Destination Italy!

This summer, direction beautiful Italy, it is an ideal country for an idea holidays in seaside.
Italy includes/understands 8000 km of coasts bordered by water of the Adriatic Seas, Tyrrhénienne, Ionienne, Ligure and by the sea of Sardinia, there is really what to find a place quiet to bathe there and bronze there.
Italy is also a country varied on the level of its landscapes, with many villages close to the coasts, with picturesque places which deserve the turning.
You will be able to also return to you on the islands to the superb natural landscapes, for the beautiful ones stroll into perceptive.
Italy has many beaches of great quality, being characterized by the attribution which, year after year, is distinguished thanks to attribution from Bandiera Blu.

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With discovered of a country rich in emotion: Spain!

Initially, the holidays in Spain, evoke a shone upon stay, with bathe and splendid walks at the edge of the Mediterranean.
But there is not that, Spain is a country offering a historical last rich person and a true culture anchored since of the generations, this country offers to its tourists of many treasures.
Each town of this country offers a decoration different, with landscapes of mountain and maritime, as well as many parks to be discovered for impassioned nature and walking.
If your goal for this stay in Spain, is to put back you while bronzing on splendid beaches, it should be directed towards the beaches of the Mediterranean, you will be able to place yourselves in hirings of apartment, house or benefit from the many camp-sites in Spain, in particular near to the beaches, you will find the camp-sites of Costa Brava, where many activities are proposed.

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With discovered international festival of Film!

For this 38e year, the international festival of film will proceed again at the La Rochelle, during July more precisely of next July 2, therefore if you do not have ideas holidays, precise, and that you are fans of cinema, go to the La Rochelle!
For this year, the festival pays homage to Erich Rohmer, a legend of the French cinema with representations of films such as “the sign of the lion” or “My night at Maud”.
This year, the international festival of film will put also ahead the cinema of Indian author since his ten last years, it will charm you by his musical and invaluable aspect.
Other homages will be paid during this festival:

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To leave on holiday in the moors

The department of the Moors located in Aquitaine, is the ideal place for in love ones with the excursion, the walking or with the bicycle, because this department includes/understands one of the largest forests of Europe: moors of Gascogne.
After having contemplated the landscape through wood landais, the tourists can also taste with the pleasure of the water sports.
Many lakes are to be discovered in Aquitaine, like those of Sanguinet, Mimizan or Biscarosse.
The holiday makers can bathe there or benefit from it to make canoe, board with veil or even of the jet ski!
The lakes of the Moors are also a place or like the animals, you will be able to then see there for example roe-deers and their small to come to be refreshed there.
The Moors is a department or extends from the kilometers of sand beaches end, with splendid villages at the edge of the ocean.

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Plunge in the middle of Charente Maritime!

If this year, you are interested to leave to discover the various landscapes which offer France, do not hesitate to stop you a few days or more, in the middle of a splendid area that of Charente Maritime which propose many holidays offers.
Charente Maritime is equipped with an historical heritage of an exceptional richness, to visit by all the family.
Charente Maritime includes/understands a splendid frontage océane as well as a preserved nature, which will enable you to trott yourselves through sublimes landscapes.
In this area, you will find there the most beautiful beaches of the Atlantic Ocean, with its fine and gilded sand.
You will be able to also leave to discovered the islands, thanks to the walks in boat.
You will be able in particular to trott you on:

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England under another day

Splendour of the ancestral residence of Chatsworth House to the rural charm of the national park of Peak District, the area of East the Midlands offers a single experiment to the visitor seeking to profit from the rise of the euro vis-a-vis the book.
Ideal for one weekend in England in family, and for all those which appreciate the ballades with bicycle, the excursions through the countryside and the superb natural landscapes.
Many scenario writers were conquered by East the Midlands. The refinement of architecture and the botanical gardens maintained very well make sumptuous residences like Haddon Hall, where at summer turned Orgueil and Prejudged, of the places of predilection for films of time.

