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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>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>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>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>Mountain Riders are holding a spring clean the mountains event this Saturday 12th June in La Plagne....</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:46:45 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Four days dedicated to motorbikes starts tomorrow in Bourg St Maurice from the 3rd to the 6th of Jun...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:21:18 +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>In a further attempt to improve their environmental credentials La Plagne tourist office has decided...</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 13:55:21 +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>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>Winter season 2009-2010 is now over and Scottish ski operator Finlays has swiftly announced it will...</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 15:35:55 +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>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>Unfortunately we have just heard that Finlay’s Skiing Holidays have gone into liquidation due to the...</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:08:55 +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>Avalanche blasting is an skill and this video proves it. 

Avalanche blasting can normally be hear...</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:36:33 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>If you are new to the slopes then the lift system, with its bubbles, chairs and drags can be dauntin...</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:26:31 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Because of a national notice to strike, trains will be disrupted throughout the Alps from today....</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:29:32 +0100</pubDate>
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<description>Mountain rescue services are on alert at the moment due to the increased avalanche risk due to sprin...</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:13:19 +0100</pubDate>
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