http://lookat-france.com/travelwriters France as seen by our contributing authors Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:36:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en by Keith Kellett We were sitting around an open fire in a tastefully modernised 200 year old farmhouse near the village of Pexioria, about 10 miles from Carcassonne, in the south western Aude region. Domaine St Raymond, as the farmhouse is called, has a light and airy, but intimate Art ... http://lookat-france.com/travelwriters/?p=29 by Keith Kellett I’m not going to pretend it doesn’t rain in the mountainous Haut Savoie region of France. It does. In winter, it snows a lot, too. But, the snow is greeted with joy, for much of the local economy depends on those who come to the area for the ... http://lookat-france.com/travelwriters/?p=28 byDouglas W Nelms???????? “L’Auberge” basically means a French country inn. Or, more often, the type of food served at a country restaurant. L’Auberge du Champs de Mars, snuggled into a block-long back street only a five-minute walk from the Eiffel Tower, provides an excellent chance to try some of this classic ... http://lookat-france.com/travelwriters/?p=27 Mike Kingdom-Hockings of New Freebooters takes a look at luxury barge cruising. I was lucky. When I started ski-ing, the UK's Colin Murison Small had just invented the chalet party concept. In each resort, he'd take over one or more complete chalets, each providing about ten two-bed rooms, a communal area, ... http://lookat-france.com/travelwriters/?p=25 Scott Anderson of The Enlightened Traveller offers us a glimpse of one of France's wild walking places. The Cévennes are located in south-central France. Whilst in an administrative sense they do not constitute a region, to all intents and purposes they possess a singular identity. Thus the ‘La Cevenne’ reference in ... http://lookat-france.com/travelwriters/?p=23 A short introduction to a favourite part of France, by Sébastien Camus Jutting far out into the sea-green waters of the Channel, you could say that the department of Manche is off the beaten track. http://lookat-france.com/travelwriters/?p=20 One of the goals of www.lookat-france.com is to provide activity-based views of the information on the site as well as the traditional location-based view. This advertorial article, highlighting an original group walking tour offered by The Enlightened Traveller is one example of the kind of commercial offering we will ... http://lookat-france.com/travelwriters/?p=18 by Mark Rowlee The warm August sun had transformed the French countryside around Lorraine to a golden hue as hundreds of hot air balloons readied to take to the sky. We arrived at the old NATO airfield at Chambley-Bussier, just west of Metz, just in time to witness this spectacle. http://lookat-france.com/travelwriters/?p=13 byDouglas W Nelms I love English beer. Granted, as an American, most of the time when I walk into an English pub I have no idea what the various beers are. What is a “Best Bitter”, really? But it’s great to just point to one of those giant handles and say, ... http://lookat-france.com/travelwriters/?p=14 by Keith Kellett Many people associate France with cycling. Fewer people are aware of the network of Grandes Randonnées – the long walks that take you over the top or through the middle of every part of France. In this excerpt from his e-book Eurocurios, travel writer and photographer Keith ... http://lookat-france.com/travelwriters/?p=4