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Vouvant Side Holidays

Mélusine accomodates you. Vouvant accomodates you too. A ballade with Vouvant. Charming commune of the south the Vendée, Vouvant is one of the most beautiful village of France.
Mervent, a main forest of oak.
Distinguished “Small Cities from Character” this medieval city, Vouvant also carries the colors of the label “One of the more village of France” and also “Flowered City 2 flowers”. To leave Fontenay-The-Count to take direction the Chestnut grove. To semi way turn right and plunge in the splendid main forest that the Vendean ones of the south the Vendée names the forest of Mervent, old property of the templiers of XIIe century. There with less than ten kilometers you are surprised by a dive in time.

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With discovered of traditional England

Leave to discovered traditional England to discover a particularly rich history and an architectural heritage, with many historical residences, such Belvoir, Rockingham or Chatsworth, which count among the most beautiful castles of the country. East the Midlands it is also an vain campaign and wild landscapes which will charm the amateurs of excursions.
There are those which will be plunged in the convivial atmosphere of the market days in the old medieval boroughs like Louth or Newark, others will prefer ressourcer at the top of one of the headlands of the National park of Peak District, or to make the long ones stroll along the deserted beaches of Lincolnshire. Ridges a turning by Rutland Toilets, more the artificial big lake of Europe, to appreciate the ballades in boats and to make board with veil.

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The ski stations crested which you must visit this year

Valley Thorens.
Located at more than 2300 meters on the commune of Martin Saint of Belleville in Savoy, the ski station of Valley Thorens is very known to be one of the winter sports resorts the most attended from its period of snowing up which can last until May. The station has 140 km of track, a track of 6 km long toboggan, a snow park with boardercross and jump' air and 29 ski lifts
Courchevel
Located on a surface extending between 1300 and 1500 meters from altitude, the winter sports resort of Courchevel is made up of 5 distinct villages: Saint Good Tarentoise, Praz, Courchevel 1500, Moriond and Courchevel 1800. The station proposes 150 kilometers of tracks, a snowpark, a stage of slalom, a track of toboggan of two kilometers, a skating rink and 62 ski lifts.

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Guide romantic voyage to Paris

An appointment which you will never forget.
Do you seek the perfect evening in Paris with somebody of special? Eh well, it does not matter if it is of your first meeting or a voyage of wedding anniversary, follow the broad outlines of this guide and you will make a marvellous stay.
Meet your go to the one of splendid and many museums of art around Paris, and spend time simply has to wander by looking at all that there is to see. You can go to the Museum of Louvre, the most famous museum of the art of Paris. It is a pleasant and IMMENSE place with kilometers and famous kilometers of works like the Mona Lisa. If Louvre is not your style, you can always meet you with the one of many the other museums, like the museum of modern art, the Centre Pompidou or one of many the other great artistic events of the city.
Aren't the museums of art for you? You can always go to go for a walk along the Fields-Elysées, arm above arm below with your dulcinée. At the end of the avenue, you will find the Triumphal arch, another excellent place for a meeting. You can walk under the arch and from top to bottom of the massive monument

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Athens, between culture and relaxation!

Athens, capital of Greece, cradle of the European culture, are not a tourist destination like the others. One goes to Athens to find the origins of humanity, one goes to Athens to discover the oldest vestiges of the world, one goes to Athens to meet the Mediterranean!
“Philosophy”, “Democracy”, “Theatre”… one does not discuss these matters without naming this historical city!
In ancient Athens you will visit the Acropolis, Propylées, Erechthéion, the theatre of Dionysos, the Agora, the cemetery of Ceramics… In the North of the city, you will see the Roman Agora or forum, the baths of Aéridon, the tower of the Winds… Finally around Plaka you will find the Old Palate (which are the Parliament), the door of Hadrian and Olympieion, the Olympic stadium of 1896…

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Rhône Alpes and Brittany

Many countries throughout the world have splendid landscapes, and France in fact left. These is a country which will be able to as well satisfy the people who like the mountain as the sea or the countryside.
We will be delayed today on two areas very different of France which are Brittany as well as the Rhône Alpes area.
The Rhône Alpes area offers varied enough possibilities of housing. Consequently if you wish to find lodgings in the Rhone-Alps, rooms of hosts or another thing, you do not have any difficulty.
This area of France is completely different from Brittany. It is first of all on the other hand and is a rather mountainous area with the Alps. It is an area which will like all in love ones with the mountain with in particular the solid mass of the Mont Blanc and many winter sports resorts.

