For today’s French Fridays post, a book about expat life in France with a difference. Making it in France is the sequel to Karen Bates’ first book Faking it in France. Karen and her husband Terry (who hail from the UK) lived in Normandy for over a decade and these two books tell their tale. […]
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French Fridays: A Paris Year
Ah… Paris. Sadly I haven’t managed a trip there in over a year but I’m doing my best to live vicariously though alternative guide books. “Alternative” guide books? Yep. As someone who knows the city very well, it’s rare that I’ll prepare for a visit by reading a traditional guide book but I am always […]
Summer Reads: But you are in France, Madame
Welcome to Summer Reads 2017 where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. Catherine Berry and I have a lot in common. We’re both from Adelaide and both have an unwavering love of France, despite how maddeningly frustrating life there can sometimes be. I happened across Catherine over on Instagram at the beginning […]
Summer Reads: The Little French Bistro
Welcome to Summer Reads 2017 where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. This weeks’ Summer Reads pick is a perfect beach read (or in my case, to be enjoyed on a terrace in Southwest France, surrounded by flowers and sipping rosé. Yes, really, this is how I read this book!) – Nina […]
Summer Reads: The Streets of Paris
Welcome to Summer Reads 2017 where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. Today I’m excited to present a very unique guide to one of my favourite cities – Paris! Sadly, my travels in France will not take me to Paris this summer so this was a bit of an armchair visit for […]
Summer Reads: Duck Season: Eating, Drinking and Other Misadventures in Gascony, France’s Last Best Place
Welcome to Summer Reads 2017 where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. Today for Summer Reads I’m excited to introduce you to Duck Season: Eating, Drinking and Other Misadventures in Gascony, France’s Last Best Place by David McAninch. McAninch is the Features Editor at Chicago Magazine and the book tells the story […]
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