Te(st)rrifying – Did you know? 1. Why the Celts began wearing masks and costumes during...
French District Confidentials
This is a rather original concept of a bachelorette: for two hours, the bride-to-be and her...
Halloween at a price Many chic and trendy parties are organized for Halloween in various...
The entry This is the Lair of sin…But we must show your identity proof before being permitted...
Discovering France
Having seen light since the Middle Ages, Maincy is a small picturesque village in north...
These beaches will leave you reeling with images of white sand, every shade of blue-green in the...
Penny for our thoughts
ABC’s of picking a good bottle for a wine newbie
Speed date with wine – The swirl, the sniff and the sip…
You think back to all the times you have seen people sipping on wines in movies, holding it up across the light, swirling it around and speaking in wine lingo and you end up thinking wine is a complicated elixir! Don’t be...
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...
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...
Stereotypically French!…Not our type!
“I am a rare species, not a stereotype.” said Ivan Coyote. Hearing about French stereotypes, one tends to wonder…true or faux?
Stereotypes! What would we do without them? There is the negative connotation to it - 'The tried and tested', 'The hackneyed', 'The clichés' et all. Social psychology would agree to the case being- you see, you generalize, and...
