Christopher Campbell-Howes offers some financial wizardry . . .
SO, WE have a new President. Nothing to do with us, of course. We didn’t help to choose him. Not our fault. Would we have voted for François Hollande, if we could have? Aha, that’s another question....
View ArticleBon quatorze juillet!
Today is France’s biggest day of celebration, referred to as La Fete Nationale or simply le quatorze juillet, the 14th of July. The day marks the success of the storming of the notorious Bastille...
View ArticleChristopher Campbell-Howes makes a joke . . .
I DIDN’T notice it at the time. It’s pure serendipity. Very occasionally, just when you’re least suspecting them, things work out exactly right. I did ask the couple above if I could take their photo,...
View ArticleChristopher Campbell-Howes finds it’s a fishy business . . .
FOR AS long as I can remember, and that’s about 16 years, Jean-Paul Maigres the travelling fishmonger has been turning up in the village in the early evening. Around 6pm the giga-decibel loudspeaker...
View ArticleBordeaux and the Gironde – an enchanted land of wine and water
If the Gironde region is not already familiar, then why now make this the year to discover its beauties? The capital Bordeaux is already one of the most evocative city names in Europe. To arrive at...
View ArticleChristopher Campbell-Howes makes his present felt . . .
Cézanne? Monet? Van Gogh? RECOGNISE the artist? One of the Impressionists? Cézanne? Monet, outof his garden at Giverny? Mmm, could be. Van Gogh? He painted sunflowers, didn’the? And yet… …you’re quite...
View ArticleFrench Connections has a Great Opportunity for Travel and Lifestyle Bloggers
At French Connections, we are on the search for new bloggers to write for our leading French accommodation website about anything French! We are looking for a contribution at least once a month, but...
View ArticleMoules-Frites
How I love French markets – if you have been reading my blogs you may realise by now that I love to browse these wonderful cultural shopping places whenever I am in France. This time of year is no...
View ArticleHow to feel at home in Paris
Oh, the pleasures of Paris….dozens of scintillating memories flood back. The frilly lights of Pont Neuf twinkling across the Seine, Rodin’s tour de force sculptures, the view from the steps of...
View ArticleFrench Chic for Less
I’ve moved on from phase one of our renovation now and am taking a little ‘building’ sabbatical pending phase 2. Of course, that means engaging in the more enjoyable pastime of ‘dressing’, or...
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