The Utah Beach was one of the D-Day landing beaches, this one mostly staffed with US Army soldiers. It was on the Western edge of the D-Day beaches, and the beach consisted of deep sand and dunes. 3200 soldiers died on the...
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Welcome to Travel in France Tips. To look at a closer geographical area of France, you will find a drop down menu on the top right, for mobile phone users it’s at the bottom, (“Area of France” – “Select Category”). The drop down is categorised West, North, East, South and Centre, followed by the region, followed by the city. You will also find a section for restaurants, castles and for annual events. On the top menu you will also find a blog, used for personal chatter when I usually go to some place to discover. There is also on the right the next three events in France, plus the ability to see all upcoming events. The events are major events, not small local ones.
This site deals with all of France, except Paris. If you are interested in more information about Paris, check out Colleen’s Paris for an insider’s view.
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Here are the latest 10 updates on the site, and below that is a map with the cities covered so far:
- 2018/09/17 Published: Travel in France – Alternative Ways
- 2018/09/10 Published: Airways – Airline Travel in France
- 2018/09/03 Published: Driving in France – With A Motorcycle
- 2018/08/27 Published: Driving in France – With A Camping-Car
- 2018/08/22 Published: Driving in France – With A Car
- 2018/07/31 Published: Fecamp – Fisheries Museum
- 2018/05/03 Published: Review: Flixbus (Intercity Bus Service)
- 2018/04/29 Updated: Buses – Intercity (added 2 interior photos of Flixbus)
- 2018/03/26 Published: Buses – Intercity
- 2018/03/19 Published: Railroads – The Railway-Stations
- 2018/03/13 Published: Railroads – TER – Regional Trains
- 2018/03/05 Published: Railroads – Intercites
- 2018/02/26 Published: Railroads – TGV: The French High Speed Train
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The names Omaha, Utah, Sword, Gold and Juno are names that many WWII buffs will know very well since those are the names of the landing beaches during the D-Day, the Allied invasion of German occupied Europe. 4 years of...
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Normally speaking the village of Sainte-Mere-Eglise should mean nothing to most people. Unless you are a WWII buff or a movie buff. The movie in question is "The Longest Day" starring none other than John Wayne trying to get to...
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Transport Getting There There is a direct rail line Cherbourg - Paris which makes getting there easy and fast if you are arriving from the capital. By Air Cherbourg has a small airport (Maupertus Airport) but there are no scheduled flights in...
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One of the few things that are worth a visit in Cherbourg, or even doing a detour to visit, is the Cite de le Mer museum. The museum is quite recent, it opened its doors in the year 2002. But...
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Cherbourg, or as it is known officially Cherbourg-Octeville (after having merged with its neighbouring town), can be described as "quaint". That's the word I would use if I were to be positive. The real words that come to my mind...
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Yes, I'll be entering this nuclear submarine. Is that enough of a hint? So, where am I?
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If you are into cycling, as a family, in a group or as a hardcore cyclist, France is slowly turning many roads into bicycle only roads. One of these very long cycle paths is called the La Velo Francette and...
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To celebrate the 500 years anniversary of Le Havre, the Tall Ships Regatta race will finish in Le Havre this year. The race starts in the United Kingdom mid-April, and via Portugal, Caribbean, Boston and Canada, will end in the...
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Many people I have spoken with (or received emails from) find visiting a top restaurant, in this case a 3-Michelin star restaurant (the highest accolade you can get as a restaurant), daunting. Daunting for what goes on, and daunting for the money...
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For people who love great food, the name Paul Bocuse is as synonymous to food as the Eiffel Tower is to French landmarks. In other words, the 3 star Michelin chef is a name revered amongst foodies and he is considered...
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It's an usual sight, seeing a Search & Rescue helicopter training so close to land. But here's a quick video I shot doing exactly that. At the beach of Le Havre, a SAR helicopter was lowering a diver into the...
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The Lascaux cave art is famous the world over and is part of the UNESCO Heritage Sites. Discovered by a teenage boy chasing his dog, the enormous cave complex in the Dordogne region of Southern France uncovered a vast gallery of...
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It's that time of the year again... Christmas and the holiday season. While it's freezing cold out there, and even during the nighttime, you will see these folks out: The skatepark despite the icy cold and nighttime was still occupied....
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Dieppe is a city that was exposed early on to the WWII invasion when the Canadians attempted an invasion called the "Dieppe Raid", also known as "Operation Jubilee". It was a sort of "test case" to see if it could...
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Although the Lower part of Normandy saw the biggest brunt of the WWII battles, with D-Day and the immediate battles that followed, the Upper part of Normandy saw its fair share of fighting. And during WWI, it was one of...
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Deep in the rich and wealthy city of Sainte-Adresse, next to the city of Le Havre, there are a few luxurious "villas" from yesteryear. Many of these mansions date back to the days that wealthy people came here for their...
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In a small 800 person village close to Lisieux is a castle that looks like a fairytale castle, the kind kids would draw. The village is called Saint-Germain-de -Livet, and the castle dates back to the 15th century. The castle was donated to...
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Transport Getting There Pont l'Eveque lies just alongside the main North-South motorway on the West coast of France. So by car it's very easy to get there from one of the ferry crossings. By Air There is no airport, the closest...
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Pont l'Eveque had been badly destroyed towards the end of World War II, and that went doubly so for the Saint-Michel church. But the town rebuilt their beautiful city, and the 15th century church was restored to its former glory....
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Pont L'Eveque in the Calvados region of Normandy is mostly know for two things; its epic 2-3 day battle just after D-Day in WWII and its cheese. But both things are no longer there; the WWII battle is over and...
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Transport Getting There For such a small town, they have a small railway station that receives a very comfortable TGV (high speed train) from Paris and Lyon. Not bad way to get to Burgundy. By Air There is no airport,...
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Montbard is a small city of some 5500 inhabitants, a river and a big canal flowing through it and an incredible abbey close-by. It also has a castle perched high on the hill overlooking the city. The small city is...
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The city of Montbard is bigger than what you might think at first glance, but it's not a big tourist-worthy city. Montbard is a sleeping city, a one-horse town. But it's still worth a half-day walk-through since it is quite...
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About me
My name is Mike Werner, Dutch, lived in 22 countries and finally settled with my Irish wife in France.
I worked several jobs, the last one for 10 years as a motorcycle, travel & tourism journalist.
Travel France Tips by Mike Werner is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Travel In France – Alternative Ways
We shown you that you can travel in France with different...
Airways – Airline Travel in France
Although France is reasonably big (for European standards),...
Driving in France – With A Motorcycle
Motorcycles, also called motorbikes depending on which side...
