Bordeaux Quinconces Antiques Fair (Foire à la Brocante et Antiquités des Quinconces de Bordeaux) 25 April - 11 May 2025 held in Spring and Autumn - see /www.bordeauxquinconces.com Bric-a-brac…
Alençon Le weekend in .....Alençon, Orne, Normandie Where to stay, where to eat, what to do, how to get there....... Where to Stay?? Château de Sarceaux B&B A B&B in…
Etiquette, kissing - and all that! The French, as we all know, are contradictory, not least in social situations. On the one hand they can be very formal - letters…
I suspect we all look for evidence to convince us that our bad habits are not so bad for us after all. I still quote numerous medical articles which "prove"…
St Valentine special locations in France
Montélimar Christmas Market (Drome, ARA) runs from 13 - 24 December 2024. Most of us zoom past on the Autoroute south to Provence, but it could provide a welcome break…
Strasbourg's Christmas Market (67 Bas-Rhin, Grand Est) takes place from 27 November to 27 December 2024 - see www.christmas.alsace Strasbourg's Christmas Market takes place in a breathtaking position in front…
An interesting, if worrying article by Elin McCoy at Bloomberg, casts a pessimistic view of the French authorities' approach to wine and alcohol:- In January, the Paris County Court ruled…