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Mardi Michels is an Australian born, Canadian living, Francophile who’s journey over many years was lovely to immerse in for a while as we chatted. Mardi and I talked over zoom with her sitting in her gorgeous vacation home in south west France in Nerac. The light over her shoulder had me longing for France…

I first met Andrew Prior when he was a guest on my podcast way back in episode 66 and since then I have been to stay at his home in Montmorillon. It is one of 12 departments in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region, in the beautiful Vienne not far from the Loire Valley. When I stayed there, I had one of…

Richelle Harrison Plesse is an accomplished international journalist who many Aussies would recognise from reporting and news-reading on our screens. She did not grow up as a Francophile but conversely considered herself an Anglophile! She moved to London after finishing university where she met her French husband and moved to Paris pour l’amour! Richelle’s career…

Suzie Jackson has always had an affinity to France.  She deliberately didn’t make her first trip to Paris until her 30s as she was concerned she would be let down by the reality not living up to the dream. But there was nothing to fear, as Suzie’s first French experience had her feeling like she…

Paris is a place filled with myriad cultures, religions, languages and nationalities. We tend to view France through the quintessentially French perspective of “chateaux, champagne et croissants”, but there is so much more to discover with just a little scratch of the surface. I spoke recently to Pakistani woman Fiza about her move with her…

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I love checking in with my lovely friend Emily Gaudichon (@therealemilyinparis) who lives in Paris’s 6th arrondissement. She has her finger on the pulse of everything going on and always has some terrific tips for me to pop into my itinerary for my next visit to the French capital! Chocolat chaud When in France one…

Over ten years ago, a client flew Shannon Pratuch to Paris from the US for a project she was working on. Over the few days she was there she wandered throughout Paris, losing herself in the nooks and crannies of the city ultimately falling in love with Paris and then with all of France. Every…

Jane Hiscock and her husband Steve have both always loved France. They originally travelled there every couple of years before starting their family many years ago. Then in 2010 they went to Paris to start a search for a Paris apartment, but before commencing that task, they travelled to stay with friends in Normandy who…