France guide

Thanks for that Roos, it sounds very interesting, as I'm off to France
in June.

I have a technical issue though.

I got a route from someone in the same organisation a couple of months
ago, it was 5 euros IIRC. The biggest problem was sending a sae and the
5 euros. Typically these small organisations don't take credit cards, my
bank wants 21 quid to send a bank transfer. I ended up sending a 10 euro
note, which I happened to have, to cover the 5 euros and the postage.

Anyone know a good way to send small sums of money like this to
individuals in Europe, and a sae?

Cheers

pete

In article <[email hidden]>, Roos Eisma
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Tip from my Dutch outdoor magazine:
(don't think it has been mentioned here before)

"Guide des sites BCN-BPF et des bonnes adresses",

A mini guide for cyclists with a lot of content: the best locations in
France, including bike-friendly gites, campings, velocistes (?),
restaurants, hotels, auberges with map coordinates.

Can be ordered for 8.50 euro from:

Federation Francaise de Cyclotourisme,
attn. Marie Claire davilla
12 Rue Louis Bertrand,
94200 Ivry-sur-Seine
France

[email hidden], http://www.ffct.org

(though I can't find it on the website)

Roos

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Peter Grange

In article <[email hidden]>, Peter Grange
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Thanks for that Roos, it sounds very interesting, as I'm off to France
in June.

I have a technical issue though.

I got a route from someone in the same organisation a couple of months
ago, it was 5 euros IIRC. The biggest problem was sending a sae and the
5 euros. Typically these small organisations don't take credit cards, my
bank wants 21 quid to send a bank transfer. I ended up sending a 10 euro
note, which I happened to have, to cover the 5 euros and the postage.

Anyone know a good way to send small sums of money like this to
individuals in Europe, and a sae?

Cheers

pete

In article <[email hidden]>, Roos Eisma
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Tip from my Dutch outdoor magazine:
(don't think it has been mentioned here before)

"Guide des sites BCN-BPF et des bonnes adresses",

A mini guide for cyclists with a lot of content: the best locations in
France, including bike-friendly gites, campings, velocistes (?),
restaurants, hotels, auberges with map coordinates.

Can be ordered for 8.50 euro from:

Federation Francaise de Cyclotourisme,
attn. Marie Claire davilla
12 Rue Louis Bertrand,
94200 Ivry-sur-Seine
France

[email hidden], http://www.ffct.org

(though I can't find it on the website)

Roos

Arrgghhh. I can't believe I just top-posted that. My only weak excuse is
that I've been working all weekend, and it's standard email practice at
my current employer. I'll go and stand in the corner.....
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Peter Grange

Roos Eisma said:

Tip from my Dutch outdoor magazine:
(don't think it has been mentioned here before)

"Guide des sites BCN-BPF et des bonnes adresses",

A mini guide for cyclists with a lot of content: the best locations in
France, including bike-friendly gites, campings, velocistes (?),
...

velociste = LBS

Francesco Devittori <frenkatfrenkdtcm> wrote in news:427effcd$1
@epflnews.epfl.ch:

Quoted message said:

velociste = LBS

Nah, it's French for "saddle sore" 🙂

Thanks for the tip as I and friends have been searching for this, or
something like this, for years. Much appreciated.

It's very well-hidden but the 2005-2006 edition can be found on the
FFCT's website at

http://www.ffct.org/Qui/guide_adresse.asp

Current rate is 10e for non-members which includes postage & packing.

However, the website's contact details are for another person (Aurelie
Picard) and though her phone number and email are included there is no
snail-mail. That won't matter if the snail mail addy Roos so kindly
provided works for us Brits in late May onwards, but if not ....

.... then you get one remains a slight mystery to me as like Peter
Grange I can only think of solving the technical issues around paying
by sending a cash through the post.

A quick polish-up of French and email to Mme. Picard seem in order
first. Any joy I'll let you know.

Thanks again to Roos

Lin

Lin said:

Thanks for the tip as I and friends have been searching for this, or
something like this, for years. Much appreciated.

It's very well-hidden but the 2005-2006 edition can be found on the
FFCT's website at

http://www.ffct.org/Qui/guide_adresse.asp

Current rate is 10e for non-members which includes postage & packing.

However, the website's contact details are for another person

(Aurelie

Quoted message said:

Picard) and though her phone number and email are included there is

no

Quoted message said:

snail-mail. That won't matter if the snail mail addy Roos so kindly
provided works for us Brits in late May onwards, but if not ....

... then you get one remains a slight mystery to me as like Peter
Grange I can only think of solving the technical issues around paying
by sending a cash through the post.

A quick polish-up of French and email to Mme. Picard seem in order
first. Any joy I'll let you know.

Thanks again to Roos

Lin

Aaargh. A small footnote from further delving in the site. Sorry if I
added confusion instead of taking it away.

The snailmail addy given by Roos will work: Marie-Claire Davila is the
FFCT's Deputy Director and the address given is the organisation's
office addy.

I'm assuming Mmes Davila and Picard talk to each other as they're both
current office holders in the same organisation.

Now, if anybody knows how I can edit my original post instead of
reposting ...

Lin

"Peter Grange" wrote ...

Quoted message said:

Thanks for that Roos, it sounds very interesting, as I'm off to France
in June.

I have a technical issue though.

I got a route from someone in the same organisation a couple of months
ago, it was 5 euros IIRC. The biggest problem was sending a sae and the
5 euros. Typically these small organisations don't take credit cards, my
bank wants 21 quid to send a bank transfer. I ended up sending a 10 euro
note, which I happened to have, to cover the 5 euros and the postage.

Anyone know a good way to send small sums of money like this to
individuals in Europe, and a sae?

Cheers

pete

During a brief stint working in France, I purchased a "mandat
internationale" (international money order) from a French post office to pay
for a set of panniers that I had ordered from Germany. I don't recall what
the fee was, but it was not enough for me to worry a whole lot. Does the
British postal system sell such an instrument?

For the amount you refer to, sticking cash in an envelope sounds as sensible
as anything.
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