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Report Cards

Report Cards, March 2008 issue
On FRANCE, December ’07-January ’08. . . After 20-plus trips to Paris, we continue to find excellent, unusual, inexpensive restaurants (in terms of euros, not in terms of the present dollar exchange rate). On our last trip, the following were noteworthy. • Casa San Pablo (5 rue de Sevigne) — in the fourth arrondissement, about midway between ...

The Discerning Traveler » Glimpses of rural northern Portugal

Columns, November 2006 issue
(First of two parts, click here for part 2) The scrawny dog was sunning itself on the warm pavement in the center of the narrow highway. Despite my approaching car, the creature refused to budge. Within moments, four more animals had spread out on the road deck, the sides of their heads touching the comfortable asphalt. I honked. ...

Accomodations Worldwide

Accommodations Worldwide, November 2005 issue
Europe Near St. Lo, FRANCE, La Vimonderie (contact Mme S. Hamilton, 50620 Cavigny, Manche, France; phone + 33 2 33 56 0113, fax +33 2 33 56 41 32, e-mail sigihamilto12n@hotmail.com or visit www.frenchconnections.co.uk/accom/3591.html) was our base in October ’04 for visiting the D-Day beaches, Bayeux, Caen, Cherbourg, St. Lo and Mont-St-Michel, all of which are ...

The Discerning Traveler » Car rentals and leases

Columns, September 2005 issue
(Third of three parts) In this issue I will continue last month’s discussion of overseas car rentals and leases. Picking up the car If you drive directly to your hotel after picking up the car, it will help to map out your route ahead of time. This is facilitated in a country covered by the Michelin Red Guide, ...

Best and worst places to drive

Features, September 2005 issue
I have never been tempted to write to a magazine before, but the topic Best & Worst Places to Drive immediately drove me to my computer! (Excuse the pun.) In May ’04 my husband and I rented a car to travel throughout Italy. One of our destinations was Florence. Driving in Florence, Italy, is the closest my ...

4-star’s rooms all not equal

Travelers' Intercom, August 2005 issue
During the week of March 13-20, ’04, we stayed at the Karl Schranz Hotel in St. Anton, Austria. We went with a group of six couples, booked by Alpine Adventures. We were told it was a 4-star hotel, but when we got there we were assigned a room in which the bathroom had no tub and ...

France’s ancient cities of stone

Features, August 2005 issue
The hostess of our château pensione near Naucelle, France, was speaking about her visit to the United States. “In Boston, the tour guide showed us a church and said proudly, ‘It is over 250 years old.’ We waited for the punch line, but there was none. That was it.” She wasn’t sharpshooting. It was simply the honest ...

Touring and tasting along the Wine Route of Alsace

Features, July 2005 issue
by Judy Hodges, Denton, MD It quickly becomes apparent, upon arrival, why France and Germany have fought over the boundary lines of the region in France known as Alsace. Here you will find some of the gentlest riesling and finest pinot wines produced anywhere. Add to this the marvelous combination of German and French cuisine (there ...

Driving in France

Travelers' Intercom, June 2005 issue
For a first-time visitor to France, a tour may be the best bet. A single traveler will do well with a railpass, but for two or more persons who want to explore France more thoroughly, a car is best. CAR RENTAL — Rent your car from a U.S. office before departure, because major rental companies charge ...

The Discerning Traveler » Friendly Satillieu in the beautiful Ardèche

Columns, February 2005 issue
It was raining when we left Amsterdam on our way to France in May 2003. I put the car on autopilot and drove south until the sun came out. We found ourselves in Satillieu, a typical small town in the French Ardèche. We checked in at the 2-star Chaleat Sapet (Place de la Faurie, 07290, Satillieu, France; ...
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