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Businessman treks coast to coast of France for charity

An intrepid businessman trekked from coast to coast of France to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Mike Heyes, a senior consultant from Cheshire, set off on 11 July from Hendaye, a small French...

France - Côte d'Opale

With our hemisphere spinning inexorably into winter, it was time to 'fill the boots'. Having overspent the month already, a cheap local destination seemed prudent, with a chance to test a friends theory...

France - Côtes-d’Armor, Brittany

Our cycling trip began with an overnight ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo, and after this sleepy start, we began in earnest - cycling off the ferry onto French soil where we'd spend the following week...

France - Le Touquet-Paris-Plage

Last summer six cousins and I squeezed into a large estate car with all our camping gear and spent a few days pottering down the coast of northern France. We stayed at the many well-appointed campsites...

France - Toulouse

I gathered my seven words of French, my French dictionary, my maps and guidebooks - like every good journey this one started at the shelves of Stanfords - and set off for the forgotten southern corner...

Insight into the world of IGN

IGN is France's national survey agency, the equivalent of Great Britain's Ordnance Survey. As the Ordnance Survey was, and as many national Géographical institutes still are, it was originally a department...

Michelin: the maps they are a-changing

New maps are always awaited with great anticipation at Stanfords; many become a valuable addition to our stock, and those which fill the few remaining gaps in our coverage are particularly welcomed...

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