This French Life

The peace of the river Dordogne from a canoe

GLIDING through the water in your canoe as you pass the turrets and towers of Castlenaud on the river Dordogne, all you can hear is... Read more →

Coping with Parkinson's disease in France

BEING ill in France can really test your language skills, trying to describe where pain is and how you feel can be both exhausting and... Read more →

Photographs from a Dordogne summer

HERE are some photographs from around the southern corner of the Dordogne, taking in the still morning air, mushrooms under the chestnut trees and a... Read more →

Opening the doors at Domaine de La Gachère

Gilles Lemoine welcomed people in to Domaine de La GachèreFRANCE is a place of clichéd landmarks: Say Provence and infinite fields of lavender will appear... Read more →

Tips when selling your French property

FOR every person looking to buy in France there has to be another willing to sell, but what are the steps involved when putting your... Read more →

The last tobacco harvest

JUST around the corner here in Loubejac the Pomès family are busy in the fields, with the help of their friends, collecting the tobacco plants.... Read more →

Any other TV shows in France with English subtitles?

THERE is no doubt that having English subtitles on television programmes really helps you get up to speed with the French language. Unfortunately few go... Read more →