La Palmeraie Capbreton

1 Avenue Georges Pompidou Capbreton, Aquitaine, France

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The Journey Out

A travel blog entry by kayyendole

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Tuesday 6th December
Day One: Sailing out; the journey begins.
A sign of the times; due to Sea France going into administration we were put on a DFDS ship sailing an hour earlier at 7a.m. but to Dunkirque instead of Calais, making the journey about thirty miles longer; however the sun was shining and the crossing not too rough.
We expected to arrive at our first destination near Nantes around 4p.m; sorry 6p.m. as ...

ISPANYA - FRANSA SINIRI VE BORDOAUX`E VARIS

A travel blog entry by whitebarsik

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... otel rezervasyonunu yapmisti zaten. Hic kaybolmadan kolayca otele geldik, odaya esyalarimizi birakip yakindaki bir et lokantasinda yemek yedik. Otele donus ve yatis.

Yarin Bordeaux`u gezecegiz. Otelin onunden otobus varmis merkeze. Arabayi almayiz, cunku arabayla gidince aksam yemeklerinde icki icmiyoruz. Buraninda kirmizi saraplari meshur !!!!! ayip olur arkadaslara.Yarin gece yine burada kalacagiz. Ertesi sabah artik nereye ...

Surf Country, this one is for Scott

A travel blog entry by suegronka

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... riders are very impressive. They catch the 10 foot waves just like the surfers. The kaykers zip through the waves fastest of all.

At St. Jean de Luz the paddle out to the waves is impressive. I watched one guy and from beach to wave breaks took a good 10 minutes. Consequently, these people are in incredible shape. The men especially!!!!!

I did a little research and ...

Basque Country

A travel blog entry by suegronka

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... and a common language (Euskara) but there is no mistaking where you are as one step into France and you will hear most people speaking French. You have no idea how all these languages messed with my mind. I could not even speak English.

Thanks to a fantastic and inexpensive transportation system throughout the region, I was able to visit a number of Basque cities. From Bilbao I took a bus and a train to a small ...

Beautiful Bayonne

A travel blog entry by meganandkevin

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About 10 km east of Biarritz is Bayonne, both the capital of the Basque region and the chocolate capital of France. It is a gorgeous place with roots back to the Roman era (of course) when it was developed as a fortified town strategically located at the meeting point of two rivers (the Adour and the Nive), and with this location came very important trade links. Some of the military walls still remain to be explored. Interestingly, it was ...