France travel stories

Conned by a Senegalese Wristband Weaver

It's fair to say I wasn't in the best of spirits when I arrived at my hostel. I't was raining a lot, getting dark and it was rush hour. I had also managed to cut my finger open somewher...

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Little Japan and the importance of wearing a scarf.

It's difficult not to feel self-conscious in Paris. The city's reputation as the pinnacle of high fashion is well known: but it's more than just clothes, it's the whole attitude. A ...

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Down and Out in Versailles and Paris.

One of the major policy flaws with my first hostel in Paris was that alcohol was prohibited from being brought in from the outside. It could of course be purchased in hostel at an overinflated pric...

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In Search of the Catwater.

Alone and unwell,stuck in an expensive foreign hotel room. I can't say I was really 'living the boho dream' during my three nights in Blois. I didn't fancy the 5 mile trek to the ...

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Claret and Karaoke

A coach load of field tripping Exeter Geography students wasn't really what I was expecting on my first night at the youth hostel in Bordeaux. Standing in the lobby, I saw a familiar looking ...

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