pauldominic
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stonerblue said:
Motorail! another great option :)
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Driving to France/Spain
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Motorail! another great option :)
stonerblue
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Another good tip;
instead of putting GB plates on put Wales or Scotland tags on. Less chance of getting pulled by the gendarmes. (ooh-err)
Avoid the French national holidays when travelling, and all of August.
instead of putting GB plates on put Wales or Scotland tags on. Less chance of getting pulled by the gendarmes. (ooh-err)
Avoid the French national holidays when travelling, and all of August.
pauldominic
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stonerblue said:Another good tip;
instead of putting GB plates on put Wales or Scotland tags on. Less chance of getting pulled by the gendarmes. (ooh-err)
Avoid the French national holidays when travelling, and all of August.
Very fair point again.
Having said that I was quite welcome in 2004 wearing an England shirt in SW France as world champions after they had won the Grand Slam.
My experience is that most French people are very kind especially if you speak Francais to them.
I agree about the french holidays and if you want to practice francais, <a class="postlink" href="http://www.tf1.fr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">www.tf1.fr</a> is very good.
stonerblue
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pauldominic said:stonerblue said:Another good tip;
instead of putting GB plates on put Wales or Scotland tags on. Less chance of getting pulled by the gendarmes. (ooh-err)
Avoid the French national holidays when travelling, and all of August.
Very fair point again.
Having said that I was quite welcome in 2004 wearing an England shirt in SW France as world champions after they had won the Grand Slam.
My experience is that most French people are very kind especially if you speak Francais to them.
I agree about the french holidays and if you want to practice francais, <a class="postlink" href="http://www.tf1.fr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.tf1.fr</a> is very good.
Don't get me wrong pd, after living there for a few years i grew to love the country and was shown remarkable kindness. The coppers on the other hand...
I agree about trying to speak a bit of lingo as well. The basics like please, excuse me, thanks etc can get you a long way. And the French women love the sound of an English man speaking French.
Barcon
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I don't know what kind of ferry goes from Texas to France mate, but either way, leave the wife at home. You don't take sand to a beach.
stonerblue
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Carstairs said:I drove to Gibralter once for work and we couldn't get across the border from Spain to Gib because of paperwork issues. Had to drive all the way back.
The toll roads will cost a fortune, but the non-toll roads aren't too bad time-wise and are beautiful in places.
La Linea ?
Lovely place eh.
andyhinch
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Going in 10 days booked to france and just driving, Italian lakes prob stick to the N roads if you got time, no tolls and are pritty good. Miss Paris if you can. Got 3/4 weeks off so no rush to get any place
texas pete
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andyhinch said:Going in 10 days booked to france and just driving, Italian lakes prob stick to the N roads if you got time, no tolls and are pritty good. Miss Paris if you can. Got 3/4 weeks off so no rush to get any place
Thanks everyone :)
How long to the Garda then ? Went a few years back and it was out of this world ! Malchesne (sp) has to be seen to be believed !