French Leave

All over France the summer air is full of the clash of steel as towns and villages relive their past glories.....whether it's the dashin...

The French television chain, France 2, has had a competition to choose France's favourite village from 22 preselected to represent the ...

In the days when I was a commuter I used frequently to get back later than anticipated and rather than wait for a bus and then change for an...

While George Herbert might proclaim that drudgery may be divine if undertaken in the right spirit more worldly souls might  consider that cl...

The fourteenth of July has passed...President Hollande managed his first public engagement without being soaked...fireworks displays have be...

Captain Haddock, inspiration of all those who aspire to swear yet not blaspheme, can rest easy....there'll be rum aplenty - and wine and...

prix choc! (Photo credit: baklavabaklava ) The wonderfully named Direction Generale de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la Repressio...