Funny and Frustrating Things About Being Bilingual
You start to forget words in your own language One of the weirdest things that has happened to me over the past seven years is that I’ve started to forget simple words in my own native language . In general, the words I forget are…
The French you Don’t Learn at School – Part 3
The French you Don’t Learn at School is back and I can’t wait to share some new expressions with you! The goal of these posts is to help anyone learning French understand some well known and popular phrases that you definitely won’t learn at school…
My New Year’s Resolutions
2016 was a rough year for the world and I think most of us breathed a huge sigh of relief when it was finally over! For me, personally, 2016 was a year of self-discovery. I found out more about who I am and what I…
24 Hours in Paris
Having been living as a Parisienne for over 6 years now, I often get asked if the city is worth visiting. My response? YES, absolutely. You must come. You need to come. How soon can you fly over? Did you hear Air France was having a…
Exploring Magical Montmartre with Paris City Vision
Last month in my beautiful city I got the chance to become a tourist again and explore a quartier que j’adore with Paris City Vision. On the morning of Saturday the 22nd of October I set off to meet Anna, my friend and fellow blogger at the…
My Disneyland Paris 5k!
Yesterday, thanks to my wonderful friend Laura, I had the chance to run a race at Disneyland Paris. To be totally honest, I didn’t even know that Disney held races before I saw Laura’s collection of beautiful Disney medals. When she told me there was…
How running changed my life
Anyone who knows me, even a little, knows that I have always hated running. At school, I dreaded cross country and would do everything in my power to find a way to get out of it. When we would run through the woods where I knew that the teacher’s…
Paul Taylor’s FRANGLAIS – the Bilingual Culture Clash we have all been waiting for
A few weeks ago I was sat in my flat searching for a different kind of inspiration. This time around it wasn’t for my blog, nor for my novel, but for my general sanity. Let me explain… After almost three years of regular date nights…
Bagging a Bargain in Paris!
As much as I love Paris, I have often found the price of certain things to be quite baffling. Things that cost next to nothing in England are triple the price here and to make matters worse, these are generally the basic necessities so you…
4 Things to do in the City in March
Although March is finally upon us, winter is still clinging on in Paris. The parks are blustery and people everywhere are wrapped up warm in thick scarves and woolly hats. It’s easy to choose to stay indoors with the cold weather but don’t miss these great…
