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WHILE a French/English dictionary always comes in handy with those difficult words, even the mightiest of tomes can struggle with specialist vocabulary. Be they medical terms, those associated with a hobby or even modern phrases to do with electronics and the internet your well-thumbed dictionary may struggle. So when I... Read more →
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WHEN most people start a restoration project in France they don’t usually have to learn ancient building techniques or deal with the discovery of human skeletons. But for Harry Atterton and his wife Jacqueline these challenges are all part and parcel of bringing back to life one of the oldest... Read more →
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IT may come as a bit of a surprise that the second largest producer of caviar in the world is found in Aquitaine. But even more of a surprise is that a Brit, who hails from Leicestershire, is behind the company and which this year registered sales of £4.7 million.... Read more →
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HERE'S to a very merry Christmas and I'll wish you all the best for the New Year. Many thanks for continuing to drop in on This French Life and to those who have left helpful comments, posted a photo on Flickr and passed on advice in the forum. So I'll... Read more →
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The Ballad of Bouillabaisse A STREET there is in Paris famous, For which no rhyme our language yields, Rue Neuve de petits Champs its name is -- The New Street of the Little Fields; And there's an inn, not rich and splendid, But still in comfortable case; The which in... Read more →
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IF you have been wondering where your money had been going over the past couple of months then the latest price index may provide a pointer. The national statistics institute INSEE has released figures for November showing that prices have risen by 1.4 per cent over the past twelve months.... Read more →
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HERE is another pointer to a corner of French music you may not have crossed before, the songs of Paris-born but Algerian influenced Faudel. His latest album is Mundial Corrida and the first song off it was Mon Pays, where Faudel explores his French life as well as Algeria, the... Read more →
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IF you want to get a taste of French life in the heart of London than head to the Vive la France exhibition between January 19 and 21. With over 100 exhibitors at London’s Olympia exhibition centre, there will be everything from wines and gastronomic delights to culture, style and... Read more →
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EACH département in France is slowly rolling out the details of their winter sale dates - good news for the bargain hunters. The different préfets of the départements agree with commercial representatives a period of no more than six weeks when sale prices can be displayed. This year the opening... Read more →
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THE number of older Britons living abroad is expected to hit 3,325,000 - or one in five - by 2020, a new study reveals. Figures from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) claims that currently one million pensioners, or one in 12 of Britons over 65, already live overseas.... Read more →
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