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THE more observant amongst you will have noticed the addition of a few new articles on the site yesterday, well these have been written by the site's newest recruit Coral Luke. Coral has written the occasional article for This French Life in the past and helped with the setting up... Read more →
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The Brits are coming! That is the cry of campsite owners in France. After years of holidaying abroad Britons are heading back to France and some regions are finding their sales up by 36%. Eurocamp, who have provided family camping holidays for 30 years, have shown that Brittany and the... Read more →
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A COMMENT was recently left on the site from a reader outlining her experiences of different broadband providers, see Broadband access in France. There was mention of AOL France's telephone helpline that was available in English, so I took a quick look on their site to see if I could... Read more →
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The world famous Crusaders Australian cricket team will be playing a 50 over match at Saumur, the nearest turf wicket to Paris, on Wednesday 27th June. The Crusaders, international ambassadors for cricket, arrive in Europe on 8th June for a 42 day tour that will take in 31 cricket matches... Read more →
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Following an investigation by France Boisson-Gira, it appears that the number of cafés in the Cote d'Or department is falling. With an 18% drop in the last three years the days of sitting with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine outside a café watching the world go... Read more →
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THERE is a great audio programme featured on the BBC Radio 4's In Our Time website covering the role of Joan of Arc and the siege of Orleans. Presented by Melvyn Bragg he talks with leading historians about the 100 Years' War and the background of the siege and rise... Read more →
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THE lead news item on France 3 Perigords yesterday evening covered the tumbling property prices in the region. Estate agents around Sarlat told of older properties falling in price by around 15 per cent since the turn of the year, and how they had many homes still on their books.... Read more →
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THERE is no doubt that owning a vineyard has a certain glamour attached to it and must be one of the best opening gambits around the dinner table. But it is also clearly a labour of love for those people who decide to purchase a French vineyard as the work... Read more →
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A sociable French loo. By pixelfrenzy Had I been in the UK, the chances are that I would have been arrested - quite wrongly, I must stress - for indecent exposure, writes Peter Clayton. But I was in fashionable Le Touquet, relieving myself in the fashionable unisex loos of a... Read more →
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FRENCH workers have been singled out as the world's biggest whingers, but the Brits are right behind them. Research group FDS complied the report "What Workers Want: A Worldwide Study of Attitudes to Work and Work-Life Balance", and is the result of a major study involving nearly 14,000 employees in... Read more →
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