Tag: France
La Chapelle Saint-Martin: a 4-stars “home away from home”
A weekend in Limoges to attend a basketball game (because at TravelGuys we love basketball in general and the Limoges CSP in particular) gave us the opportunity to stay at La Chapelle Saint-Martin, in Nieul, a few 10 minutes...
Intercontinental Bordeaux: finally a hotel that meets the city’s standing
Since its revival some fifteen years ago, the attractiveness of Bordeaux has not wavered. However, the city has long lacked a hotel worthy of its "little Paris" status. A few 4-star hotels with "provincial" standards, but nothing that meets...
Border police congestion: what are the solutions
For the past few months, passengers departing from or arriving at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle and Paris Orly airports have been going through hell because of the interminable queues at border crossings.
The press gets upset every week, and social networks are...
Air France Boeing 787: A flight in real conditions
After the article you recently read about Air France's Boeing 787-9, which entered service on January 9 to Cairo, and which I discovered during a loop over France, I decided to fly this aircraft in real conditions, this time...
Air France B787: on board the first loops
Since Friday, Air France has been offering its customers and the press the opportunity to fly over France in a festive atmosphereto discover this new aircraft which has joined the French carrier's fleet.
Before its online launch today to Cairo,...
Prince de Galles, Paris : The discreet charm of a Parisian palace
For my birthday, and thanks to my Starwood points, I had the pleasure of staying for one night at the Prince de Galles, a Luxury Collection hotel that recently reopened on avenue George V, a stone's throw from the...
Intercontinental Moorea. The landscape is no excuse for mediocrity
During my recent trip to French Polynesia, which I mentioned in an article about Air Tahiti Nui and theIntercontinental Papeete Resort, I spent a weekend on the beautiful island of Moorea, a 40 minute ferry ride from Papeete or...
Test: Air France’s new medium-haul Business offer
When we saw a promotion on the Air France medium-haul for July, with Bertrand, we did not hesitate for long to take the plunge.
And for good reason: €499 round trip between Paris and Stockholm, and the discovery of the...
Germanwings 9525, the crash too many
An alert from the newspaper Le Monde and a big shiver invaded my body. This is how I learned about the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 this morning. This scheduled flight of the Lufthansa Low Cost airline was from...