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Will I get the Legion d’Honneur for my services to France?
Last week I received this message, and I promise you it’s real: “It’s nice for a French bloke to see that you guys love my ...
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The Grass is always Greener for some expats
The other day I interviewed an expat British couple in France. They had moved here seven years ago, took early retirement, bought a beautiful country ...
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La Belle Vie
People often ask me about where I live in France, when I tell them the Seven Valleys, Pas de Calais, the usual reaction is that ...
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The Beer Festival and Le Madison Dance in France
I recently told you I was off to a beer festival with an Austrian oompah band (if you missed my newsletter about it you can ...
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L’Escargot, London’s oldest French Restaurant
I go back and forth between the UK and France all the time but until recently I never noticed how much of a French influence ...
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New Year’s Eve French Style
It’s New Year’s Eve and where I live in the middle of nowhere, rural Pas de Calais, northern France, it’s fairly quiet for most of ...
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Christmas Day and the Christmas Truce Statue
Across a muddy battlefield, two young men reach out to shake hands over a football – marking one of the most extraordinary events of the ...
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The tradition of Old Maid’s Day in France
Recently I went to lunch with some expat friends, one of whom has a French boyfriend. “I found out something strange” she informed us. We ...
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Notre Dame de Lorette memorial
Arras is a beautiful old town with Flemish style buildings, imposing squares, great shops, quirky cafes and there is lots to do and see. Many ...
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Je Suis Flop Chef
When I first moved to France I had grand designs for gastronomy – I certainly like to eat so I thought I would try to ...
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