Travelling in France – Personal Tips

Here is an American slant on the Travellling Tips topic within France.

1. The French are very bad drivers.
2. French roads are very different from North American ones.
3. Not all Google Maps itineraries are optimal.
4. Etap Hotels are probably the best quality/value hotel chain in France.
5. There’s no point in driving to/in Paris.
6. Picnics are the way to go…
7. … and if you must go to a restaurant, ask for the Menu du jour.
8. Total gas stations are the most expensive ones – always
9. If you plan on traveling by train extensively, get a discount card.

Here is an extract from the article:

The basic speed rules are quite easy to comprehend: 110-130 km/h on motorways, 90 km/h on national roads, and 50 km/h within cities (with frequent 30 km/h zones). That’s the simple part.

But when it comes to other topics on driving in France, that’s a whole other story. The infamous yield to the right, the roads that are barely wide enough to fit one car let alone two, cars that park nose to nose on one-way streets, the lack of railings in precarious zones… all this definitely takes a while to get used to, when coming from the new continent!

Pretty much every bistro or restaurant in France will have a daily menu for a set price, usually pretty cheap for the value. If often consists of a main dish, a small appetizer and a coffee for less than 10 euros. Your taste buds don’t get much of a choice, but if the suggested dish is to your liking, it’s a seriously good option to consider.

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