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Lindy  Viandier chatted to me about her journey from being a nurse in Wales to renovating a 300 year old maison with her French husband in Burgundy. Lindy recalls her mother wearing ‘Evening in Paris’ perfume when she was a child. It came in a tiny midnight blue flacon. The label had the French translation,…

For many years I have been an avid fan of Le Tour de France. I have watched it overnight during its 3 week run and chatted the next morning with work colleagues about the events of the previous étape. I have relished in the scenery of rural France and wondered at the well informed comments of…

This was such a beautifully honest and raw chat that it took me some time to come back to edit and then share it with everyone. I felt an instant warm connection to Christine Betts. I have loved following Christine on social media for some time. Her posts connect me to Paris in a variety…

J’adore chatting to ma belle amie Sarah Zwick about regular life in France. Spring cleaning is a time of uncovering many new things and fabulous old memories! Recently Sarah and I talked about her finds when she was renovating her home in the Basque region of southwest France. The story of how she came across…

Author Catherine Berry fascinated me with her story of her journey to live a French life with her family. Catherine made the decision to only speak French to her infant son which prompted her and  her husband to pull up stumps and head to France to live. When her children were aged 6, 9 and…

I loved chatting to my wonderful friend Sarah Zwick from Be My Guest Immersion about Thomas Pesquet, famous acclaimed French astronaut. Thomas Pesquet would never have dreamed as a small child in Dieppe Normandy, that he would become a household name in France as their most well known astronaut and probably the most famous astronaut in Europe. As a small…

I am always looking for ways to keep my connection with France alive whilst I’m not on French soil. Beeta Hashempour is the creator of Mon Petit Four, which has been voted as one of the #1 French food blogs in the world and one of the top Parisian lifestyle blogs of 2019! Everyday receiving the…

I love looking through Instagram, dreaming of long days and beautiful holidays in France! Sometimes I end up following particular accounts more than others and the way they portray their version of France just “clicks” with me. This was the case with Emily Lawrence Gazal @frenchobsessed. I messaged her and asked if I could chat to…

In 2017 I was fortunate enough to take part in a most amazing and life changing trip on an immersion with my French class at the time. Just recently I chatted to the beautiful Nathalie Foos in Loulabelle’s FrancoFiles episode 32. Nathalie runs A French Journey in Melbourne Australia and organised this incredible immersion together with Rosemary Vine…