You can visit the Airbus plant in Toulouse and actually see the new A380 jumbo being assembled. You also get to visit one of the Concordes on the site and the A340 assembly line if you're interested. And Toulouse is a very lively city for a weekend break!

Airbus tours are organized by FRANCE A LA CARTE, 6 Place St Sernin, Toulouse. Ph: +33 561 120 794. www.francealacarte.com. If you fly to Toulouse with easyJet you arrive on an Airbus A319 or A320 which gets you into the mood!

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The Pyrenees have had some early snow this year and some of the higher resorts are opening earlier than usual. Peyragudes is a resort above Luchon, the spa town just south of Toulouse, which only French (and a few Spanish insider) skiers know about. One of the James Bond movies was shot here (it resembles the Khyber Pass!) and the skiing is great.

Peyragudes is 90 minutes south of Toulouse which is easily reachable from all major UK cities. Local ski specialists A LA CARTE SKI have packages including accommodation, ski pass and hire car from airport. www.alacarteski.com

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