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My Brief Encounter in Paris
I recently took a train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Dijon in Burgundy and had a brief encounter in Paris! It was an easy …
Talking French in France
Expats in any country have a tendency to get together. It’s not tribal, it’s not about wanting to hang on to your roots or rejecting …
Le Crotoy on the Somme France
It was a lovely spring weekend in the north of France, just perfect to indulge in the national French pastime of visiting a brocante… France …
Reasons to love France – from A to Z
A is for Art and Artists – Monet, Cezanne, Rodin, Renoir, Gaugin, Matisse –okay I’m going to stop there because I think I might have to …
Gimpy the injured chicken re-cooperates
There are some of you who will probably think I’m nuts. To be honest, I sometimes wonder if I’m a little bit crazy myself when …
French Cake History | Charles Quint’s Finger
There are some days when I think I’m actually “getting” France and some days when I realise I have so much to learn. I went …
Cruise First Timer in France
In just a few short weeks time I’m off on a cruise. Strike that – I’m off on two cruises. Despite the fact that I’m …
Dreaming in French
I read in the paper recently that French scientists in Lyon have discovered that there are two types of dreamers. I don’t mean the …
An unlikely crime in rural France
Well you could have knocked me down with a feather last night. Turned on the television only to see a clip of film showing my …
Britain and France connected | Channel Tunnel history
France and the UK were not always separated. Thousands of years ago they were connected by land but a humongous flood carved out a break …