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Top 5 things you might not know about the French language

Even if you’re a bonafide Francophone and Francophile, we’ve think we’ve found five facts about the French language that will still manage to surprise you…
 France



Escapades

Chenonceau: the women behind the French château

The Loire Valley’s Château de Chenonceau has a fascinating story to tell- and it’s very…
 The Loire Valley, France


Escapades

Comment l'Australie n'est pas devenue française

En 1800 Napoléon se voyait déjà maître du monde et la Nouvelle-Hollande était l'un des…
 Australia


Arts + Culture

Getting into new French fiction: ‘The Character of Rain’ by Amélie Nothomb

Nothomb is a slippery writer; an acquired taste – and perhaps one of the most…

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Your pocket-sized Guide to French philosophy: Voltaire

How well do you know your French philosophers? Voltaire was a French philosopher and writer…
 France


Arts + Culture

Getting into new French fiction: ‘Treachery in Bordeaux’ by Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen

“I believe you should always seek to uncover secrets” says Cooker in the opening chapter.…
 Bordeaux, France


Escapades

Comment l'Australie n'est pas devenue française - Part 1

Ce mélange d’égo maltraité, de compétition acharnée et de curiosité constituait la base de cette…
 Australia

Arts + Culture

Your pocket-sized Guide to... French philosophy: Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher who believed that each individual has the freedom to change things and make a real difference.
 France

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En faire tout un fromage To make a big deal out of something
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