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Pack your bags! We’re headed to Annecy!
Catherine Berry has appeared on the Loulabelle’s FrancoFiles podcast previously way back in episode 39 when she chatted about her own life story of taking her family to live in France in the area around Annecy. Catherine wrote the first of her books about that experience, But You Are In France Madame. In this current chat…
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Loulabelle & Ruby chat on our Cannes Couch!
Ruby Boukabou has been on the Loulabelle’s podcast a number of times and now she and I are headed to the wonderful Cannes Film Festival! Ruby has been attending as a journalist since 2009 and will lead me through my first experience of the Festival. This year Ruby and I will be sharing daily all…
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Life in an idyllic French village.
Sara Marner divides her heart between her holiday home in Normandy and her Melbourne life. After a 2008 visit to her husband’s English family, Sara with her husband and kids took a three week drive through France and fell in love with the countryside and the lifestyle. They then bought an historic home in the…
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The rebirth of Notre Dame… it’s all on track!
Claudine Hemingway has chatted with me on the podcast before. She and I have stayed connected and she has become a lovely friend who keeps my Frenchy vibes going with her wonderful posts about the current goings-on as well as the history of Paris and France. Recently the beautiful cathedral of Notre Dame celebrated an…
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Going back in time… one Aussie discovers her French history.
A number of years ago Emily Lawrence Gazal brought her family from Bondi in Sydney Australia to live in Chatou 20 minutes from the centre of Paris. Emily knew her great grandmother was French but her grandmother would tell her no more. She didn’t really know the family history further down that branch of her…
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A local’s look at the beautiful Burgundy region ❤️
Lindy Viandier is an accomplished author who has written about her wonderful home Les Libellules in Burgundy which she has owned for around five years with her French husband. Lindy Viandier shares her view of Burgundy, not just the well known but she delves deeper under the layers of history and tradition. Burgundy is southeast…
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French design chic… an expert guide!
Ann Dennis is an artist and interior designer who is passionate about interiors, art and antiques. Many of us Francophiles benefit from by following her socials with exquisite and sumptuous designs shared consistently. I so loved delving deeper into her French inspired story with this podcast chat. Ann grew up in a family who valued…
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Haggling, bargains & French chic… beautiful brocante in France.
I’m not exactly sure of the origins of all the differing types of brocante markets in France, but it seems that most regions have little antique markets or at least a brocante stall on weekends in the summer. Some brocante fairs are huge whereas others are mostly like a small car-boot sale, but gorgeous antique…
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Travelling to France in a group? Don’t miss these tips!
There are many plans afoot to travel back to Europe after the last couple of COVID affected years and for some these plans have been underway for quite some time. If you’re intending to travel from Australia and New Zealand, or even from the US, Canada, South America or anywhere out of Europe really, it…
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French connections globally, in France and at home.
Kent Tisher has been a follower of the LFF podcast for some time but I only met him after he recently won the Loulabelle’s giveaway and was communicating with me regarding the arrangements for the sending of a magnum of Taittinger champagne to him in Canada. I then uncovered his French story and felt I…