Tag: france
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Memories and Magic Moments in France
New journeys always evoke past ones for me. Just now, a visit to the Languedoc region, France with its famous Pont du Gard had me recalling another beautiful bridge under light blue skies. Suddenly I was back in San Francisco, a very young ad exec, at the iconic Golden Gate, and about to experience a…
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Spa a thought
Think of a massage, then double the benefits. Swim in the pool followed by a deep-tissue rub-down, in a brand new state-of-the-art spa with panoramic ocean view as you cruise from the UK to Spain. Not only do you benefit from a first-class treatment, you’ll also experience (launch date: Spring, 2017) a £225 million new…
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Pampering at La Cote Saint Jacques Spa
After a luxurious Britanny Ferries’ overnight crossing in our cabin from Portsmouth to Caen, we stayed with friends en route before arriving early at Joigny, a charming medieval town with half-timbered houses 100 miles south of Paris in northern Burgundy. La Cote Saint Jacques overlooks Joigny’s majestic, slow-moving River Yonne and is close to the…
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Fruititherapy in France
Jean Garnier, nutrition and aesthetics expert, meets Nick Hordern and Frances Barnes to talk about his interest in small red berries – raspberries, cassis, strawberries, and redcurrants – which abound in the region of Burgundy, France. Raspberries, cassis, strawberries, and redcurrants – are packed with anti-oxidants, vitamins and trace elements which he had studied in…
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Visiting Ile de France
We’ll always have Paris, so explore the fabulous sights outside the capital, says Frances Barnes. Irma looks every inch a true Parisienne, beautiful, serious about her food and faultlessly groomed from head to – er, paw. Irma is a lioness, you see, one of a pride of amber-coloured Angolan lions currently enjoying a perfect leonine…
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Brittany, birthplace of Thalassotherapy
Confidently, arms outstretched, I thrust myself away from the poolside into the water, expecting the rest of me to follow. Seconds later legs and feet were flailing in the air at ear level and I was bobbing about near certain to collide with fellow bathers. Yes, you guessed it. I was in a thalasso pool…