AS the cost of oil increases across the world its impact is felt at the petrol pump and in the cost of heating your home.... Read more →
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Who's who in a French family?
NOW it would be very embarrassing to mix up brothers with sisters, aunts with uncles if you were at a party or dinner. So here... Read more →
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Fables of Jean de la Fontaine
POET Jean de la Fontaine is best known for his Fables that many French people can still recite to this day. He was born in... Read more →
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What SIPPs mean for buying in France
FROM April next year people will be able to invest in residential property both in the UK and abroad, through their pension funds. Under the... Read more →
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Chatting about blogging
I KNOW a few people who run a blog-style website to promote their holiday home or business in France. If you want to hear a... Read more →
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Petrol price guide for France
THE French government has asked oil companies to provide a regular update of average petrol prices, which will be published on the internet. The site... Read more →
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The Limousin region
ONE of the biggest fears anyone has is that their little hideaway village is going to be featured in a newspaper. Many people joke that... Read more →
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Preparing your house for winter
WITH autumn already here, and winter just around the corner, now is the time to make sure your home in France is ready for the... Read more →
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French fruit and veg
IF you are on holiday in France then one of the delights has to be a trip to the local market. Not only will it... Read more →
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Le soleil s'est couche
Sunset from Feuilles d'Automne, 1829. THE sun set this evening in masses of cloud, The storm comes to-morrow, then calm be the night, Then the... Read more →
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