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Jun 2022
22m 53s

Traditions iconiques - Summer Vacation

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The French love their long summer vacations, les grandes vacances. But they hate the massive traffic jams that go with them. To help vacation-bound drivers and passengers have some fun on the road, traffic radio host Francine Thomas has to get creative.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3GWrJM9.

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