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What Happens When You And The Rental Car Agency Don’t Speak The Same Language?

Where: Paris, France
May 22, 2009 at 2:51 PM | by EricRosen | 2 Comments

All this week Jaunted contributor Eric Rosen has been filling us in on his recent field trip, drinking his way through France. Today, however, he has a major buzzkill to report. Here's how he learned to deal with denting a rental car in a foreign country.

Renting a car in a foreign land can be a pretty daunting prospect. You don’t know how compact a “compact” will be until you try squeezing in your luggage, your mother, and a few presents for friends back home into a tiny Citroën hatchback. You also pray that you remember how to drive a stick-shift well enough to avoid any accidents. Accidents do happen, though, and you should be prepared, especially when renting internationally.

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French Wine's Green Revolution

Where: Calce, France, 66600
May 21, 2009 at 3:02 PM | by EricRosen | 0 Comments

All this week Jaunted contributor Eric Rosen will be filling us in on his recent field trip, drinking his way through France. Any questions about what he saw, did and drank? Let us know.

Down in the deep south of France lies the vast wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon, which produces nearly a third of France’s wines. Unfortunately, those wines were pretty bad for many years. Decades, even. Now, however, a new generation of young French winemakers is bucking tradition, resuscitating worn-out vineyards, and using organic farming methods to create some phenomenal wines that are also affordable.

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History And Wine On The Cathar Trail

May 20, 2009 at 2:16 PM | by EricRosen | 0 Comments

All this week Jaunted contributor Eric Rosen will be filling us in on his recent field trip, drinking his way through France. Any questions about what he saw, did and drank? Let us know.

In a little-visited corner of France, way down south near the Spanish border, and bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on one side and the Pyrenees on the other, lies Cathar country. The area was the domain of Romans and Visigoths, medieval troubadours and heretics, fiercely independent mountain men and cultured damsels.

Today, that checkered past makes for some fantastic travel options where you can go hiking to mountaintop Cathar castle ruins one day, and taste some of the region’s unique wines the next (or do both the same day, if you’re in a hurry).

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What's Brewing Along Normandy's Cider Route

May 19, 2009 at 5:23 PM | by EricRosen | 0 Comments

All this week Jaunted contributor Eric Rosen will be filling us in on his recent field trip, drinking his way through France. Any questions about what he saw, did and drank? Let us know.

Most people think of Martinelli’s as the apple cider of choice, but this bubbly sweet drink has far more delicious (and alcoholic) origins in the northern French regions of Normandy and Brittany.

Just a few hours’ drive from Paris, past Rouen and to the south of Caen, lies Normandy’s famed "Route du Cidre," or Cider Road, in the heart of the Pays D’Auge. The Route follows a sort of circular path down 40 kilometers of winding country roads bordered by apple orchards and horse farms. You can tell you’re going in the right direction by the signs with a huge red apple on them, and panels advertising "Cru de Cambremer."

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The Perfect Daytrip from Paris: Champagne Tasting in Reims

Where: Reims, France
May 18, 2009 at 4:06 PM | by EricRosen | 0 Comments

All this week Jaunted contributor Eric Rosen will be filling us in on his recent field trip, drinking his way through France. Any questions about what he saw, did and drank? Let us know.

You might not have heard of Reims, but it is the biggest city in the French region of Champagne. Several factors make Reims the perfect out-of-town daytrip from Paris. It takes less than an hour to get there. There is plenty to explore around the small city, so you don’t need to bother with a rental car. And did we mention that there is plenty of champagne to sample here? What more do you need?

Le Train
Getting from Paris to Reims is easy enough on the TGV, with over a dozen trains a day each way, with the direct ones taking only about 45 minutes and costing under $30 each way. The only note of caution is that many trains stop at the Champagne-Ardenne station, so pay attention when buying your ticket to make sure it goes all the way to Reims itself.

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