France: Soaring With the Senses

Classic adventure through modern day France. Barge trip along the Canal du Midi; journey by France's latest triumph of technology to Corsica; hot balloon flight across chateaux of Loire Valley; Bastille Day celebrations in Paris with military parades and concerts, culminating in climb up Mont Blanc and a parapente flight through the French Alps — with characters such as Maurice Herzog and super chef Paul Bocuse.