Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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The best is, of course, only our opinion. But after spending half of our adult lives
writing and lecturing about travel, guiding tours, and gaining an appreciation for all things
French, we've developed a sixth sense for what touches the traveler's imagination.
Rick Steves' France 2014
is a personal tour guide in your pocket. Better yet, it's actually
two tour guides in your pocket: The co-author of this topic is Steve Smith. Steve, who has
lived in France several times, now travels there annually (as he has since 1986) as a guide,
researcher, homeowner, and devout Francophile. He restored a 300-year-old farmhouse in
Burgundy and today keeps one foot on each side of the Atlantic. Together, Steve and I
keep this topic current (though, for simplicity, from this point “we” will shed our respect-
ive egos and become “I”).
This topic is organized by destinations. Each destination is a mini-vacation on its
own, filled with exciting sights, strollable neighborhoods, affordable places to stay, and
memorable places to eat. In the following chapters, you'll find these sections:
Planning Your Time
suggests a schedule for how to best use your limited time.
