France on Foot: Village to Village, Hotel to Hotel: How to Walk the French Trail System on Your Own

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Summary: Buckle up your Mephistos!
Review: There is no better way to discover the soul of a city than on foot. Whether the city is Helsinki or New Orleans, San Francisco or Paris, Chicago or Berlin, when you walk its streets and see its people face to face and sit next to them while you sip coffee or wine, you come to know the city. Although I have yet to try walking from hamlet to hamlet in France, I fully intend to. Bruce LeFacour and his photographer wife Faith Echtermeyer obviously have the same idea about knowing a land. I have read this book several times and would like nothing more than to spend next summer, in France, walking to all the lovely places.

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Summary: (not reviewed, but I bought it!)
Review: This book by Bruce LeFavour was briefly reviewed in the Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times, January 24, 1999. This was in the Travel section, page L14 "Books to Go".

Rating:
Summary: (not reviewed, but I bought it!)
Review: This book by Bruce LeFavour was briefly reviewed in the Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times, January 24, 1999. This was in the Travel section, page L14 "Books to Go".

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Summary: A great read AND an essential guide to planning a walk
Review: This book made it possible for me and my husband to walk inFrance on our own -- meaning not only did we avoid organized groups,we could walk wherever we wanted, on any of the thousands of trailsthat wind through France, at our own pace. Because LeFavour doesn'tattempt to give set walks for all his readers, but rather gives youthe information to set up your own walks, you're guaranteed not to beon over-run routes or to find yourself rushing to keep onschedule. Not only was the book a pleasure to read, and look at, itprepared us for all eventualities on the trail so we could enjoy thereal luxuries of the food, the wine and countryside. The best partabout walking in France is that you can really indulge -- you walk itoff and begin hungry and eager to go again each morning. A greatexperience.