Faire la bise - a tongue in cheek look at kissing in France The French ‘bise’ can be slightly awkward for those who haven’t grown up with it Hold out your hand, pucker up your…
Aie aie aie! It is believed by some that “God Save the Queen” or ‘Grand Dieu Sauve le Roi’, originated in France! The British national anthem, it is said, was in fact written by Jean-Baptiste…
Socialist candidate, 44 year old Carole Delga, the first president to be of the new Languedoc-Roussillon Midi-Pyrénées region, says that she will be a president for all, ‘une présidente de terrain’, ‘proche des citoyens’. Described…
by Marian Thornley How not to move to France Our cycling/house-buying adventure was taking place only a few weeks before the first of various financial crashes hit the world. Luckily for us, we managed to…
1st January 2016 New Year Financial Planning Review By Mary Taylor, Partner, Blevins Franks The New Year is an excellent time to carry out a ‘wealth-review’ to make sure your money is working as well…
Even more pylons and aerials will go up on poor old Néoulous as increased competition amongst the TV channels leads to Broadcasting companies ‘Télédiffusion de France’ (TDF), ‘Towercast’ and ‘Itas TM’ staking their claim to a piece of this magnificent natural site.
Charges Doctors or dentists working within the French sickness insurance scheme charge the official social security rates, now 23 euros per consultation. Specialists will charge more. You can check that a general practitioner is ‘conventionné’…
Les Angles – Wednesday 6th January 2016 Ringed by mountains, Lake Matmale glistening in front of the village, Les Angles offers 32 downhill pistes catering for all levels, and an impressive Snowpark. From the…
So it was that a couple of days later we cycled into Ceret town centre and collapsed onto a bench outside the Mairie in the shade of the huge London plane trees.
By Ellen Turner Hall Running three businesses, the tapas bar La Cuisine, a catering business and cooking courses, Victoria Robinson describes herself as “a project machine”. Other ideas simmering in her mind: a cooperative for…