Book review: ‘The Only Street in Paris’ celebrating the Rue des Martyrs
Elaine Sciolino's 'The Only Street in Paris' takes us to the popular, fascinating Rue des Martyrs.
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05, 2016
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11, 2015
French Mediterranean gardens: a garden tour across southern France – part 2
Ronnie continues her tour of French Mediterranean gardens in Provence, exploring the cypresses, stony paths and subtle textures of Le Clos Pascal and La Louve.
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08, 2015
Off the beaten track in France: discovering Sancerre
The picturesque medieval village of Sancerre, found on the edge of the Loire Valley, provides a taste of French culture that is well worth experiencing.
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10, 2012
Secrets to starting a new life in France
When I look back on it now, I really don’t know how I saw past the crappy tiled floor, the dire breeze block walls, the patches of damp and gaping holes in the roof, the corrugated iron roof and doors and the rickety ladder to the first floor…
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09, 2012
Villefranche-sur-Mer: A petit bijou on the French Riviera
Very little on the Côte d’Azur is undiscovered. The deep-water harbour is ideal for cruise ships and day-trippers are off-loaded en masse during the peak summer season. It gets busy. Nonetheless, Villefranche somehow manages to guard its small fishing village atmosphere.
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05, 2012
Let’s talk French weather – Part 2
But we had to use our kitchen, didn't we. And the kitchen was the coldest place in the house. It was too low a temperature to mature a good Roquefort cheese in, for Roquefort requires a steady ten degrees to work its magic. Our kitchen, on the other hand, had the steady temperature of +4°C.
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05, 2012
Let’s talk French weather – Part 1
When I mention southern France, what comes to your mind? I know what comes to mine, still, after all these years ... turquoise seawater ... lavender fields ... and above all, embracing warmth. This list comes to mind, to vanish immediately, replaced with other phenomena I've become accustomed to recently.
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04, 2012
Coup de coeur – my French house
When my husband and I visited Closerie Falaiseau in Blois for the first time, it was exactly the same for both of us – le coup de coeur ... Then I heard the date - 1584. Not even in my wildest dreams could I have imagined owning a house more than four hundred years old. We went inside and the magic continued.
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04, 2012
Kathryn Sanderson: Expat textile designer thrives in France
Generally, inspiration for my work comes from memory, a natural experience that I've had in my life or something I've witnessed, but more often comes from learning something remarkable...
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08, 2011
Provençal villages: Meyrargues
Another day, another quick visit to some nearby Provençal villages. We started in the small village of Meyrargues.
