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Brazil: address book
IDENTITY CARD Area code: + 55; 11 (Sao Paulo), 21 (Rio). Time difference: -3 hours in winter, -5 hours in summer. Currency: Brazilian real (BRL). 1 BRL =0.25 euro (March 2016). GETTING THERE TAM, the Brazilian airline, and LAN, the Chilean airline, have merged and will give rise to a new airline in...
Colombia: address book
Formalities Formalities: Passport valid for six months after return. Currency: peso (COP). 1 E = 3179 COP (Nov. 2015). Area code: +57. Best season: The dry season, from December to February. Rainy seasons in April-May and October-November. Time difference: -6 hours in summer, -7 hours in winter.
Quebec: address book
Identity card Formalities: valid passport. From 15 March 2016, visa-exempt foreign travellers flying to Canada will need to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), issued online (www.cic. gc.ca/english/visiter/ave.asp). Cost: 7 Canadian dollars, or around e5. Time difference:...
San Francisco: address book
Identity card Currency: the dollar (USD). 1 euro = 1.07 USD (Nov. 2015). Time difference: - 9 h. Area code: +1 (United States), 415 (San Francisco), 650 (Palo Alto). Getting there BRITISH AIRWAYS operates around ten flights a week between Paris and San Francisco, with a stopover at London Heathrow T5, which...
Tuscany: practical guide
Identity card Currency: euro. Telephone code: + 39. Formalities: National identity card or passport. Best season: Tuscan summers can be very hot. Spring is best, when the countryside is at its most beautiful, or autumn, when the grape harvest, hunting and truffles are at their peak. Group size:...
Bhutan: address book
Identity card Formalities There are no direct flights from Paris to Bhutan. You must therefore travel via Singapore, Bangkok or India. In this case, a transit visa for India is required. As far as Bhutan is concerned, the agency can take care of all the formalities and pay the visa...
Tokyo: address book
Identity card Formalities: Valid passport. Currency: The yen (JPY). 1 Euro = 133 JPY (Sept. 2015). Area code: + 81 ; 3 (Tokyo). Time difference: +7 hours in summer, +8 hours in winter. Getting there ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS operates two flights a day between Paris CDG and Tokyo, one to...
Austria / Tyrol: address book
Identity card Currency: euro. Best season: all year round. Prices are cheaper in Kitzbühel outside the winter season. Getting there Both Innsbruck and Kitzbühel are a two-hour drive from Munich, so a direct flight to the Bavarian capital followed by a transfer by road is the easiest solution...
Balearic Islands: address book
Identity card Formalities Passport or identity card. Area code +34 (Spain); 971 (Balearic Islands). Best seasons Choose the shoulder seasons, especially for MICE groups. In autumn and spring, the light is exceptional, temperatures are mild, and the tourist masses have not yet arrived or left. Group size Absolutely all...
Milan: address book
Identity card Currency: euro. Code: +39 (Italy); 02 (Milan). GETTING THERE Air France operates six daily flights from Paris CDG and two from Paris Orly to Milan Linate airport, the closest to the centre of the capital of Lombardy. For its part, Hop!, the Franco-French airline of the Air France group,...
Portugal: address book
Identity card Formalities National identity card or passport. Best season Summer can be scorchingly hot in the Alentejo. Spring is wonderful, as is autumn. Group sizes: all sizes. Getting there Aigle Azur operates the Paris Orly-Lisbon route with one daily flight in a single-class economy Airbus A319. Timetables vary according to...
London: address book
Last November, EUROSTAR celebrated its 20th anniversary and 150 million passengers. Identity card Currency: pound sterling (GBP). 1 euro = 0.73 GBP (March 2015), +44 (Great Britain), 20 (London). Getting there EUROSTAR celebrated its 20th anniversary last November, as well as its...
Jakarta: address book
Identity card Formalities: passport valid for more than six months and purchase of a visa on arrival, valid for 30 days (35 US$). Currency: the rupee (IDR). 1 euro = IDR 12,212 (Nov. 2014). Area code: + 62 (Indonesia); 21 (Jakarta). Time difference: - 5 h (summer), - 2 h (winter), -...
Singapore - Bali: address book
Identity card Singapore formalities : Passport valid for six months from the end of your stay, plus a return or onward ticket. No visa is required for a stay of less than three months. Bali: Passport valid for more than six months. Purchase of visa (25 US$) on arrival...
Oslo: address book
Identity card Formalities: valid identity card or passport. Time difference: none. Currency: Norwegian krone. 1 e = 8.1 NOK (Sept 2014). Area code: +47. Getting there SAS operates 22 weekly flights between Paris and Oslo, as well as 15 daily weekday services from Stockholm and from...
Oman - Zanzibar: address book
Identity card Formalities Oman: passport valid six months after date of entry + visa issued on arrival (6 rials, around ten euros, for stays of less than 10 days). Zanzibar: passport valid six months after date of entry + visa requested before departure or issued on arrival ($50). Zanzibar...
New York: address book
ID CARD Formalities: valid biometric passport or machine-readable passport. An ESTA electronic travel authorisation is also required (https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta). Otherwise, a visa is required. Time difference: -6 hours. Currency: US dollar ($). 1 euro = 1.36 $ (June 2014). Area code: +1 (United States), 212 (Manhattan), 718...
Greece: address book
Getting there AIR FRANCE operates four daily flights between Paris and Athens, using three-class Airbus A320 aircraft, including one Premium Economy flight. The French airline also connects the Greek capital with Marseille (three flights a week), Toulouse (one flight a week) and Nice (three flights a week in high season). Tel: 0820 320...
Nigeria: address book
Getting there Most of the major European, African, American and Middle Eastern airlines fly to Nigeria. Air France offers daily flights from Paris to Lagos and one flight a day to Port Harcourt with a stopover in Abuja. KLM flies daily from Amsterdam to Lagos. British Airways offers one flight a day to Lagos and...
Hangzhou: address book
Getting there From Shanghai From Shanghai Hongqiao station, there are several regular hourly high-speed train services to Hangzhou. The journey takes around an hour. Internet: www.chinatrainguide.com Hotels Banyan tree hangzhou Opened in 2009, this establishment is a little removed from the hustle and bustle of the city and is located in the "wetland", a wild...
