qu’après la mort de l’auteur, et c’est Pilâtre de Rozier qui s’envola à la place des deux frères!

Discover the world’s most popular travel destination. Descend a glowing staircase to a wine cave filled with millions of bottles of champagne. Learn about women who changed the world, from the Grande Dame of Champagne who couldn’t vote, yet built an empire, to La Mère (Mother) Brazier, whose restaurants set new culinary standards. Learn about food that doesn’t compromise flavor or health. Flavour with Benefits: France will inspire you to plan the trip of your dreams and indulge in flavors that deliver a pleasant surprise.

HOT NIGHT IN BUDAPEST picks up where the dazzling ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK concludes. Miles Devereaux awakens in the past one hundred and twenty years from 2065. His dramatic time travel escape from Bangkok lands him in 1945 Budapest at the end of World War II. Miles stumbles upon a maverick troupe of war survivors hiding from the Russians and cleverly joins their ranks. There he discovers a stunning revelation. The stakes are high with only one night to succeed in getting home to 2005 or risk his very own existence.

Greater Than a Tourist - Clermont Ferrand France by Patricia Ingrid Coelho offers the inside scoop on Clermont Ferrand. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

This rapidly aging bird flew the coop - via TWA! I left my tear-soaked, empty nest in the California dust, and joyously migrated to Paris, France! I took to the air with two bulging K-Mart wide-belly suitcases; one seriously emaciated bank account; an excess of self-confidence; and last, but not least, my little "hotdog" and main squeeze...Sport Dachshund!

Sterne is one of the most original and unexpected of writers, and A Sentimental Journey differs from other travel books as greatly as Tristram Shandy differs from other novels. Sterne travelled in France during the 1760s and drew on his experiences to write the narrative of Mr. Yorick, the Sentimental Traveller.