Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Toulouse
(
www.toulouse.aeroport.fr
)
Climate Change & Travel
Every form of transport that relies on carbon-based fuel generates CO2, the main cause
of human-induced climate change. Modern travel is dependent on aeroplanes, which
might use less fuel per kilometre per person than most cars but travel much greater dis-
tances. The altitude at which aircraft emit gases (including CO2) and particles also con-
tributes to their climate change impact. Many websites offer 'carbon calculators' that allow
people to estimate the carbon emissions generated by their journey and, for those who
wish to do so, to offset the impact of the greenhouse gases emitted with contributions to
portfolios of climate-friendly initiatives throughout the world. Lonely Planet offsets the car-
bon footprint of all staff and author travel.
Smaller provincial airports with international flights, mainly to/from the UK, contin-
ental Europe and North Africa, include Angoulême, Paris-Beauvais (Beauvais-Tillé),
Bergerac, Béziers, Biarritz, Brest, Brive-Vallée de la Dordogne, Caen, Carcas-
sonne, Deauville, Dinard, Grenoble, La Rochelle, Le Touquet, Limoges, Montpellier,
Nîmes, Pau, Perpignan, Poitiers, Rennes, Rodez, St-Étienne, Toulon and Tours.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
A right-hand-drive vehicle brought to France from the UK or Ireland must have de-
flectors affixed to the headlights to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic.
Police searches are not uncommon for vehicles entering France, particularly from
Spain and Belgium (via which drugs from Morocco or the Netherlands can enter
France).
A foreign motor vehicle entering France must display a sticker or licence plate
identifying its country of registration.
EUROTUNNEL
High-speed
Eurotunnel shuttle trains
( in UK 08443-35 35 35, in France 08 10
63 03 04;
www.eurotunnel.com
)
whisk bicycles, motorcycles, cars and coaches from
Folkestone through the Channel Tunnel to Coquelles, 5km southwest of Calais, in
air-conditioned and soundproofed comfort in just 35 minutes. Shuttles run 24 hours
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