Category: Guest Blogs

One of the most colourful times of the year in Paris is the Christmas holiday season in Paris. The French capital is transformed into a Christmas ...

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 ...