The door to the entrance is black, with no sign or indication; yet for those who know it...
French District Confidentials
Te(st)rrifying – Did you know? 1. Why the Celts began wearing masks and costumes during...
This is a rather original concept of a bachelorette: for two hours, the bride-to-be and her...
You are a nobody, welcome to Milk and Honey…if you can manage to enter that is. For all the...
Discovering France
Turenne is 13th or 14th century village, an hour south of Limoges and about 9.5 miles from Brive...
Having seen light since the Middle Ages, Maincy is a small picturesque village in north...
Penny for our thoughts
I’ve always been famous, it’s just that no one knew it yet!
Did you know these famous people are or have French origins?
There is something alluring about the French. No one can seem to place a finger on exactly what it is, but the French do leave imagination reeling. Check out these so and so’s who have the fame, the talent, the...
Pardon my French!
Things not to say in French to save yourself from embarassment.
Sometimes in the process of learning a language, we may say something with the right intention and right words only to imply something totally different in the spoken language. French has these pitfalls for new learners as well...
The great French love affair with la vie Américaine
Why do many French people live in the US?
The number of French people residing in America is increasing and the reasons of the move are worth musing over. We’ll look at some reasons for the Gallic flocking on the American lands. The first baby steps… A religious movement...
Party like the French?…14th of July it is!
“Vive le 14 juillet!” or Long live the 14th of July
Storming of a prison, sparking of the French Revolution…July 14th is celebrated as Fête Nationale “Bastille Day” all over France and by Francophiles all over the world. Stepping back… Built as a medieval fortress on the...