As usual, PO Life brings you walks, restaurant reviews, recipes, airport news, French and English language exercises, silly jokes, days out…… and a host of talented guest writers who have volunteered (or been volunteered) to be your personal guides around the region.

Three new words which may eventually end up in the French dictionary were given the most ‘likes’ in a Facebook survey. Escargoter , coming from the good old French snail and meaning ‘to take one’s time’,