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5 Reasons This Is Your Perfect Family Getaway in the South of France
Do you dream of a stress free holiday where babies, toddlers, kids and adults can all relax and enjoy the perfect family getaway? Where you have your own private heated pool, private swim spa and an essential baby kit ready and waiting? Or maybe you have a big birthday, […]
Glorious Languedoc is the real heart and soul of the French south
The Cote d’Azur is lovely, but for this writer the heart and soul of the South of France is the Languedoc. This region in the south-west is truly special – full of history, with exceptional food and wine, and it’s a lot less touristy than the […]
7 delicious French destinations you’ve probably never heard of
From the outside, France presently appears a country in crisis. On the inside, the French are eating. Simple as that. Irritations come and go, but it is the mark of a great nation to pursue its destiny regardless. In France this includes perfecting roast pigeon, finding […]
How to Shop the Markets in Provence
Originally published on The New York Times By SHIVANI VORA Although the region has close to 500 markets with vendors selling food, antiques and crafts, Marjorie Williams’s new book “The Markets of Provence” is a guide to the 30 she found most appealing during the several months […]
The Art of Travel at the Musée Lalique in Alsace
Originally published on France Today by Sylvia Edwards Davis A visit to the Musée Lalique in Alsace is a surprise not just for the fantastic permanent collection and the spectacular natural setting, but also for the quality of the temporary exhibitions, guided by a different theme each year. Lalique […]
How Brexit will affect British tourists travelling to Europe
Originally published on EveningStandard  SIMON CALDER It’s no secret that Londoners love to holiday. Come summer, thousands of us jet off to sunnier climes around Europe, whether it be a beach break to the French Riviera or in Dordogne. But how will travel to Europe be […]
France’s Centre Pompidou explores the Beat Generation
Originally published on CTVNews Spanning a period from the late 1940s to the late 1960s, the Beat Generation scandalized America in the dawning days of the Cold War. The movement laid the foundations for the liberation of youth culture and is now recognized as one of […]
Normandy Food and Travel Guide
Home to calvados, cider, and Camembert, this charming little corner of France once welcomed in the country’s renegade Impressionists and still holds some secrets—if you know where to look. Populated with apple orchards, calvados-swilling locals, and many a wheel of Camembert, Normandy is impossibly bucolic. Like […]
Heres Why France Has the Lowest Rate of Obesity in the World
Originally published on NTVFood It’s a strange phenomenon where the French diet is relatively high on saturated fats, alcohol and meat and still it has relatively low incidence of lifestyle diseases. This is popularly called the French paradox. So, what’s the secret? In a French diet, […]
Paris As a Movie Set
Claire and Maxime, 2 Parisians with a love for film, photography, create great videos of their travels around the world. In their latest opus, they have transformed Paris into a movie set. It’s your chance to see Paris as you have never seen it!