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Good news for the royal family!

Among the few 2.000 guests sorted on the shutter: family members royal, personalities and politicians. Unfortunately, my name is not reproduced on the list. I do not have any more but to comfort myself while becoming the happy owner of cloths or other derivative products kitchs which flower in the souvenir shops. Unless finding a means different to celebrate this historical event. It should be believed that I have chance, the guided visits devoted to the princely couple develop in London in this moment. Then why not to spend an afternoon to visit London with discovered places of predilection of the London elite?
On the steps of Will and Kate
I thus benefit from one of the rare sunny days of the winter more on the life of our tourtereaux in the British capital thanks to the visit Royal Wedding Walking Tour off London de Viator. Flanked of Frances, my colleague, and of a silhouette out of paperboard in the real face of the princely couple (know why), me thus to saunter here briskly in the fashionable districts attended by the royal family.

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Taxis with marrakech: small or large taxi to move

Any person of passage to Marrakech must know that there exist two types of taxis which circulate in the ochre city with three means of transport:
Small taxis: small cars of beige color circulating within the limits of a ray starting from the centre town of Marrakech. These taxi which cannot take more than 3 people at the same time offer more comfort and the service is personalized. It is enough to indicate to the driver the address of the destination desired to see itself depositing at the point exactly.
Large taxis in collective mode: often of Mercedes of color broken white. The number of people authorized is of Six, but comfort leaves something to be desired. It is enough to imagine two large people installed in front of, beside the driver, to guess the scene. These taxis have the right to circulate as well of centre town as towards the surroundings of Marrakech, but considering the lack of comfort, when they are used in collective mode, it is to better make use of it only for small races in the médina of Marrakech.

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To travel by train to Morocco

The train in Morocco is the most effective means of transport and most comfortable to visit the country. The network of Moroccan train is cheap and the majority of the tourist destinations are served. The trains connect the towns of Marrakech, Fès, Casablanca (like its airport), Rabat, Oujda, Tangier and Meknès. If you wish to join the desert, the mountains of the Atlas, Agaidr or Essaouira on the coast, you will have to travel by the bus, to rent a car or to travel by the taxi to join your destination.

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A the discovery of Etna

Mongibello, more known under the name of Etna, and also called “Iddu” by the inhabitants of the close relations localities, proves to be an ideal destination for that which seeks to pass a pleasant voyage to Sicily, with the direct contact with nature.

Suggestive and imposing, thanks to its 3323 meters height and its deep crater, Etna is a perfect mixture between marine and mountainous landscapes, even volcanic, since its heights, a superb panorama on the sea is offered to you.

Etna, with its rich person fauna and his diversified flora, is a true paradise to spend the holidays in contact with nature. Indeed, the zone proposes many routes of different levels of difficulty, excursions in 4x4 and trekkings sporting.

For which remains in the area, an excursion towards the small villages of the zone is obligatory, for example, you cannot not you do not stop in Pedera, often described as “Door of Etna”.

Another possibility which is offered to you is to follow the course of the “Circumetnea”, a train who connects Catane to Riposto and thus allows to make the turn of Etna and thus to visit this zone of Sicily differently.
In the zone, also, do not miss the villages of Misterbianco, known for its church of the XVIIIème century (Santa Maria delle Grazie), of Paternò, dominated by a castle going back to 1000, or Adrano for its castle Normand and Linguaglossa for the natural reserve of Fiumefreddo.

