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I have been following Claudine Hemingway on Instagram for quite some time. The way she portrays Paris and connects the Insta viewer to our favourite destination prompted me to reach out and ask if she would be happy to chat. As Claudine cannot get enough of Paris and France she was more than happy to spend some…

In the modern world of social media I follow many Instagrammers to maintain my connection to France. One such profile is that of Jeremy Pritchard .  Jeremy is a Parisian photographer, taking shots of the real Paris world from a rooftop perspective. Following his amazing photos uncovers a side of Paris most of us never see. I…

In this episode of the podcast I chat with my darling cousin and dear friend Anne Lock about a “grandes vacances” our family took in 2015 to France. Twenty of us met for a week in Paris and then most of us travelled for an extra week to the quaint village of Chinon in the Loire Valley.…

My gorgeous friend Karen Grooby has travelled with me in France a number of times. In LFF episode 4 we chatted about one weekend we shared where we worked through a list Karen made of all the places to drink champagne in Paris! Karen is quite brilliant with her research and I have benefitted from it a…

I really want to keep my French vibes going when I can’t be travelling in France. I have French objects all around me, French inspired furniture, even tiny pockets of my garden that remind me of times I have spent in France. I chatted to the remarkable Debi Lilly who is an amazing event planner,…

When the TV series Emily in Paris started, I was thrilled to have a series to help me escape to Paris during the COVID lockdown. “Here is a way for me to armchair travel,” I thought. The storyline left a bit to be desired, but it was shot so beautifully with so many of my…

I have known Grace McMahon’s family since I was aged 5 and at school with her aunt. I have seen her grow up from a little girl as she went to school with mes enfants from a young age too, so I followed her journey to France with such excitement and pride! Grace finished secondary…

For as long as I can remember, I have been in awe of the legend and the stories surrounding Versailles. It was wonderful to hear about this magical place from a French local perspective with ma belle amie Sarah Zwick who is just as big a fan as I am. Versailles has been listed as a…

Want ideas for a week in Paris with your chéri?  My then partner, now husband Paul and I visited the “city of love” for our first trip in 2018. We stayed in an Airbnb on the Île Saint Louis arriving in the evening to head straight to sleep in an attempt to avoid jet lag!…

I have travelled to France many times, and thought I had all my bases covered when it came to safety. I learned a number of new tips though from my belle amie Rachel Kealy. Rachel is the founder of the Women’s Self Defence Network, and host of podcast Knowledge is Your Superpower!  Given that so many people…