Practical Tours

06/05/2015

Final post for me.
The website site www.practical-tours.fr has been closed down. The guidebook is still available in Tours office de Tourisme and on amazon http://www.amazon.fr/Practical-Tours-Stephanie-Ouvrard/dp/2954452307
Tours is a fantastic place to visit and to stay. I hope you do enjoy it. I am to move by the end of the summer and is looking for some new projects.

16/04/2015

Campus assistance is helping you with your CV.

Recherche de stage ou d’emploi: les règles de base pour construire un CV efficace. Participez à la conférence en ligne du samedi 25 avril 2015 à 11h. Optimisez votre recherche de stage ou d’emploi grâce aux conseils d’une experte. La consultante RH de Campus Assistance vous dévoilera les 4 règles qu…

10/04/2015

In the category Touraine "art de vivre", yesterday was the perfect day. While some had decided to go on strike, my son (strike means no school) and I spend the day on the beach at l'île de la métairie. We took our bike to go there and a good half hour later, we were on a beautiful and quiet beach. I found a few pics on a tourangelle mom's website. Thanks Lali for the pictures
http://les-carnets-de-lali.fr/2014/06/lile-de-la-metairie-37/

On continue nos petites balades aux alentours de Tours avec l'ile de la Métairie. Au bord de la Loire, cet espace naturel ligérien est le lieu de découverte de la faune et de la flore des bords de...

07/04/2015

Tours est tristement célèbre aujourd'hui.

An ex-mayor of a city in central France was found dead on Tuesday, the day he was supposed to go on trial for embezzlement related to a popular Chinese weddings package in his city.

26/01/2015

A song to start the week. This is a popular song these days. Hymne à l'enfance et aux bonbons, déclaration d'amour d'un père à sa fille
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRGGTaAhexc

Extrait de l'album La bande à Renaud ! www.labandearenaud.com iTunes http://po.st/MistraliT Amazon http://po.st/Mistralam3 Google http://po.st/Mistralgp Qobu...

22/01/2015

Nice article on French dieting: cheese and chocolate. I go for it!!!

The oldest man in France has died at the age of 110, it was announced on Tuesday. Philippe Vocanson put his longevity down to a healthy diet of cheese and chocolate.

21/01/2015

Nice cycling trip along the Loire river

'La Loire à Vélo' is a cycling route which stretches 600km along the length of France's longest river, from Cuffy, near Nevers, to St Brévin-les-Pins on the ...

21/01/2015

Have you made your New year's résolutions? How about running Tours 10k, 20k or marathon?

19/01/2015

Bonne idée!!!

A lire sur AlloCiné : AlloCiné reverse les recettes publicitaires générées par cette vidéo aux Restos du Coeur. Plus la bande-annonce sera vue, plus le don sera important. Donc cliquez vite et nombreux sur la bande-annonce

09/01/2015

For French learners: a bit of reading in French about the recent Charlie's event.
Un bon support pour un cours de français ( c'est mon côté prof!): les mots difficiles sont expliqués. FYI Cabu used to draw for le Petit Quotidien.
http://www.playbacpresse.fr/documents/charlie/lpq_charlie.pdf