I HAVE written about it in the past but if you want to check the price of petrol then drop in on the Prix des Carburants en France site.
Petrol prices only seem to be heading north at the moment, with SP95 around €1.50 a litre, so the site may help you track down cheaper filling stations.
The site is run by the French government and collects data from thousands of filling stations across the country.
AN icy blast has already caught out some drivers in France, with the Dordogne experiencing snowfalls and cities suffering freezing temperatures.
This is not the time of year to be stuck on an isolated road in the heart of France with little in the way of protection.
The simplest advice is to not travel if you know that bad weather is on the way. Keep an eye on local reports and check out the 24-hour Bison Futé traffic website.
THE building of an airport has stringent standards and a certain flavour about it of an engineer’s workshop, writes Carol Miers.
The jigsaw pieces are from many professions architectural, electronic, public sector, security, hygiene, logistics, legislative, municipal and many others.
IF you are up for working outdoors, beneath the summer sun, why not try your hand at volunteering for an archaeological dig?
The French government has put together a list of projects that are taking place over the coming months the length and breadth of the country.
There are many projects which could see you involved in the cleaning of items, producing drawings or taking photographs covering dates from the Middle Ages, right back to pre-historic times.
IF one thing was learnt from the chaos caused by the volcano in Iceland, it’s that our travel plans are balanced on a delicate knife edge.
As the skies above Europe closed down and flights were grounded, millions of people saw their trip overseas crumble, with most people having to find their own way home.
Whilst I tried to offer some advice and travel news updates through This French Life, I thought it might be worthwhile bringing together some of the websites and Twitter accounts I constantly refreshed, as well as a few of the observations I made.
AS the airspace above the UK and much of Europe opens many people may soon be back in the comfort of their homes.
Those who have made the journey back from far-flung places are most probably resting, but all those affected are likely to be out of pocket after paying for extras such as hotels, taxis and train fares.
Consumer watchdog Which? Holiday has provided advice to people whose travel plans were affected by the volcanic ash plume, and how to make a claim for the costs incurred, Rochelle Turner, head of research for Which? Holiday, writes:
Who do I submit my claim to?
If your flight, with an EU-based airline, was cancelled and the airline made alternative plans for your travel they must, by law, refund you for reasonable costs incurred during the delay to your journey.
FLIGHTS in UK airspace are set to be cancelled from noon (BST) until at least 1800 (BST) as ash from a volcano in Iceland drifts over the UK.
Air traffic regulator NATS has said that no flights will be permitted in UK controlled airspace other than emergency situations.
They intend to monitor the situation with the Met Office, passengers are being asked to visit their airline’s website for further information.
WITH the price of petrol for your car only seeming to be heading upwards, check over the official petrol prices website for the best deals near you.
The Prix des Carburants en France site is run by the French government and collects data from thousands of filling stations across the country.
You can start your search via département, commune or postcode, with the results displaying the name of the supermarkets closest to your chosen location and the individual prices per litre.
If you register an account with the site you can track prices over time.
HAVING received an A grade for my ceramic alligator in high school art class (so good my Mother never believed I made it) and able to change guitar strings unaided, it did occur to me that a film destined for a predominately English speaking market, should present a majority of English speakers, writes Christopher Strong.
So, in a Provençal village, one sweltering July day, I posed the non-musical question: “Yo dude. Where be da English speakers?”
YOU may have recently seen an article in The Connexion newspaper that took an in-depth look at the impact that Bergerac Airport has had on the surrounding region.
There is no doubt that the airport has been a great success and the newspaper reported on the building of new passenger facilities, as well as the changing make up of visitors.
A large proportion of the piece was based on a report produced by the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de la Dordogne, if you want to take a look at it yourself see a piece I wrote on the Economic impact of Bergerac Airport.