Bags of problems for Vuitton & Pétain
By 2012, LV was named the world’s most valuable luxury brand, but it’s been through troubled times
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Heroes of WWII in France – Females all of them! – Part 3 –Noor Khan
Her fluency in French soon led to her recruitment by SOE where she trained to become a wireless operator and secret agent.
What the hell’s a Bastide?
Have you ever been perplexed by a road sign that shows a white square dissected horizontally and vertically by parallel brown lines.
Wild beasts on the French coast
A handful of painters who had tired of Impressionism were moving on to something new: Fauvism
The French kiss!
As the coronavirus spreads across Europe, French citizens are ordered to stop kissing!
La France profonde: 4 must visit places – exploring rural France
Planning your next trip to France? Discover some of the best picks in places to visit off the beaten track
Sigmaringen: two lessons from a dark past
Except for the darker side Sigmaringen could almost have been designed by Walt Disney for one of his early movies.
Domestic Violence in France: Quel Scandale ! ( Not only France!)
The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women”
Heroes of WWII in France – Females all of them! – Part 2 – Odette Sansom
Born Odette Hallowes in Amiens in 1912.
Heroes of WWII in France – Females all of them! – Part 1 – Violette Szabo
Violette was born in Paris in 1921. Her father was a publican, taxi-driver and car salesman from London. When her parents went back to Stockwell in England, Violette stayed on in Picardy with her aunt for financial reasons.