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The Day the Eiffel Tower Was Sold
In 1925 Victor Lustig sat in his Paris hotel room reading a newspaper article about the Eiffel Tower. Built for the 1889 Paris World Fair …
French People Don’t Hug
If you plop yourself down on a park bench in the U.S. and watch people come and go, you’ll undoubtedly see people of all ages …
Reliving the Past in France
One weekend as a Poilu, one day as a Canonnier with the 338ème Régiment, author James Vance takes part in two re-enactment events in France …
Ten Years in the Merde, expats in Creuse
Ten years to the day of living in France, our eyes were drawn to the cloudless blue sky by a marvellous spectacle. It was ‘les …
Romancing the bone | Dog wedding in France
At the elegant pink villa on the promontory of St. Jean Cap Ferrat, built for Charlotte Beatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild it is said that a …
Personal Shopping Galeries Lafayette Paris
Want to get a bit of Oh la la French style in Paris? We take a personal shopping experience in one of the most luxurious …
Visit to Paris and Provence
Many of us dream of visiting France, especially Paris, the most visited tourist destination in the world, and Provence, high on the wish list of places …
Voting in France for foreigners
Geraldine Smith, British expat in France relates what can go wrong if you don’t know the voting in France rules – particularly if you are …
The Iconic Eiffel Tower
The iconic Eiffel Tower is one of the most well-known landmarks in the world, the symbol of Paris and a tourist lure like no other …
A day on the Cote d’Azur France
Visiting the Cote d’Azur, also known as the French Riviera, for the first time can instill a love of southern France that never ends. The …