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Le Havre: A 500 year old city – the biggest harbor city in France
Le Havre stands not just as a city but as a living museum of architectural innovation, political history, and the enduring spirit of community and reinvention
French Film Review: The Edge of the Blade
A film worth watching for a window into French life in the late 1800s – with the rise of feminism, plenty of duelling action, albeit with some old men stuffily pontificating about the world, and there’s a dash of romance as well.
Denyse de Bravura: French artist – an untold story
Denyse de Bravura: an untold story of an aspiring French artist & illustrator during les années folles and the 30 years following World War I
Features
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Arts + Culture
French Film Review: The Edge of the Blade
A film worth watching for a window into French life in the late 1800s – with the rise of feminism, plenty of duelling action, albeit with some old men stuffily pontificating about the world, and there’s a dash of romance as well.
Denyse de Bravura: French artist – an untold story
Denyse de Bravura: an untold story of an aspiring French artist & illustrator during les années folles and the 30 years following World War I
French Film Review: Divertimento
Divertimento: This is a wonderful, heartwarming, and uplifting film, and the two leads are so engaging – well worth your time at this year’s festival.
Escapades
Le Havre: A 500 year old city – the biggest harbor city in France
Le Havre stands not just as a city but as a living museum of architectural innovation, political history, and the enduring spirit of community and reinvention
Marseille: the color and the gray – Part 2/2
Marseille: the color and the gray. Discover the forts, the beaches, the Calanques - a visit with open eyes.
Marseille: the color and the gray – Part 1/2
I went to Marseille alone on a whim. I took my first visit to the famous sun-soaked coast before the crowds and heat picked up.
Gastronomie
Mothais-sur-Feuille: The wonder of Fromage – unveiling one French cheese at a time
Producers of Mothais-sur-Feuille, a goat cheese hailing from Poitou-Charentes, aka the French cradle of chèvre, have applied for their very own appellation.
Cheese Journeys: Perfect Way to Discover France’s Cheesemaking Regions
Cheese Journeys - these unique tours cherry-pick the best of the best and tell the story of what’s special about each area. They're driven to incite curiosity, passion and the zest for knowledge.
How to add Joie de Vivre to your Holidays: Provencal tradition, 13 desserts & nativity scenes
The 13 desserts Provencal tradition is steeped in religious symbolism. These desserts, really small bites, are placed at the table on Christmas Eve & remain there for three days so guests have a chance to sample them.
Mode + Beauté
The ultimate guide to the best pharmacies in Paris: become an expert!
Read our guide to the best pharmacies in Paris, and how to become an expert French pharmacy shopper
Yves Saint Laurent: 6 extraordinary exhibitions 60 years on
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of his 1st collection, a vast exhibition named 'Yves Saint Laurent aux musée' is being held in 6 Parisian museums
Where do French women buy shoes in Paris? – Insider Guide for shoe addicts – top 13 stores
Discover my top 13 shoe stores in Paris! Stop wondering where French women buy their shoes?
Reportage + Société
Vide Grenier: Lost and Found
I love a good Vide Grenier. I collect vintage photos. Select a photo and 'Tell me a story' - Now it's your turn!
Louvre President Laurence des Cars: how much do you know about her?
Laurence de Cars: The Louvre’s first female president, Laurence des Cars, wants to remind people it offers much more than the Mona Lisa
France: Academie Francaise – New leader & New Dictionary to come…
Académie Française, the 388-year-old prestigious custodian, and promoter of the French language, has a new leader, French-Lebanese author Amin Maalouf to lead the "Immortals"
Vie Française
WWII Female Agents Behind Enemy Lines – Part 1
Violette Szabo and other female agents were sent to France by F Section of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during WWII. F Section (French Section), part of SOE, set up as a clandestine organization “to set Europe ablaze”, as Winston Churchill once said.
Moving to France: a 5 suitcase adventure just two years ago
Moving to France: This trip was going to be interesting, a holiday & maybe a new life. It's been two years of work and living a familiar routine, the beach, beautiful home. Idyllic really but to grow you need to expand your horizons...
Great Women of France: 19th and 20th centuries – Part 3
Great Women of France: 20th century. Read about - Marie Curie, Simone de Beauvoir, Nadia Boulanger, Coco Chanel, Simone Veil