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The cycle route that runs from Paris to Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy is wheely superb says travel writer and keen cyclist Amy McPherson… Just an hour ...

There is something romantic about the idea of a night train from Cannes to Paris, with the elements of intrigue, of a time gone by, ...

In recent years, the West has been gripped with a heated debate about ‘cultural appropriation’ – the cross-cultural adoption and expression of original stylings. It’s ...

The town of St Denis des Murs was built with the purpose of being forgotten. Four hours south of Paris, an hour east of the ...

Some gifted artists are justifiably garlanded with honours for their work, while others of comparable talent might be shunned by polite society for being ‘difficult’ ...

“I know now that what you said in “Tender is the Night” is true. Only the invented parts of our life – the unreal part ...

‘The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away’ – Pablo Picasso Ray Bradbury, the extraordinary ...

Like many parts of France, Provence has traditions that go back centuries. Many of them surround Christmas, the most important holiday of the year. Let’s ...

Let’s say you are driving on a French country road and find yourself stuck behind a slow driver. A very slow driver. “Can’t this guy ...

Monet’s painting of Ice Floes on the Seine at Bougival is a masterpiece in 50 shades of grey… It’s a delicious irony when an insult ...