The Carnival of France, Travel and Francophiles is a weekly round-up of news, blogs, travel reports, photos and other findings related to France.
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It is a roundup of blogs and articles throughout the Web, gathered into one weekly posting. It is often hosted on various sites with the same topic as their main themes.Archives of the Carnival of France, Travel and Francophiles
- Carnival of France, Travel and Francophiles, April 10, features news that the riot-inducing employment law will be scrapped, a recipefor springtime ratatouille, a festival devoted to ham and an alternative to Disneyland Paris.
- Carnival of France, Travel and Francophiles #6, April 3, hosted by france.com, reports 3 million people marched about youth employment laws, links to a gallery of photos of the insides of the Eiffel Tower and an American in Paris' story of moving from the Marais into the 15th arrondissement.
- Carnival of France, Travel and Francophiles #5, March 27, hosted by thisfrenchlife.com, mentions French President Jacques Chirac’s decision to walk out of a conference when a fellow Frenchman delivered a speech in English, the Basque separatist group ETA's cease fire, a recipe for delectable strawberry clafoutis and those things you miss when you leave France.
- Carnival of France, Travel and Francophiles #4, March 20, features a flash back to France bashing frenzy on the anniversary of the War ion Iraq, a nighttime bus serving the Paris area and Provence olive oils.
- Carnival of France, Travel and Francophiles #3, March 13, hosted by france.com, includes news of student protests throughout France on a youth employment law, opening your own maison d'hote or gite, and webcams to let you experience France from your computer.
- Carnival of France, Travel and Francophiles #2, March 6, hosted by thisfrenchlife.com, includes some wonderful Web finds on France, such as French stamp collecting a la Poste, cycling tours of Provence, a potential transportation strike and a great video of surfing in Biarritz (a lovely Basque city known for its year-round surfing, lovely architecture and fabulous cuisine).
- Carnival of France, Debut Post, February 27, with news of France's wine decline, Mardi Gras, a French James Bond girl, a Michelin Guide faux pas and a baguette cam.