Bonjour,
I hope that you and yours are well.
This newsletter is coming to you from Alsace where I’m visiting the fairy-tale Christmas markets in the little villages as well as in Strasbourg and Colmar. It’s seriously pinch-yourself pretty here!
And this week I’m absolutely thrilled to be sending you the latest issue of The Good Life France Magazine – the Winter issue, and it’s an anniversary issue – the 40th edition! So please celebrate with me and give it a read and share it with everyone! It’s totally free, and it always will be – you can read it here:
The Good Life France Magazine Winter 2024
I started the magazine some 10 years ago, and I had several key goals – it had to be free, utterly fabulous, and full of fantastic features. Well, the magazine has changed a lot since then. At the start, it was pretty much me doing everything, writing, taking photos, graphic design – the lot. But over the last few years I’ve been joined by some of the best travel writers and photographer in the business, and a brilliant designer – all Francophiles just like us! But some things haven’t changed at all. It’s still free. It’s still fabulous. And it’s even more full of fantastic features and photos.
So please dive into the magazine, and celebrate the 40th issue with me as you read about marvellous Menton on the French Riviera, effervescent Epernay in Champagne and gorgeous Gordes in Provence. Come with us to Burgundy and the Rhone Valley and to Sarlat, Strasbourg (AKA the capital of Christmas), and mysterious Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges.
Discover Nancy’s strange Christmas traditions, find out about the street names of France, explore sun-kissed Nice and its ancient remains, and colourful Collioure and Perpignan on the Mediterranean coast. Discover hidden gems, artisans, practical guides and mouth-watering recipes… and much, much more.
Meanwhile – Id love you to come with me to Alsace via Instagram where I’m posting photos and videos of my journey as I go…
Next week I’ll be in the Loire Valley, checking out the Chateaux all dressed up in their Christmas finery!
And, you’ll find our famous Advent Calendar countdown on all Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!
Bon weekend and bisous from Hansel and Gretel land in Alsace,
Janine
Editor
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Janine Marsh is Author of My Good Life in France: In Pursuit of the Rural Dream, My Four Seasons in France: A Year of the Good Life and Toujours la France: Living the Dream in Rural France all available as ebook, print & audio, on Amazon everywhere & all good bookshops online. Her latest book How to be French – is a celebration of the French lifestyle and art de vivre.
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