Category: Discover France

When I am asked what are the best places to visit, I have a problem - I can only respond and state what I personally like or dislike and this may not be fair to the many alternative, possibly interesting …

France is a big country with several totally different climates and thousands of years of local traditions. Every army has marched back and forth, conquering and settling in this rich and fruitful country.

France is also the most visited area in …

There have been several famous Oyster Clubs, these were often private societies dedicated to fine eating in good company.

Through the enterprise of Robin Hicks, a businessman who lives near us in the Herault, a group of press, publishers and bloggers …

I travel to a lot of towns and villages in France on business and often have to eat lunch out - today Carole and I had a meeting near Limoux and called into the town center looking for a simple …

I just re-read a reply I did to a reader asking for advice on what to see and visit driving south from Paris. Perhaps I have been living in France for too long and am getting over-familiar with the sights …

A recent article in the Telegraph by Henry Samuel, announced Sarkozy’s ambition for a new Paris - President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has tasked a group of top architects, including Britain’s Richard Rogers, to dream up a Grand …

This French Life is a good newsletter which keeps me thinking “I wish I had written that - it always has important stuff , the one today mentions the new rules for red triangles and jackets in cars …

Midi France is a site giving information about the region where we live. Languedoc seems to have everything from Buddhist Retreats to Bare Bottoms

It seems Ryanair are pleased with the work the people in Beziers have done to make their new Bristol-Beziers route a success, so they are operating a trial service from Stanstead in the summer.

The nice people from BlaBlaBlah sent …

I was transported back in time and space when walking the dogs through the lanes around our village this afternoon. I found myself in 1958 walking along a lane in Cornwall England wearing Boy Scouts uniform.

This was very strange as …