Of course, the zone is not remains about it with regard to the splendid coastal landscapes, and a small round on the littoral zone will enable you to discover small treasures.

Why not to think of spending the holidays to Acireale: a baroque city located on Riviera dei Ciclopi, or has Aci Castello, to admire the sea there since the fortress Norman which dominates the landscape…

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From January 2011, one pays to enter to the United States

The tourists posing the foot on the American ground will have to discharge a tax of $10 in order to benefit from their stay.

This measurement enters within the framework of Tourism Act Promotion: it envisages the creation of an office of tourism, whose objective will be to start again tourism bound for the United States, in particular while informing on the visas and the security measures in force in the country.
In order to finance this organization, a tourist tax will thus be installation. She to you will be asked when you will fill form ESTA via Internet; if you do not wish to pay on line, you will be able to also pay the tax in your airport of arrival, with a counter envisaged for this purpose.

Citizens coming from country having partnership aimed waiver with the United States (which exempts the nationals of these countries of a visa for a tourist stay of maximum 90 days, of which France forms part, will be only concerned.

The government guarantees that the sum will not be increased during five years, but it could match thereafter overheads between $2 and $5.

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Which visa for the United States?

You wish to go to the United States for a tourist stay or of business? You must carry out two administrative formalities: to obtain a visa and to supplement form ESTA.

• the exemption of visa (“visa waiver”). Since 1990, the United States concluded from the agreements with certain countries: consequently, the citizens of the countries in question have the possibility of going to the USA without having of visa; it is generally in this way that the French enter to the USA.
Countries concerned: Germany, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Marine Saint, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland.

Proof of your legal entry in the United States, it acts of the green form (I-94) that one will give you on the aircraft and who indicates your deadline of return. This form will be taken again to you at the time of your departure and the dates of your stay will be recorded by the immigration department.

Caution: this visa does not authorize you to remain more than 90 on the American ground, and you will not be able to exert an employment there.

Since January 2009, if you go to the United States within the framework of the visa waiver, you must imperatively ask for an authorization to unload in the USA by Internet (and only by this skew). Without this authorization, you will not be able to probably embark on the aircraft. This step generally leads in a few minutes, but if you request is put in authority, you can obtain the answer under three days. Your recording will be valid during two years if you change neither passport nor of civil statue.

You will have to supplement: your civil statue, your coordinates, information concerning your flight and your passport, your address in the United States. You will be also questioned on your health condition (contagious diseases, “Physical but Mental Disorders”, drug taking), and your possible activities of espionage or terrorism.

The site is translated into French, you will not have a problem of comprehension.

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Summer holidays in mountain

Country holidays envy and of a bucolic immersion the foot of the most beautiful tops? Leave to the mountain! The summer, it is even more beautiful: you will leave to the meeting the green valleys, the lakes étincelants and the natural parks which are as many enchanters places where it makes randonner good the nose with the wind. Each year the mountain accomodates more and more visitors in love with nature in a rough state: the vivifying air and the beauty of the landscapes generally explain this passion.

Moreover, these last years, the rise of the country holidays contributed to give again with the mountain all its noble letters… for the greatest happiness of the contemplative one! Many knows that the mountain in summer in the open air means also a whole pallet of leisures from of which to profit all the day.

Indeed, once the arrived beautiful days, the ski stations compete in activities in all kinds so that the holidays with the mountain are unforgettable. VTT with walk, fishing with the canoe-kayak, while passing by the climbing and the parks venture, there is for all the tastes! In known stations of Savoy (Tignes and the 2 Alps), it is even possible to ski in full August!

For those which wish being closest to the animals, the mountain proposes hiking to leave on the traces the marmot, the ibex or the chamois, the walks in ass to discover in an atypical way the authentic hamlets or the visit of farms of altitude where the sheep côtoie with harmony cows and ewes. If you come to the mountain in family, this one is the ideal framework to give to your holidays a ludic character: initiation with the bee-keeping, day of guard of a herd, discovered fauna and flora… There is to see as well as your dear blond will redemanderont some!

