For Paris breaks, 2010 starts with the aftermath of the unfortunate Eurostar breakdowns with the bad weather last month in teh North of France but let’s put that all behind us now and look forward to a busy January as the long holiday period in the UK comes to an end. Believe it or not, Monday 4th January 2010 is NOT a bank Holiday in England and Wales, although both Monday and Tuesday are bank holidays in Scotland so we will getting back very much to normal pretty soon.

There is the prospect of some more downward pressure on the pound sterling later in the UK election year, so rather than wait for economic conditions to improve, a lot of people will be taking Paris breaks in the early spring, as well as going further afield, and possibly have that well earned break that has been postponed during 2009 to some extent.

January is traditionally the month for booking summer holidays too, and that can include tours of France and Europe with Paris breaks built in. One way for example, for keen francophiles from the north of the UK to get driving in France more quickly would be to take the train right through to Paris or even further south and then hire a car with right hand drive and everything.