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Transportation Resources
Car rental: France Car Hire covers a vast network of towns, airports and rail stations, and offers flexible rental and pickup/dropoff arrangements.
Airport Transportation: France Car Hire offers an airport shuttle service that takes you straight from the airport to the front door of your France: Homestyle accommodation. A very affordable alternative to taking a Taxi.
Car Purchase-Repurchase - Want a brand new car to drive in France? This is the service that we use because they are quick, flexible, efficient and more affordable than car rentals for longer stays (17 days minimum).
Paris Public Transport: RATP - Get around town like a true Parisian using the bus, Metro/ RER (subway system). Includes maps, timetables and fares.
Rail Europe - Eurorail and Eurail passes, Single or double country passes, Eurostar tickets and point-to-point tickets can all be reserved and purchased on the Rail Europe site. Full fares and schedules are also available.
SNCF - timetables and itineraries for train travel in France and Europe. However, you may only purchase tickets from this site if you are a resident of Europe. American travellers must use the Rail Europe site to book and purchase tickets.
Die Bahn - This is a German site that lists all the departure and arrival times of trains between any two points (click on the timetable on the left side of the screen). Print out the schedule before you go.
Taxi Booking - We are happy to arrange a taxi driver to meet you at the airport and take you directly to your accommodations. Arrangements can be made for up to eight passengers. For Paris you can e-mail or call MCP directly. We provide their information with the contract, or let us arrange a pick-up for you.
ViaMichelin - Maps and directions to help you choose the best itinerary by car in Europe
Paris
Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau
City of Paris
Discover Paris - Travel plans specifically tailored to your desires.
Paris Sweet Paris - English-speaking guided tours of Paris neighborhoods, historical districts, museums and gastronomical walks, by gourmet licensed guides.
Regional
Provence Web - Explore the many exciting options for a vacation in Provence. This site offers a wealth of information and has an English option.
The Languedoc Page - A comprehensive guide to visiting and living in Languedoc, France.
Rick Steves - Rick Steves Planning tips to help maximize your time and money spent in Europe.
Institut de Francais - Learn to speak French with an immersion program at the famous Institute de Francais, located in a luxurious Provençal villa, two miles from Nice and only a short drive to Cannes and Monte-Carlo.
Chef Yvan Gilardi - In the Saint Rémy de Provence area, the well-respected chef Yvan Gilardi at your service - ready to come to your vacation home and cook for you!
DomResto - La cuisine à domicile - Professional chefs available to come to your vacation rental, throughout Metropolitan France.
Chef Service - The savoir-faire of a French chef at your table; chefs available throughout France.
The French Bilingual Association - The French Bilingual Association of Seattle's Eastside is partnering with the Bellevue School District to offer bilingual education suited for middle school children with native or near-native abilities in French.
Americans in France - Resource for Americans and other native English speakers that would like to travel or live in France.
Travel Insurance
We encourage our clients to buy Trip Cancellation Insurance. We’ll send you an insurance brochure by mail (from CSA, a California company). Then you talk to them directly.
We also suggest you check your Home Owner or Renter Liability Insurance to make sure you are covered while staying in a property abroad.
If you are not already covered against damage caused to your rental property abroad, you may want to buy coverage from ADAR. For 3% of your rental fee you can obtain cancellation insurance as well as personal liability insurance. Go to their website for more details and to purchase the insurance from them directly.
They offer up to €1,525,000 coverage for flooding, fire, or explosion, and up to €2,500 for damage to the owner's belongings.
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