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THE impact on the cost of running your car and heating your house will be being felt by practically everyone as oil prices rise. So having an awareness of past prices and what average costs are may help you with planning for the future, and ensure you won't be ripped... Read more →
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IF you enjoy reading the translated works of French authors then you may want to spend a little time browsing the virtual shelves of the French Publishers' Agency. Their website details the authors they represent in the US and offers up short introductions to many titles and a biography of... Read more →
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I'M sure you will have heard of My Space, where users have the chance to discover people with similar interests, but there are some websites that look to connect people based on the subject itself. One such site is Francophilia, which has recently launched, and aims to bring together people... Read more →
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A WEBSITE has been launched that aims to lead a campaign to ensure the recent changes to the French health care system will not mean people have to sell their homes and return to the UK. The French Health Issues site aims to provide the latest information that is available... Read more →
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ALTHOUGH this chap has been described as Franchouillard, or typically French, it is maybe a little harsh but I'm still pleased it has been added to the This French Life Flickr pool. Taken by isemantics I do think the chap has a bit of a smile because he knows why... Read more →
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THE small village of Marseillette, population 700, in the Minervois region of the Languedoc is home to a taste of the Blues every Thursday afternoon. American disc jockey Barrie Dee unpacks his record collection once a week on Radio Marseillette and draws a local and international audience to the classics... Read more →
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THE time of year has come when we want to sit by a cosy fire and browse a variety of holiday magazines. Perhaps you are dreaming of sun, sea and sand, or maybe something more energetic, let's say surfing, skiing, cycling or perhaps hot air ballooning. But, spare a thought... Read more →
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IT is quite a challenge to get around l’hexagone but thanks to the internet you can at least drop in on places and take a virtual tour. Which is exactly what you can do on the Lyon Photos website, which offers a vast collection of photographs of the streets and... Read more →
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I WROTE earlier this year about the flight of the cranes across France and how many people saw the birds migration from Spain to northern Europe, roughly in a line from the south west to the north east, as a sign of spring. Well it looks as though les grues... Read more →
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AT the beginning of October new rules came into place covering French planning consent for new buildings and construction work. It swept away many of the different regulations and was replaced with a simpler system that was made up of three planning permissions and a declaration or pre-condition statement. French... Read more →
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