With Valentine’s Day fast approaching many couples in Paris are planning candlelit dinners and romantic strolls through the most romantic city in the world. Adorable, right? Not really. I’m not…
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Let’s be honest here, a lot of expats who have been living here for a while have probably wondered about getting tested at some point. I know, getting tested for…
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1. French women don’t wear a lot of make up. French women are all about being au naturel with regards to their make up. Their attitude to make up is…
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Ob-La-Di: €€ € I recently discovered this adorable little cafe with my good friend Jayne. Named after the famous Beatles song, it’s the perfect place to go with friends. We went for…
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Until I started working with French kids, I didn’t realise that they have an entirely different vocabulary to French adults. They use an array of wonderful words that are both delightful…
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This week’s guest writer is Thomas Bartlett. Thomas was born in Belfast and grew up in Galway. In his twenties he lived in Paris for four years, Spain for two and now he…
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If you search for the definition of the word chic using google, you will get the following answer: Chic — Adjective: elegantly and stylishly fashionable —“She looked every inch the…
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A few months ago I wrote a post about the French you don’t learn at school, intended to make my friends laugh and hopefully teach them some typical Parisian phrases at…