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<description>A new product has been launched that offers an innovative way of keeping your MP3, phone, camera or...</description>
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<description>In a press release issued on July 16, the Annecy 2018 Winter Olympics committee has officially dropp...</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:15:50 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Wednesday 21st July is the date announced for an air traffic control strike across France, affecting...</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:36:10 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>The high speed Channel tunnel train service, Eurostar, is to start providing a direct service from t...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:21:09 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Eurostar has opened ticket sales for its direct ski trains to the French Alps.

Yes it's the middl...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Summer has officially arrived in the Alps which means we are now one season closer to the winter!  H...</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:48:06 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>An official heat wave alert has been issued for the Rhone Alps area from midday day today through to...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:34:17 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Around this time last year we reported that the world's largest lift operator, Compagnie des Alpes,...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:31:45 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>A weekend entirely dedicated to mountain biking (VTT quot;velo tout-terrainquot; being mountain bike...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:33:13 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Summer sales start today across the Alps in many shops with big discounts, for five weeks from today...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:31:11 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Recent visitors to Meribel may have noticed a number of markers popping up along the side of the RD9...</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:22:02 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Méribel is not a destination most of us associate with losing weight. Ski holidays usually involve l...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Teachers, trains and buses will be on nationwide strikes tomorrow (no footballers this time though!)...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:59:14 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Monday the 21st of June is the Fete de la Musique; the famous national music celebration played out...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:16:39 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>A major construction site in the centre of Méribel has cut off access between the centre of the town...</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:38:40 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Google Earth has released a new edition which skiers, hikers, runners and cyclists are going to love...</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:36:37 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Bikers take note as mountain passes are opening up throughout the Alps.

Update: the Col Petit Sai...</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 09:45:31 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Brittany has 'Breizh Cola',  Corsica has 'Corsica Cola' (is what it says..) and the Auvergne has 'Bo...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 11:26:59 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>An interesting art exhibition is currently on display at the Grand Hotel des Thermes in Brides Les B...</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 12:50:48 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>A third residential building is to be built in Mottaret to supplement the existing accommodation pro...</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 11:43:14 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Following reports that the local goat species known as bouquetin (or ibex) are dwindling in number,...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 09:07:35 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>After this seasons suspension of the Snow Train service, a sought after overnight train service to t...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 13:42:07 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>If volcanic ash has already got in the way of your travel plans then watch out for the latest BA str...</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 15:41:45 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Bikers take note as mountain passes are opening up throughout the Alps.

The management of the Alp...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 15:08:22 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>The winter season may well be over for this year but if you are a keen skier and have a convenient b...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:19:21 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>An experienced pilot ran into a spot of bother over the weekend when he managed to overturn his plan...</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:57:46 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>French President Nicolas Sarkozy will today be making an official visit to Chambery in order to comm...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:48:30 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>After news of air travel now being permitted for certain flights across Europe the major Alpine gate...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:45:27 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Tomorrow, Saturday 12th June, the whole of France will join together to commemorate the 150th annive...</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:43:17 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>The last week of the season, 17-25 April, sees a reduced free bus service in the Méribel valley. All...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:48:23 +0100</pubDate>
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