Category: Guest Blogs

The Avignon bridge in Provence is known around the world today because of the famous children’s song, Sur le Pont d’Avignon (On the Bridge of

When one is new in a French ville, expat or visitor, it’s wonderful to be invited to a private home where a native Frenchwoman promises

At the tender age of eighteen I was thrown the keys to the farm run-around. It was during my gap year working in the vineyards

The tiny part of the world consisting of the departments of Nord, Pas de Calais and a slice of northern Picardy has been a homeland

Let’s step back in time for a moment to consider the ancient town of Arles in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of southern France. Established in the

The French have invented many things: taxis, the hot air balloon, internal combustion engine, inflatable tyres, sewing machine, bikini (arguable), cafetière, Braille, camera phone, hairdryer,

Charles de Gaulle is probably the most well-known French personality of the 20th century. Born in Lille, northern France (November 22, 1890), he died of

When my husband and I first discovered our lovely little ville, Collioure, I had command of very few words in French. This place was the

One of the main tourist attractions in the small medieval village of La Romieu, in the Gers Department of southwest France, is the abundance of