My Paris Guide: A Frequent French Visitor’s Tips
From buzzing pavement cafés on boulevards, to the beehives in Parc du Luxembourg, from the noisy chimes of Met…
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Insights and practical tips from my own travels in France and Paris, beyond the typical guidebook favourites.
Drawing on over 70 trips, these posts highlight destinations, culture, and moments that have shaped my personal experiences.
Rouen City Break: Weekend Itinerary
Normandy’s Compact City is Full of Surprises Why isn’t a Rouen city break closer to mind for city breaks…
How to Spend 3 Days in Lille: Culture, Shopping & Food – An Honest Travel Report
Planning 3 days in Lille or a long weekend in Lille? Here’s how we packed a long weekend exploring museu…
The Jura Dairy That Makes Comté Cheese
Jingle jangling within earshot of Plasne’s dairy, the milk from these cows is well within the 25km trans…
The Cows Who Keep the Wheels of Comté Cheese Turning
Like most summer days, Dynamite, Erotique and their younger sister Fiesta have been ruminating outdoors enjoyi…
10 Day Trip Ideas Near St Remy de Provence
Here are 10 day trips near St Remy de Provence in the south of France. Whilst St Remy de Provence is an easy…
Visiting St Remy de Provence
St Remy de Provence is a smallish town in the Bouche du Rhone department of western Provence but has the chara…
Our Provence Holiday Rental Experience
Accommodation for this trip was provided by HomeAway. More details below. This post is one of a series in and…
Paris at Easter
Easter in Paris is becoming a habit. This was our third Easter trip to Paris in five years and we are definite…
Canal Saint Martin: The Authentic Paris Neighbourhood You’ll Want to Visit Again and Again
Just two stops from Gare du Nord, the funky Canal Saint Martin district in 10th arrondissement of Paris is the…
Top Patisseries in Paris Virtual Tour
Window shopping for cake is my favourite pastime and I adore admiring French patisseries. Paris’s Left B…
Maisons-Laffitte camping in Paris
Maisons-Lafitte is a smart suburb of north west Paris. Excellent transport links make it an ideal base from wh…
