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  1. Image of Fun in the snow…Québec Winter Carnival!

    Experience Cultures, Destinations for you: Fun in the snow…Québec Winter Carnival!

    To experience a true winter wonderland there is no better place than Québec in February...

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    Experience Cultures: Best European festivals this winter

    After the lively Christmas festivities, the first months of the year can sometimes feel drab in comparison. With so many festivals in January, February and March though, it's easy to escape the winter blues!

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    Experience Cultures, Destinations for you: Top 5 cities for Christmas shopping

    If you're bored of your local high street or stuck for inspiration, how better to put the fun back into Christmas shopping than with a quick break away? Unusual gifts for loved ones and a sneaky holiday for you - it's a win-win situation!

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    Experience Cultures, Destinations for you: Lyon: The top 5 places to eat

    You certainly won't go hungry in France's second largest city - Lyon is famous for its gastronomy and is in fact known as the food capital of France. Picking from a mouth-watering choice of restaurants, Adrienne Mansard (Language Program Coordinator for Cactus in the US) gives us her top 5 places to dine out...

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    Experience Cultures: Celebrating All Saint’s Day in France

    All Saint's Day or La Toussaint is a Catholic festival celebrated on 1st November each year in France.

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    Experience Cultures: 10 facts about Tours

    One of the less well-known cities in France, Tours is actually a fascinating place with many attributes that make it a perfect place to learn French.

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    Attitudes to Language Learning, Experience Cultures: Cactus Monthly Writing Competition: September/October 2011

    Cactus is extending its writing competition this month to all of our social media users, who are invited to submit their entries alongside Cactus staff to be in with a chance of winning a fabulous prize.

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    Experience Cultures: Top 5 Halloween destinations in Europe

    There are plenty of cities around the world that are steeped in history and mystery, but these five offer some of the spookiest tours and ghostwalks around...not for the faint-hearted!

  9. Image of A great reason to go to Lyon this December - la Fête des Lumières

    Experience Cultures: A great reason to go to Lyon this December - la Fête des Lumières

    Every year on 8th December – the same day as the Festival of the Immaculate Conception- the French city of Lyon plays host to a huge festival of light (‘la Fête des Lumières).

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    Experience Cultures, Destinations for you: Top 5 French course destinations this autumn

    With the summer soon coming to an end, here’s our pick of prime autumn destinations to take a French course this year.

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    Experience Cultures, Getting Course Advice: Top 10 tips to make your language course abroad more affordable

    Language courses abroad are a great way to learn or revise a language and to experience new cultures first-hand. They can be more expensive than average holidays but, given what they provide, are definitely worthwhile….

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    Experience Cultures: Why there’s more to foreign relocation than practicalities and logistics

    As the world becomes smaller and businesses become more international, the number of employees relocating is also on the up.

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