Information
for French Wine Country Photo Workshop
Cost: $1,795 Discounts for early birds, BCPA alumni, and members
of ASMP and NANPA (proof required).
Transportation, lodging, meals, and personal expenses are the responsibility of the participants.
Payments:
We accept PayPal and credit card payments through PayPal.
Please e-mail a copy of your completed Application pages so we can coordinate
it with your payment/acceptance.
Trip Insurance:
It is never a bad idea to buy trip insurance and sometimes, even travel health
insurance. Insure My Trip is
one website that has been written up in the New York Times, Washington Post,
etc. and lists a number of reliable companies that deal with travel insurance
along with price comparisons. When you shop, look carefully at the coverage offered
to make sure it meets your needs. Insure My Trip, by the way, is a BBB
Accredited business.
Travel Help:
If you do not feel comfortable making reservations in a foreign country, The
Barefoot Contessa will be happy to help you negotiate the best price for
a car, train, and hotel for a fee of $100 that includes all overseas calls. The
$100 will be more than compensated by the money you save. And it is easier when
one speaks the language, as I do. If you want to try yourself (remember, our
15% discount is accorded to only those who book directly with the hotel), there
are assorted translation sites, including Babel
Fish, and while the freebies
aren't perfect, they can help the linguistically challenged.
Accommodations: (link will open in a separate browser window)
We have arranged attractive, 15%-off rates at: Hôtel
Adelie
1, rt de Bligny
21200 Montagny les
Beaune
France Reservations
by E-mail
The rates below are for 2009. Call 011-33-3-80-22-37-74
to book directly for the 15%-off price we have negotiated, and be sure to mention "Barefoot
Contessa Photo Adventures." These
rates are for stays of at least five days, perfect for our seven-day workshop:
If you wish breakfast, add another 7.80€, well worth it, as it consists of fruit, yogurt, ham and cheese, cereals, juices, coffee, tea (herbal, too), hard-boiled eggs, and a great assortment of breads (baguettes, croissants, etc.) and jams.
For those
who rent a car, parking is free, as long as you use the space
in front of your own unit. This is a bonus, as many hotels in France charge
5-10€/day for parking. Check for updated conversions.
We have now stayed here twice — June of 2006 and 2008 —
and could not have been more pleased with the accommodations, service, great
breakfasts, and charming hosts. Conveniently located near Beaune with easy access
to all our locations, this is a great base for us, so it is important that you
make your reservations early. If you miss out on Hôtel Adelie, check for
other accommodations in
and around the village.
Airport:
The nearest major Airport is St-Exupéry (LYS) in Lyon, over an hour and a half away, but those who
wish to visit the City of Lights may want to consider flying into Charles de
Gaulle (CDG) just outside Paris and drive the three-plus hours down or take the TGV (Train
de Grand Vitesse, or high-speed train) from there to Beaune with a stop in Lyons,
a total trip of 3 hours and 40 minutes. The round trip price per person in 2008
was 39.70€/~$57.92 US or 75.40€/~$110 US per couple, a slight break.
US conversions from
Euros were done in December. There are also several
other options for travel beween CDG and Paris.
Other air options include flying into Geneva, Switzerland (GVA), about two
and a half hours away by car.
Rental Cars:
Because we stop in out-of-the-way locations, and because the roads are narrow,
we encourage participants to pool transportation with us. In 2008, we we did this, and we had plenty of room for our camera gear and that of others. Contact us ASAP if you are interested, and we'll let you know the approximate cost. Besides being practical, it's a blast traveling with others in the group. I can't tell you how much and how hard we laughed in 2008!
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