I played LFS with the mouse when I was in France, free internet we had there ^^ Left4Dead also isn't a heavy game, worked pretty good on my dads laptop which is pretty old.
I dunno, once you've seen one French guy wearing a blue and white striped top, a beret, and a string of onions round his neck, riding a bike with a small front wheel, you've seen them all
I have spent a LOT of time in France (used to work for a French company, and had to go there alot), you can't see much for all the French men as I described, and also, the underarm hair on the women.
Yeah, and the first guy I saw in German had bloody ladenhosen on!!!!, true story!!!!
Only in Scotland are we so manly that we can wear skirts and nobody bats an eyelid
But yeah, if you're on holiday it's a good idea to do something you wouldn't normally do at home. So maybe get some simple mini-games for late evenings/early mornings, but the rest of your time should be spent exploring. Depends where you're going, of course, but if there's any sights to see you should make the most of them.
And if you're by vineyards, getting absolutely hammered on budget French grog
@Jesper: you're right, my bad, just replace England with UK. FYI, i hate clichés and was trying to make a point. Nevermind though.
Something on topic: I agree with those saying that you should leave your normal day life, as much as possible at home which in return lets you enjoy this journey even more.