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Category Archives: France
Weekly Bloggers’ Round-Up: How to make a Christmas log – Favourite places in the Marais – Limone in Piemonte
A little bit of Christmas to start this week’s Blogger Round-Up with a recipe for French Christmas Log from French Moments, followed by Paris Weekender‘s favourite haunts in the Marais. To finish off, fellow Aussie Chrissie from Riviera Grapevine takes us … Continue reading
Posted in Food, France, Italy, Paris, Weekly Blogger Round-Up
Tagged blogger round-up, christmas log, limone, marais
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The 2013 Independant Wine Growers’ Fair in Paris
It’s Friday and we’re making our yearly trip to the Independant Wine Growers’ Fair in Paris at Porte de Versailles. We are surprised to find plenty of empty parking spaces in the back street we usually use to avoid the … Continue reading
Wild Mushroom and Onion Quiche
I am a sporadic cook at best these days. When my children were at home, I used to cook a lot more but most of the time, I serve up the same old dishes that are easy and quick to … Continue reading
Wednesday’s Blogger Round-Up: Day trip to Reims – Dealing with train stations on a bike – Christmas in France in 2013
Three entirely different subjects this week. Ever pratical Jo Karnaghan from Frugal First Class Travel takes us on a day trip to Reims which is not only famous for its champagne; Maggie La Coste from Experience France by Bike gives … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, France, French customs, Travelling, Wednesday's Blogger Round-up
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Wednesday’s Blogger Round-Up: Michelin star restaurants – Chrysanthemums in France – All Saints’ Day
This week, The Good Life France, appearing for the first time in my Wednesday’s Blogger Round-Up, explains the origin of the Michel star award to French restaurants, while two Aussies, whom I’ve often quoted here – Wendy Hollands from Le … Continue reading
Posted in France, French customs, Restaurants
Tagged chrysanthemums in France, Michelin star restaurants, Michelin stars
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The Joys of Mushroom Picking with 4 safety tips
I’ve already written extensively about my love of mushroom picking here on this blog but following a recent comment on Facebook by Judy McMahon, I wrote a guest post for MyFrenchLife on how to pick mushrooms safely. How to pick mushrooms safely … Continue reading
Wednesday’s Blogger Round-up: La Maison du Chou – Autumn in France – Driving in Europe
So what’s on the agenda this Wednesday? Mary Kay from Out and About in Paris takes us to the Maison du Chou where she has discovered the lightest choux à la crème, while French Moments delights us with ten stunning … Continue reading
Plant your Language Garden with Memrise – Wonderous mountain train – a day trip from Nice –
Since I have been writing quite a bit about Sofia in Bulgaria recently, I thought you might like a more French focus for this Wednesday’s Bloggers’ Round-up. Kathy Stanford from Femmes Francophiles reviews the phone app Memrise for learning and … Continue reading
Posted in Food, France, French language, Sightseeing, Wednesday's Blogger Round-up
Tagged Dijon mustard, memrise, Valley of Marvels
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Discovering the real south of France
Regular readers of my Wednesday’s Blogger Round-Up will already know Carolyn Schonafinger from Holidays to Europe, an Australian based business passionate about sharing their European travel expertise and helping travellers to experience the holiday in Europe they have always dreamed of. I … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation, France, Travelling
Tagged Castel Grand Rue, holidays to europe, Languedoc
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Friday’s French – patrimoine, immobilier, mobilier & immeuble
With the journées du patrimoine coming up, I thought I’d take a look at the word patrimoine. It’s an interesting word because it has so many different meanings all connected with its Latin origin of patrimonium meaning property inherited from … Continue reading
