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Your Guide to Dijon: Old Town, Museums, and Gastronomy
My relationship with Dijon began long before I ever stepped off a train there.The first time I visited the city, I was a teenager travelling with my parents.We ... Read more!
Renting a Car in Lyon: A Perfect Road Trip to the Alps of Savoie
My first road trip to the Alps happened long before I knew the region by name. As a child, it was simply our summer holiday — long drives through ... Read more!
Summer Holidays on the Ile de Ré: Villages, Nature & Slow Living
I still remember the first time I saw the long bridge that links the mainland to the Ile de Ré. There was a faint shimmer on the water, ... Read more!
Discover the Kaysersberg Valley in the Vosges
We are here in the Welche country, that is to say, in a part of Alsace where the language and culture are traditionally Romance. The Kaysersberg Valley in ... Read more!
Louis XIV and Mazarin: How France Quietly Gained Alsace
Let's imagine Louis XIV and Mazarin meeting in October 1648, when Europe awoke from a thirty-year nightmare.In Münster and Osnabrück, pens finally replaced cannons: the Peace of Westphalia ... Read more!
Zimtsterne: Recipe for Traditional German Cinnamon Star Cookies
Zimtsterne (literally cinnamon stars) are among the most iconic German Christmas cookies. Fragrant with cinnamon, almonds, and a hint of lemon zest, these snowy white stars appear every ... Read more!
The Peace of Westphalia and Alsace : from Habsburg to France
This research on the Peace of Westphalia and Alsace tells how a peace treaty signed in 1648 not only ended the Thirty Years’ War, but also changed the fate ... Read more!
The Peace of Westphalia: The 1648 Treaties That Redrew Europe
The Peace of Westphalia: The End of an Endless WarBy the mid-seventeenth century, Europe was exhausted.For thirty years, the continent had been ravaged by a conflict of unprecedented scale ... Read more!
The Location vs La Location: Don’t Rent the Wrong Word in France
When I was living in Australia, I often found myself saying, La France me manque — I miss France.It was one of those little French sentences I repeated over and over, ... Read more!
Halloween in France – Origins, Culture and Controversies
Each October, Halloween in France makes its appearance: pumpkins, ghosts and cobwebs begin to fill shop windows across the country. Yet, while Halloween is one of the most popular ... Read more!
Speaking French with Confidence: A Traveller’s Guide
Speaking French with confidence may feel like a dream. Picture yourself strolling through a Parisian market, pointing at a glistening tarte aux pommes, and asking for it—in French. ... Read more!
Rhume, Rhum, Rome: A French Pronunciation Survival Guide
When I was living in Australia, I often found myself saying, La France me manque — I miss France.It was one of those little French sentences I repeated over and over, ... Read more!
To Travel vs Travailler: A False Friend That Works Too Hard
When I was living in Australia, I often found myself saying, La France me manque — I miss France.It was one of those little French sentences I repeated over and over, ... Read more!
To Rest vs Rester: A False Friend Worth a Nap
When I was living in Australia, I often found myself saying, La France me manque — I miss France.It was one of those little French sentences I repeated over and over, ... Read more!
The Architecture of Nancy: A Mirror of a Thousand Years of History
The architecture of Nancy tells the history of the former capital of the Dukes of Lorraine.Nancy is the city where I was born. My city of the heart, ... Read more!
The Vosges Farm Inns: A Meal with the Taste of the Mountains
The Vosges farm inns may not ring a bell if you’ve never travelled to this corner of north-eastern France, yet they are among the most authentic and heart-warming ... Read more!
Place Diana in Paris: How a Flame Became a Memorial
Many people visiting the Flame of Liberty at Place Diana in Paris think it was built in memory of Princess Diana. I used to think that too. After ... Read more!
Henri IV: A King Assassinated in Rue de la Ferronnerie in Paris
Henri IV may have been one of France’s most popular kings, but Paris hides his darkest secret in plain sight. Take the Rue de la Ferronnerie, for instance. ... Read more!
Célèbre vs Fameux: The False Friend That Will Trip You Up
When I was living in Australia, I often found myself saying, La France me manque — I miss France.It was one of those little French sentences I repeated over and over, ... Read more!