And it is not all! For those which wish to benefit from one stay to the mountain to slacken, will know that the latter is marked out spaces wellbeing of quality where services like the sauna, the hammam, the bubbling baths or other envelopments are accessible for them. Certain stations are also thermal grounds where it is good to benefit from naturally beneficial water between two walks nature! And finally, the mountain places at your disposal of the air leisures for guaranteed strong feelings: parapente, ULM, and even an escapade in the montgolfier.

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With a car rental in Marseille, get the better of Marseille

Let yourself go with a rental car in Marseille , in south-eastern France.

Marseille, a city historically significant, also plays its role in economic growth. The city is perfectly situated on the Mediterranean as one of the main ports of France. The port also leads to businesses. With a car rental in Marseille, you can enjoy the city's architecture, its modern atmosphere and its charming cafes and restaurants.

The oldest buildings are the architectural legacy of Marseille. From Marseille, with a rental car you can drive in the neighborhood to discover the Provence-Alpes Cote d'Azur, 32km along the coast.

The coastal road you will discover the pretty fishing village of Cassis. Its white cliffs and traditional charm appeal specifically to tourists. Also easily accessible from Marseille with a car rental in Aix-en-Provence is only 25km and has a calm and elegant.

There are many packages and promotions offered by car rental agencies on the Internet. Find a car that suits your budget is fairly easy. The biggest advantage in having a rental car in Marseille is that you can access all the attractions of the city upon arrival and visit at your own pace according to your schedule and time-of-your desires.

Book a rental car in Marseille and enjoy your holiday in Marseille freely.

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Some tips from the team car-rental-cons simple.fr motion sickness

It would be a shame to let spoil the most beautiful time of year with symptoms that may simply be a preparation for offside before the holidays is great, to be fully rested and get the most out of travel. The number one disorder while traveling by rental car, is the sickness, which mainly takes the form of headaches, nausea and feelings of dizziness and can end in the worst cases vomiting. It is especially on long trips that strikes motion sickness, known medically as motion sickness.

This is a disorder caused by a confusion of the body to conflicting information from the movement and sight. All accelerations and decelerations of the various means of transport (planes, boats, cars) are not natural for our bodies, and it is a normal reaction. Symptoms may worsen or appear more easily, especially during a long trip in a rental car in the mountains with winding roads, or when the person is seated in the rear.

Here are some tips from the team car-hire-easy to enjoy the journey and to help fight against the sickness in rental car:

1. If nausea, open a window to let fresh air enter. Try to stop as soon as possible so as to relax your legs and drink water.

2. For the onward journey, if possible try to sit in the front or take the wheel yourself (since you are a registered driver in the contract for the rental car). The driver of the vehicle is the only one never to suffer from motion sickness.

3. What helps in general: Always try to fix the furthest point in front of you, do not read drive. Do not turn sharply. Take a full stomach, avoiding eating fatty foods and drinking alcohol. Drink on a regular basis (preferably a sweet drink and non-alcoholic). Try to distract yourself by talking or playing.

In addition, we recommend that before starting to eat lightly in order not to go hungry. During the journey, it helps a lot against the nausea of ​​a chewing gum or sucking on candy. It is highly recommended to smoke or drink coffee during the journey. If these tips are not sufficient to fight against the nausea, then a transition to the pharmacy before leaving little help. There are self-service solutions against motion sickness, ask your pharmacist for advice. Another tip: Tablets of vegetable base containing ginger proven!

The team car-rental-simple wish you a safe trip!

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Valley of the Whales

Passing the lake Qarun is 45 meters below sea level, with a length of 42 km and 9 km wide, lies the nature reserve Wadi El Rayan, a mixture of desert, lake and waterfall water and also the mountain el Medawara, great view of the lake.

Visiting the Valley of the Whales Wadi al-Hitan (World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 2005), this old desert 40 million years provides a backdrop for breathtaking, with small paths to make foot to discover the whale fossils and fossilized mangrove layer, a real movie set.

