Travelling to the South of France by train? Arrange to transfer from Eurostar at Lille rather than Paris. You'll save yourself a slog across Paris between stations and on the way back, the Eurostar check-in at Lille is much easier than in Paris.

Plus you can enjoy Paris's skyline from the TGV as you bypass the city and appreciate the changing landscape and climate from northern France to the south.

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Take some comfortable walking shoes and a street map. For some reason, Lille seems to be bereft of taxis. Even at the railway station rank there only appeared to be one cabbie in action - and that was on a Saturday night. Lille cabbies, where are you?

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The trains in France are by far the fastest and safest mode of transportation. Most of the towns in France can be travelled around via metro, tram systems or bus. It's advisable to carry a sufficient amount of euros when travelling to remote areas of France.

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You can hire Segway electric scooters at Station Oxygene on the Champs du Mars (08 20 42 40 40): great for sightseeing.

www.transpole.fr/e/e_l_oxygene_1.aspx

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Hire a Segway for a trip around the citadelle.

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When in Prague be careful to double check the name of the station your train is leaving from, as Hlavní nádraží and Holešovice Nádraží can easily be confused if you don't. This can result in you missing the train to Berlin and being over 8 hours late to meet the people who have flown out from england for 2 days just to meet you there, which can lead to lots of arguments.

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When travelling to the South and East of France by train some destinations are best reached via Lille rather than Paris - you do not need to change stations and journey times can be quicker.

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The segway are electronic stand up scooters that travel at max speed of 6k/hr. Very fun. A great way to see the citadelle and the boulevards of Lille.

They also do tours from April to October.

Website in French but it gives you an idea.

www.transpole.fr/g/g_a_d_lilleensegway_1.aspx

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