Category: France holidays

My big night out: I was hungover and locked in an apartment. The only escape? A high, narrow window ledge

by The Guardian | Dec 22, 2025 | France, France holidays, Friendship, Life and style, The Guardian | 0 |

It was 1995, and I had spent the evening carousing and drinking neat vodka. Now I was trapped in a friend’s flat in Paris, with no phone – and he had flown to New YorkWinter 1995: I wake to the sound of a vacuum cleaner...

Six of the best stress-free European breaks by train

by The Guardian | Sep 28, 2025 | Belgium holidays, Europe holidays, France holidays, Netherlands holidays, Provence holidays, Rail travel, Short breaks, The Guardian | 0 |

From a Dutch beach break to a forest lodge near Paris, there’s no flight or car required on these relaxing jauntsThere’s nothing sweeter than leaving London on the Eurostar in the morning and to be sipping something cold and...