My France - Loire Valley
Tha magnificent Chateau de Chambord in the Loire Valley and restaurant manager Jon Scorse with his two children Sasha and Gabriel.
For the latest instalment in our My France series we take a trip down the Loire Valley to find out what its like to live and work in this idyllic region of France, best known for the splendour of the chateaux and quality of the its wines.
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My France - Cuisine
David Lebovitz pondering life in Paris over a glass of wine. Photo: David Lebovitz
France is renowned for its food, but times are changing and so is the culture. Who better to speak to about it for a special culinary installment of My France, than acclaimed Paris-based cookbook author and blogger David Lebovitz.
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My France - Chamonix
The ascent to the top of Mont Blanc above Chamonix. Photo: High Mountain Guides
The French alpine town of Chamonix is often referred to as the adventure capital of Europe. As the latest installment in our My France series, mountain guide Rob Jarvis tells us more about living and working in France’s great outdoors.
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My France - Lyon
Le Palais Ideal de la Facteur, near Lyon (photo: Misterdi/flickr) Samantha David, and the Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière (Photo: Ana Rey)
For the latest instalment in our My France series, author and freelance writer Samantha David tells The Local why Lyon, the country's culinary capital, is a great place to live if you have the money and can put up with young Erasmus students and Irish pubs.
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My France - the Lot
English writer and TV producer Samantha Brick at her home in Gindou, in The Lot. Photo: Courtesy of Samantha Brick.
Award-winning English TV producer, writer and housewife Samantha Brick says that before she moved to The Lot area of south west France, she barely knew where it was. Now she raves about the idyllic region and tells The Local how life among the rolling hills keeps her grounded.
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My French University
The famous Paris Sorbonne University and left Anne Waldrop enjoying being a student in the French capital
Every year thousands of students come to France to study and most of them head to Paris. Giving us the lowdown on student life in the capital this week is American Anne Waldrop, who says even on a budget Paris is the place to study.
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My French University
Photos: psd/flickr Josh Kacimaiwai
Every year French authorities are bombarded with applications from foreign students desperate for the chance to study in France. As part of The Local's My France series, Australian Josh Kacimaiwai tells us about his life as a student on the French Riviera.
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My France - Provence
Photo: Julie Mautner. Photo (right): K. Hurley
American food journalist Julie Mautner, 53, took a holiday to Provence 14 years ago and she's still living there now. As part of The Local's My France series she guides us round some of the best attractions and restaurants in the idyllic region of southern France.
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My France - Limousin
Taunya with her husband. Photo: Taunya Smith and Limoges cathedral. Photo: Aratar
The central region of Limousin is not usually top of the list for tourists who often drive straight through to reach more well-trodden destinations. But for this week's My France, Brit Taunya Smith, tells us why more should stop by.
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My France - Dordogne
Photo Cate Carnduff/Capt Gorgeous/flickr
The Dordogne region of France is one of the most beautiful parts of the country, hence its popularity among expats and tourists. For this week's My France, estate agent Cate Carnduff from Ireland tells us about some of her favourite haunts.
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My France – Poitou-Charentes
Tourists canoe in the he Marais Poitevin marshland, in the Poitou-Charentes region of south-western France. Photo: Gilbert Bochenek. Hege Morris, with her husband and son. Photo: Hege Morris
This week, Norwegian-born DIY design blogger Hege Morris guides us around the south-western region of Poitou-Charentes, where she lives with her husband and their son. She tells The Local all about her nine years in the small town of Mazerolles.
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My France - Burgundy
Tracey Thurling with an ouvrier (worker) from one of Burgundy's famous vineyard's on horseback behind her. Photo: Tracey Thurling
In this week's edition of My France tour guide Tracey Thurling takes us on a trip around Burgundy, the epitome of rural France, and tells us why it has so much to offer and why she could never live anywhere else.
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My France - Paris
Photo: Brian Scott Bagley
In this week's edition of The Local's My France series we’ve asked Brian Scott Bagley – an American burlesque dancer and choreographer who moved to Paris in 2006 – to tell us about life in the City of Light and some of his favourite haunts.
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My France - Marseille
According to Susan Fitoussi (pictured) everyone who visits Marseille has to walk along the Corniche du President Kennedy (right). Photo: Susan Fitoussi and Joel Takv/Wikimedia Commons
To tell us more about the beguiling Mediterranean port of Marseille, the 2013 European Capital of Culture, The Local caught up with Susan Fitoussi - an artist and operational assistant who has lived in the city for almost 20 years.
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