About Us

The Good Life France is an independent on line magazine about France and all things French.

With numerous guides about the daily life essentials put together with help from a panel of experts we cover buying property and getting a mortgage, utilities, travel, technology and much more. We are here to help expats and visitors navigate their way round the administrative systems of France whether its opening a bank account, finding a great school or arranging healthcare – everything you need is here in one place.

Whether you come to stay for a day or forever we will help you make the most of your time with our holiday and arts guides, events calendars, cultural and language guides, fabulous recipes and information about French gastronomy and regional guides.

Content is added daily and our team of writers aim to provide you with a view of France like no other with fantastic photographs and their insider’s tips.

If there is something you want to know and we have not covered it in our thousands of pages – let us know, we are here to help you.

The Good Life France partners with Paris Chanson, a French on line radio station based in London and with Untapped Cities – Paris, a website which features historical, architectural, witty and hip photographs and writing.

The Good Life France bloggeur is Janine, an expat Londoner. A journalist and ex corporate magazine editor.

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Janine in her garden in the “northpole of France” – Nord Pas-de-Calais

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My French Diet

Written by janine on June 19, 2013 in Blog with 0 Comments

So today, after indulging for 4 days on a press trip to northern France – well really I should be honest and say over-indulging – I am starting my French diet with a 4 day fast! This is not something I’m doing lightly or that I particularly want to do but I have reached the [...]

The French Weather and a huge storm in Paris

Written by janine on June 18, 2013 in Blog with 0 Comments

The weather in the last couple of years in France has been very tricky. It used to be that I’d know that in the summer I’d be wearing T Shirts and shorts all day. I’d go to the beach where it would be hot and sunny and eat outside at night enjoying pavement style dining, [...]

DIY Milestones for expats in France

Written by Donna Faulkner on June 12, 2013 in Real Lives with 0 Comments

Donna and Dave Faulkner moved to a house in Deux-Sevres. To say that it needed renovation is an understatement – the couple had no electricity, no water, no mains drainage and no septic tank – and the house itself was in an overgrown garden and could hardly be seen. Undaunted they took on the task [...]

Another beautiful day in Nord-Pas de Calais

Written by janine on June 7, 2013 in Blog with 0 Comments

I woke up early this morning and listened to the doves cooing outside my window – they are there every morning and quite noisy at times. The cuckoo that lives in the garden across the road went on and on and I could hear other birds, little wrens, blue tits screeching a warning sound and [...]

Vintage Normandy Adventure for expats living in France

Written by The Good Life France on June 4, 2013 in Real Lives with 6 Comments

Expats living in France: Victoria Burton, from Lancashire, UK had been holidaying with her family in France for years before deciding to take the plunge and relocate to Normandy. The whole family loved the French way of life – first her brother made the move, then, Victoria says “It was no surprise to me when [...]

You Spoil us Ambassador with those Ferrero Rocher

Written by janine on June 4, 2013 in Blog with 0 Comments

Most days I work very hard, I write from dawn until dusk as a journalist – researching my facts and figures, learning more about my beautiful adopted country of France and writing about it, as well as being editor of this fantastic website you are currently accessing! Sometimes I am lucky enough to go on [...]

French word for French Kiss

Written by janine on May 31, 2013 in Blog with 0 Comments

Lots of excitement on the news alert grape vine – the French have officially now got a French word for “French Kiss”! I’m not really sure why everyone is getting so excited about it but newspapers around the world are transmitting this news with much relish and enthusiasm. There has never been an official French [...]

The lost French dogs go home

Written by janine on May 29, 2013 in Blog with 7 Comments

When we found the two spaniels in Rue du Chateau, Hucqueliers they looked awful, exhausted, shivering, hungry and thirsty and covered in cuts – it was a Sunday afternoon so we took them home as you know, and I was pretty sure they were lost dogs. We gave them something to eat and drink and [...]

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