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Floating on the Canal du Midi! A barge holiday extraordinaire 😍
I love how loads of my and Paul’s friends are mad about France just like us! Kate Bryant has been a friend of my partner Paul for over 30 years and had her first experience in France with a family for whom she nannied back in her 20s. The love of the fresh food, the…
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French Views – Dreaming & Planning for our vacances en France!
My conversation with gorgeous Carole Handel, writer of the fabulous blog French Views and her wonderfully enthusiastic husband Chris definitely got our Frenchie vibes going! As Carole said to me afterwards, we were ready to pack our bags and jump on a plane after our chat… if only we could. We will get there eventually though. We…
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When Bastille Day is not Bastille Day…
J’adore catching up with my belle amie Sarah Zwick from Be My Guest Immersions in Bayonne in south-west France! I was fascinated to hear her French perspective of Bastille Day celebrations. In France, Bastille Day is not Bastille Day! Not even le jour de la Bastille! It is always referred to as “quatorze juillet” in…
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Finding dragonflies & dreams in a 300 year old maison!
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,…
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Le Tour de France through French eyes!
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…
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Paris time travel – the gorgeous chateaux tell their story ❤️
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…
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An amazing find Spring cleaning in France & the treats of Summer!
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…
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“But you are in France Madame!”
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…
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Thomas Pesquet – French astronaut legend, nice guy & space DJ!
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…
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Everyday en Paris, un petit peu de France avec “Mon Petit Four”!
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…