This post explores three ways in which you can enjoy an extended visit to Corsica, but you can apply these suggestions to visit other destinations around the world as well.

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Camping Oliviers is located near Porto, 90 minutes from Ajaccio, 90 minutes from Corte and 3 hours from Calvi. “As someone who’s stayed there over 20 times I can’t recommend it highly enough!”. Camping Tuani in the Restonica valley “is in a stunning location” nestled in the woods overlooking the Restonica.

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Despite the current buzz about Flashpacking, I suspect there are still many travelers who prefer to travel like regular tourists and there is nothing wrong with that. For this reason, today’s post is about Corsica’s ClubMed Villages.

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According to Farecompare: “You should be shopping now, and booking by mid- to late-May. Flights are heavily discounted from late May to mid-June, and those discounts are slowly leaking into July”.

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With 7 ports on the island, ferries offer a convenient and inexpensive way of traveling to Corsica from France and Italy.

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Mini Guide to Camping in Corsica Campsites in Corsica are usually open from June through September although some are open from April to October. As of this writing there are about 240 campsites located throughout the island. I suggest you avoid the months of July and August, of the two August is the worst (hot [...]

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A flashpacker travels like a backpacker but has some disposable income and carries electronic gear such as, a camera, IPod, laptop or GPS. Flashpacking is backpacking with a bigger budget.

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Bay of Santa Giulia * Accommodations in Corsica range from private furnished holiday apartments and villas to 4-star hotels. There are also more than 200 campgrounds located throughout the island many of them with restaurants, mini-super markets and even wi-fi connections. (We will explore those in a future post). Note: Dates in France are quoted [...]

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Air France offers several daily flights between continental France and Corsica through its partnership with CCM airlines. After landing at Charles De Gaulle, I usually take a shuttle to Orly airport. (I’d rather take a bus than face another landing and take-off in Nice or some other city but that’s a personal choice). If I [...]

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Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov, ID=ISS013-E-7695. A winter vacation in Corsica can provide a relaxing and authentic experience, a chance to better mingle with the locals and experience a gentler pace of life. Yes, the days are shorter, many businesses are closed, and the water is [...]

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