Explore 5 Things You Do To Show You’re a Tourist in Provence July 2, 2015We hate being treated like tourists when we visit another place, and yet sometimes it’s our actions that send up a red flag that we’re strangers. Here are 5 ways you might be tipping your cards about being a tourist (and how to get a poker face). You Walk Around With Your Camera Over Your …Continue Reading
Explore · Jemma - French Lessons Midsummer Grab Bag: Security in the Spotlight August 3, 2016Contributor blog post by Jemma: This Saturday the roads in France are meant to be black. That’s what Bison Futé forecasts, anyway, in its annual summer traffic forecast, Le Panorama de l’été 2016. Saturday, July 30 – Saturday, August 6, too – are the summits of a French summer season that seems to run,, in …Continue Reading
Explore · Julie Whitmarsh · Road Trips South of France A 3-day Taster Trip to the Vaucluse August 19, 2016Contributor blog post by Vaucluse Dreamer: Where do I start? This last week has been lovely – the house has been full (a great test of the temporary fabric walls & open plan bathroom!) Not only has my eldest son been visiting with his girlfriend, but also my mum, so all the rooms have been …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Inspire · Shopping & Gifts What’s So Special About French Brocantes? December 5, 2016Tell me there’s a brocante nearby and I’m there! If I start off another blog post with “one of my favorite things,” please excuse me. It’s just that it’s so hard for me to contain myself when describing some of the fun things to do in France. Like going to brocantes. …Continue reading here to find …Continue Reading