Halloween in France: what do the French really think?
The French, many believe, wouldn’t accept Halloween as their own holiday, as they’re much too protective of their culture - we could be in for a drastic change...
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11, 2021
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05, 2021
Lyon off the beaten track: exploring Croix-Rousse
What are your favourite French hideaways? Ronnie shows us hers, in Lyon.
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09, 2018
The Parisian ‘je ne sais quoi’: what is it with Paris, with France?
That je ne sais quoi. Paris has it; that infuriating, indescribable allure attributed to the French. What is it with Paris, with France?
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05, 2017
A Journey from Brexit to the Somme
Nigelle de Vismes uncovers family history during the Somme centenary and in the wake of Brexit.
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07, 2016
My French London: fall in love with French cheese all over again at La Fromagerie
We spoke to Patricia at La Fromagerie in Marylebone to share our love for cheese and get some expert tips about how to get savvy with le bon fromage.
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10, 2015
My French Melbourne: perfume goes back to its roots at Fleurage
We talked to master perfumer Emma Leah, who founded Fleurage Perfume Atelier to transform fragrance back into the evocative art it once was.
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01, 2015
A (longish) postcard from Paris: swimming at Piscine Pontoise
The streets of Paris in the Latin Quarter are eerily quiet at 7am on a grey Monday morning. So where are they? Piscine pontoise of course! Where else?
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12, 2014
Off the beaten track in France: Tain-l’Hermitage
Situated an hour south of Lyon, Tain-l'Hermitage, home to Valrhona chocolate and M. Chapoutier wines, might be off the beaten track, but it's well worth visiting!
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10, 2014
La Braderie – welcome to Europe’s biggest flea market!
As Francophiles, we love everything French. Therefore, our love for one of France’s most traditional and popular pastimes, flea markets, comes only naturally to us - and La Braderie is no exception!
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10, 2014
Learning French in Paris: an uplifting reminder in a dark place…
A drizzly day and a visit to the Catacombs don't sound like the most uplifting of activities, but there was a positive lesson to be taken out of it all... and it was to do with learning French in Paris.
