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English in Toulouse is a group that is totally bilingual in French and English. They are located in Toulouse, France. Before we moved here Jean-Jacques went to a French Fridays meeting. He met some really great people and had a very nice time. They try to strive for a group that has a high level [...]

WE took many pictures, photos, and images during our stay in Figeac France. We were visiting a friend in Figeac but the Tour de France happened to be passing through Figeac at the same time. Figeac was a little busier than usual. Not all pictures were from Figeac, but they are all from the surrounding [...]

Montcuq is a beautiful village in France in the Quercy. Thanks to a recent reader comment regarding funny or bad translations, I found a collection of videos about Montcuq on Youtube. Sorry to the non-French speakers, the video about Montcuq is only in French. I could have the Montcuq video subtitled on dotsub but even [...]

The Tour de France 2008 is coming to Toulouse soon. Of course I won’t be able to have Tour de France 2008 videos from Toulouse as it hasn’t come yet, but I can put other Tour de France 2008 videos here.
Tour de France 2008 videos:
Here are some videos that are great, well produced, and in [...]

The tour de France is in full swing. As you go around in France you see the signs indicating which days highways or exits will be closed, or even which surface streets inside a city will be closed for the Tour de France. Here in Toulouse the Tour de France will pas through on Sunday, [...]

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St Jean de Luz is a small resort like village in the Southwest of France. It is located in the department Pyrenees Atlantique. It is on the Atlantic coast and in the Basque country. St Jean de Luz is located south of Biarritz but just before crossing the border into Spain.
It is [...]