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Frommer's France 2008
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Use this book to help you plan your perfect vacation in France. Find great restaurants serving traditional meals and cafes to meet locals at. Plus Rick will take you on off-the-beaten path adventures too!
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Rail Europe has just launched a revolutionary product for travel in France, Anywhere Anytime France. This Rail Europe exclusive uses e-ticket technology and offers ultimate flexibility and ease at a price your wallet will love!
In a nutshell, you purchase First-Class rail trips and confirm your reservations through an online account. Once you've made all of your reservations you simply take the confirmation number for each trip, located in your online account, type it into the self-service kiosk at the train station and out pops your ticket!
The great part is, there are no hidden fees, the price you pay for Anywhere Anytime France includes your ticket AND seat reservation. Plus, there are no shipping fees as you print the ticket locally. Sounds pretty cool right? Want to learn more? Click here!
For this issue of Explorer, to coincide with the launch of this innovative product, we bring you our top ten places to visit in France.
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lf you buy a qualifying pass* (between 4/24/08 and 7/15/08) you'll get a credit worth 25% of the value of that pass. You can then apply this credit to any rail purchase made by December 15th, 2008. Your second purchase must be at least twice the value of the credit.
Here's an example: Buy a $500 rail pass and get a credit for $125 (that’s 25% of 500). On your next purchase you can save $125 when you buy any rail products worth at least $250 (that’s a 50% savings).
Click here for complete terms and conditions
*Please see website for complete list of qualifying passes.
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Dresden Music Festival – Founded in 1978, the Dresden Music Festival fills the city with a bewildering variety of events every May, spanning everything from opera, classical and contemporary music to global sounds and jazz. Advertisement There are around 80 events and performances in all, ranging across all manner of music and dance genres. For more information, click here. |
Dresden
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Fête des Fromages – The village of Rocamadour hosts its Fête des Fromages -known to be the biggest cheese fair in southern France. Over 50 producers congregate in the town to take part in samplings, markets, competitions and much more. Stop by and bring your hunger for tasty cheese with you! |
Rocamadour
May 11 |
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Swiss Beer Festival – Germany is not the only country famous for its beer festivals, Lausanne hosts Switzerland's largest beer-related event, putting a refreshing sparkle into summer.
More than 200 different types of beer are guzzled at this intoxicating event. Live music accompanies the free-flowing pints, spilling into huge concerts every evening on Lausanne-Ouchy's Place de la Navigation. You'd have to be sober not to be moved by the music, ranging from funk, ska and rock to world sounds and folk. |
Lausanne
May 16-17 |
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Festival of Venetian Gardens – The Festival of Venetian Gardens offers a program of guided visits through the gardens and villas of Venice city center. Tours are led by a team of landscape artists, historians and botanists and include musical performances, readings and art workshops. |
Venice
May 24-June 15 |
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Here is a sneak peek at the first chapter of our all-new story, enjoy!
Chapter 1
She stood there staring, somberly imagining how life would continue without him. It was a cool spring morning; a slight mist was falling from the heavens. Charlotte took that as a sign that her beloved grandfather had reached his final destination. The casket was gently lowered into the ground and it was final, his time with Charlotte had come to an end...
Stay tuned for the release of Chapter 1, coming soon!
Previous Rail Tales:
Click the links below to read previous stories featured in the Explorer
A Journey Like no Other
Race Through Europe
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