March 4, 2008
Gites belgium - Skiing off-piste in France
Should we save for our child to go to private school?
Guardian Unlimited - My parents went without a lot to send me to private school - my dad drove the same beat-up old car for 11 years and holidays were to g tes in France. I left school with straight As at GCSE and A-level, went to Cambridge University and am now a
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Work a drag? Then make a change
Peterborough Evening Telegraph - She followed her husband to France and learnt French, and then became an operations manager for a company who sold holidays in French farmhouses and gites. She followed this with a a five-year stint as a team leader-cum-service delivery manager in a
Source: www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk
Today's Gazette
Montreal Gazette - Where to stay: Many of the larger towns around La Roque have g tes and small inns. The house we stayed in on Rue de la Ga et in Poilhes is owned by a Toronto woman. Her website is: www.le-guide.com/poilhes/ index.html . Getting around: Armed with
Source: www.canada.com
Acquired tastes
Guardian Unlimited - Expect tiddly groups, tuition in English, all ingredients and equipment provided, charming g tes on- or off-site and full-on creamy lunches and dinners every day. Andy Whitson (0033 2 33 36 55 32, ouichef.co.uk ) from 749pp full board.
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dr Latitude : Easy ways to float about Venice
New Zealand Herald - The self-catering accommodation you are thinking about is possibly the gites system, incorporating B&Bs (known as chambres d'hotes) and self-catering (usually rural) rental holiday homes. It's a great option, especially for large families and groups
Source: www.nzherald.co.nz
France 2008: accommodation guide
Daily Telegraph - From simple g tes in Normandy to modern villas with pools in the south and gorgeous ch teaux in the Dordogne, France offers an amazing range of homes to rent. Trends include more properties on the Atlantic coast, especially on chi-chi
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
How can we honeymoon on a budget?
Guardian Unlimited - G te treat Maybe your readers looking for a budget honeymoon should ask last week's correspondent who recommended one of the French g tes she was reduced to holidaying in during her deprived, private school-going childhood? Brenda Kirsch, London Based
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