The site is exceptional because of its wealth and his testimony is the single most important site in the world demonstration of this stage of whale evolution, it shows very clearly the appearance of these whales during their transition from mammal terrestrial marine mammal.

This site is exceptional and you need a day from Cairo early morning, two days to see if you want to sleep under the stars in the desert or in a boutique hotel which is located 30 kms has much the reserve Wadi El Rayan Natural.

Come explore this site with a private guide.

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Think back to World War II during your visit to London

Visiting the Churchill War Rooms (Churchill's military HQ) in Whitehall is strongly recommended to all those who make tourism to London , both military and history enthusiasts who find this period of history.This is where the British government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and the staff of the armed forces led the fight against the Nazis. Although the bunkers have never served after 1945 and the end of the war, their symbolic importance was quickly recognized and they were preserved in the state.

Today is a museum in London which reveals a striking manner a period when Britain was actually under the threat of German bombing. Visitors can browse the command center and see what methods are employed to finally win that war.

They will also have the opportunity to become better acquainted with Churchill, one of the greatest British prime ministers who is now a hero. After this visit, why not take the direction of the Imperial War Museum (Imperial War Museum)? Admission is free and the visit will be placed in its historical context everything you read in history books.

The museum covers all military conflicts involving the United Kingdom during its history, but of particular interest to history buffs of the Second World War. Its permanent exhibition has many objects and documents that bring to life a fascinating all aspects of the war. Since the sources of conflict in the period following the First World War, until the so-called "phony war" in which the Germans never managed to launch a major attack on British soil - everything is there.

You will discover, fascinated, how the population of London has stood for the "Blitz" and live in detail the conflict on different fronts, as the Battle of Britain, and how the British navy was able to thwart the Nazi threat.

One of the most moving exhibitions of the Imperial War Museum tells the story of concentration camps where the Nazis were sending all those who did not fit Hitler's vision of a perfect society. More than six million Jews perished in the camps and the testimonies of survivors remind us that it is important never to forget the atrocities committed throughout history. When England abandoned its policy of appeasement against the Nazis, the country has fought fiercely against the invaders.

At the heart of this struggle, London was at once the target of the enemy and was the place from which directed the war effort. A trip to London is the perfect opportunity to learn more about the ins and outs of this pivotal period in the history of humanity and see with his own eyes that have taken decisions that would transform the world .

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The lodges and cottages

There are many ways to spend a pleasant holiday and different from others without looking at the extreme vacation or something horribly expensive and luxurious.

Indeed, many people in France and Europe concerned with holiday more authentic and to meet the people decide to go in a guest room or even rent a cottage.

Although the name may vary from one country to another, the principle remains the same, especially for guest rooms that are also often called "Bed and breakfast or B & B".

Often less expensive and more picturesque than hotel rooms, spend a few days in a guest room is ideal for eating a breakfast room, or even traditional dishes if people are also host table. It is also a great way to chat with people who live in the area who can advise you on what to do and see in the area that you would perhaps not found in guidebooks.

The rural houses are another way to spend his vacation. You will have more autonomy than if you were in a guest room while being in a house with character. This is probably the best solution for your family and do everything yourself, since the house acts as any rental apartment or house. There are more than this, often the owners nearby to inform you or guide you in your choice of destination.

No matter where you go in France you can find bed and breakfasts. Whether guest rooms in Alsace, guest houses in Midi Pyrenees or in any other region of France, you will find a home to your taste. There are guest houses in France for all.

This is also true for houses in France. You find rental in Aquitaine, the lodgings in Alsace, the lodgings in Nord-Pas-de-Calais and elsewhere.

More and more people are attracted by this type of accommodation for a weekend or several weeks. In addition, rent a guest room or a house is often cheaper than booking a hotel room or going to a holiday village. There are many organizations that ensure the quality of accommodation you will find that your holidays are going as serenely as possible and that you keep a wonderful memory.

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