France

The truffles I’ve seen

THE Perigord region of southwest France is a fabulous food destination.

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The truffles I’ve seen

21-year old woman killed by hit-and-run motorist

Young woman Francesca Foulkes, 21, was killed by a hit-and-run motorist in Ibiza.

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21-year old woman killed by hit-and-run motorist

British girl, 21, killed by Ibiza ¿hit-and-run motorist high on drugs and alcohol¿

Francesca Foulkes died in San Antonio, on the Balearic island, in the early hours of Sunday.

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British girl, 21, killed by Ibiza ¿hit-and-run motorist high on drugs and alcohol¿

Evening Times

Voyeruism: You could say it’s all about your perspective. Watching from afar, as England threaten to do a France and implode under the World Cup spotlight, is arguably more entertaining than the first set of matches which have failed to capture our collective imagination.

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Traveller’s Guide: Provence

Provence – including its most alluring component, the Côte d’Azur – sits snugly in France’s south-east corner.

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Traveller’s Guide: Provence

Saddle up for a French adventure (Independent)

Cycle touring For the true cycling enthusiast, there’s nothing to match the Tour de France, and to mark the centenary of the race’s first Pyrenean stage, 10,000 amateur cyclists will be taking on the testing challenge of cycling from Pau to the Col du Tourmalet on 18 July, before the peloton proper takes on the tortuous 174km on 22 July. Then 24 July will see them pedalling furiously from …

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Saddle up for a French adventure (Independent)

Saddle up for a French adventure

Cycle touring For the true cycling enthusiast, there’s nothing to match the Tour de France, and to mark the centenary of the race’s first Pyrenean stage, 10,000 amateur cyclists will be taking on the testing challenge of cycling from Pau to the Col du Tourmalet on 18 July, before the peloton proper takes on the tortuous 174km on 22 July. Then 24 July will see them pedalling furiously from …

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Facing an uphill battle (Independent)

It was British Columbia which really got the ball rolling, with epic early-season snowfall. The Alps started more slowly, with promising reports from Austria and France.

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Facing an uphill battle (Independent)

Man dies on ‘unbearably hot’ flight (News.com.au Travel)

AN Australian man has died after the air conditioning failed onboard a Qantas-Air France flight.

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New York, Paris … Oxford? (u.tv)

High-speed travel has eroded our sense of distance, and the further and faster we go, the less we distinguish localities. One holidaying colleague says he went to the south of France; another says just “Mexico”

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New York, Paris … Oxford? (u.tv)

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