Versailles to Glasgow — lot’s of hot air
A tale of 2 world conferences 100 years apart — and 2 pandemics that went with them.
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11, 2021
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05, 2021
Interview: Jacqueline – Parisienne now & in a past-life…
Jacqueline, fanatical about France, enjoys the Parisian lifestyle. At home in the capital she fulfills her lifelong dream of living here! Learn about her challenges, best bits and tips.
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09, 2018
Paris dark days
The beast was impressed.‘It was the dream of my life to be permitted to see Paris,’ he said, after a tour of the city’s highlights. But who was the beast?
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05, 2017
The Statue of Liberty: a French connection in New York harbour
Does the statue of liberty represent a paradox in French and American political thought?
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04, 2017
Interview: Beatrice Colin’s new view of the Eiffel Tower – Part 1
Author Beatrice Colin discusses her novel 'To Capture What We Cannot Keep' a tale of the Eiffel tower.
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04, 2017
Interview: Beatrice Colin’s new view of the Eiffel Tower – Part 2
Part two of Beatrice Colin's interview discussing her new novel 'To Capture What We Cannot Keep'.
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09, 2016
Back to work: a definition of the French concept ‘la rentrée’
It's written all over school supplies stores – but la rentrée is more than a fresh start for the kids..
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04, 2014
We’ll always have Paris: a diarist’s travel adventures
There are many reasons why people drop everything to travel. For Jennifer Coburn, author and mother, it’s a desperate need to make memories with her daughter. In her new memoir, she gives us an original take on familiar places...
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07, 2013
The Dreamtime comes to France: an Australian view from the Eiffel Tower
Eight million people scale the Eiffel Tower each year for the view over Paris, and now, amongst the Notre Dame, the Louvre and Sacré Coeur, visitors will be treated to the sight of a great barramundi, floundering on the banks of the Seine, upon the roof of Musée de quai Branly.
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02, 2013
The tale of a true French icon
It is impossible to imagine the City of Lights without its Eiffel Tower but few are aware how very close it came to not being there today.
