This French Life

Five compelling reasons to buy the wrong house in France

IF you want to make your dream move to France a reality it's important to ask yourself some difficult questions - if you don't you... Read more →

Make Do & Cook in the kitchen to save

MAKE Do & Cook is the latest book by Patricia Mansfield-Devine, who has lived in France for more than 10 years and is the author... Read more →

Finding a summer job in France

MANY young people look to spend a working summer in France, so if you are one of them then now is the time to get... Read more →

Watch out for ticks in France

I HAVE just got back in from a walk with the dog and picked three ticks off her coat, and will be keeping me eyes... Read more →

The 'reality gap' in a move to France

THERE is a brutally honest piece on the Daily Mail website by journalist Lauren Booth, who lives in the Dordogne, about the pressures of life... Read more →

Questions to ask when buying international private medical insurance

THE healthcare system in France is widely regarded as one of the best in the world, indeed many Brits are or have moved to France... Read more →

Sister who lived in Dordogne honoured as British hero of the Holocaust

A POSTHUMOUS award has been given to Sister Agnes Walsh, who sheltered a Jewish family from December 1943 in a convent in Cadouin, in the... Read more →

The sound of bird song from a French field

WHILST out on an early morning walk through a field here in Loubejac (map), I tried to capture the sounds of bird song. Listen! Unfortunately... Read more →

The story of the Peugeot left in the woods

THIS car reminded me of the secret reconnaissance of war films, but the Peugeot 203 first came out in 1948, writes Carol Miers. I spoke... Read more →

A look at France-UK Double Tax Treaty

THE new France-UK Double Tax Treaty (DTT) signed between France and the UK on June 19, 2008 came into force in France on January 1,... Read more →