Lee Miller: An Extraordinary Life
Lee Miller: I was most inspired by her war correspondent photography, writing and activity in France during the Second World War in 1944 - 1945.
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01, 2025
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01, 2025
Marseille: A Coastal Visit — My Personal Guided Tour
Marseille has a lot to offer. These are just a few of my favorites. Walking all along the coast will give you another aspect of this beautiful city. I love it more and more each time I go. I hope that you do too!
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12, 2024
Les Plus Beaux Villages de France: Villeneuve—Part 2/4
Villeneuve d’Aveyron is known for its petite arcaded square, imposing fortified gates, and sleek 12th-century church... I’ll be back for Françoise Hardy. Mais oui, you read me right.
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11, 2024
The Other-Worldly French Alps: 3 days of Autumn field work
French Alps: Every autumn, researchers from the Laboratoire d’Ecologie Alpine visit a network of study sites dotted through the French Alps. The network, a project called ORCHAMP, is set up along elevation gradients chosen for monitoring biodiversity from valley floors to high alpine meadows.
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10, 2024
A (Painless) Beginner’s Guide to Uncorking French Wine: How to Find French (White) Wines You’ll Like – Part 4
French White Wine: Key tips to make choosing painless! Since France is home to hundreds of appellations & thousands of producers, choosing can be daunting.
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10, 2024
Female Agents Behind Enemy Lines—Diana Rowden: Part 5
Diana Hope Rowden had a privileged background. Born in London in 1915 she spent her early years at Cap Ferrat and the Italian Riviera where her mother rented a villa and yacht. Coincidentally, the yacht was named the Fearless One, it was a name that would later describe Diana perfectly. After boarding school in England, she returned to France with her mother, embarking on a career in journalism at the Sorbonne.
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09, 2024
All About French Literature
French literature: France is a famously literary country. The country’s authors have won more Nobel Prizes in Literature than any other, and the French read more books than anyone else—a whopping 17 per year!
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08, 2024
Female Agents Behind Enemy Lines—Nancy Wake: Part 4
Nancy Wake was the most decorated servicewoman of World War II, and one of the most wanted agents in France. Awarded the France Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the French Foreign Legion d’Honneur and awarded the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association Badge in Gold.
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08, 2024
A (Painless) Beginner’s Guide to Uncorking French Wine: Sparkling Wine Basics — Part 3
How Not to Be Intimidated by French Bubbly: The 3 Most Important Types of French Sparkling Wine. Don't be intimidated anymore! Ordering French sparkling wine can be maddening, and just plain frustrating, but no longer.
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08, 2024
Jardin du Lautaret: An alpine botanical garden and its glacier – Part 2, Summer
Jardin du Lautaret:: Alpine blooms, late summer - Thistles were still in bloom, especially the silvery-purple alpine Eryngium with collars of bracts worthy of Renaissance nobility.
