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"… Should not this best garden of the world, our fertile France put up her lovely visage?"
William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1
Tales from France
French Polynesia, The Pearl of Polynesia - in a Nutshell
The whole of French Polynesia is equivalent in size to Europe. It consists of 121 islands , stretching an astonishing 2,000 kilometres.
The whole of French Polynesia is equivalent in size to Europe. It consists of 121 islands , stretching an astonishing 2,000 kilometres.
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Quaint Carcassonne - France - Europe in the Time of Covid - Part 7
Carcassonne castle has more witch hat topped towers than you can shake a stick at. I'm hoping for a view from the ramparts; you...
Carcassonne castle has more witch hat topped towers than you can shake a stick at. I'm hoping for a view from the ramparts; you have to buy a ticket for nine euros to see that.
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Toulouse -The Pink City and Albi - France
The brick was expensively imported from the Pyrenees, on the Garonne. Whatever, Toulouse has been dubbed La Ville Rose - The Pink City.
The brick was expensively imported from the Pyrenees, on the Garonne. Whatever, Toulouse has been dubbed La Ville Rose - The Pink City.
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Mayotte, The Island of Death - in a Nutshell
Mayotte is the newest of the five overseas departments, having changed from an overseas collectivity with OCT status on 31 March 2011. It...
Mayotte is the newest of the five overseas departments, having changed from an overseas collectivity with OCT status on 31 March 2011. It became an outermost region, and thus part of the EU, on 1 January 2014
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Mayotte - A Piece of France That's Still Very African - South Central Africa 7
Mayotte is a Moslem country and the women dress accordingly, but with ultimate style. The prints are bright and striking, the jewellery chic and...
Mayotte is a Moslem country and the women dress accordingly, but with ultimate style. The prints are bright and striking, the jewellery chic and the headdresses ornate and varied
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Réunion, The Intense Island - in a Nutshell
Réunion is a huge culture shock after travelling in mainland Africa.
Réunion is a huge culture shock after travelling in mainland Africa.
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Réunion - A Slice of Europe in Africa - South Central Africa 6
Reunion is a riot of lush emerald vegetation covered peaks and plunging waterfalls. Absolutely beautiful
Reunion is a riot of lush emerald vegetation covered peaks and plunging waterfalls. Absolutely beautiful
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New Caledonia - French and Friendly at the Same Time - South Pacific 4
The first thing I see approaching the capital of New Caledonia, Noumea, in the darkness, is the golden arches of MacDonald’s. There are...
The first thing I see approaching the capital of New Caledonia, Noumea, in the darkness, is the golden arches of MacDonald’s. There are two lane highways, traffic jams and every sign of western civilisation.
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Wallis and Futuna - Gardens, Temples and Volcanoes - South Pacific 3
Highlights of Wallis Island are a fifteenth century Tongan fort, built out of volcanic boulders, and a giant crater lake with plunging walls. After...
Highlights of Wallis Island are a fifteenth century Tongan fort, built out of volcanic boulders, and a giant crater lake with plunging walls. After Kiribati and Marshall Islands this one is positively lofty surrounded by a lagoon that is spectacular when the tide goes out, iridescent turquoise swirls in ultramarine dotted with palm bedecked islets.
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