Don’t allow your identity or personal details to be shared with others.
The “right to an account” , ‘le droit au compte’, ensures everyone’s right to have access to a bank account. But how does it work? What are the conditions? Click for the lowdown!
How and when to update your Carte Vitale
October 2025 – Current rules, main exceptions, and upcoming/future changes for carrying liquids in hand luggage when travelling to and from the EU ✈️ Current Rules for Carrying Liquids on a Plane (France → England,…
Are you aware that there are plenty of electricity suppliers to choose from, nearly all cheaper than the former state-owned EDF who are still the biggest electricity supplier on the market?
From 12 October 2025 the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) began to record most non-EU visitors to the Schengen area (passport data + photo; first-time entrants also give fingerprints).
Use the electronic toll payment badge on all motorways in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
Brexit, Brexit, Brexit! Without residency rights, Brits with second homes, like all other third country nationals, are limited to 90 days in France (or any other EU country) over a 180-day period.
UPDATE Exchanging a UK driving licence for a French one – do you need to do it and how is it done? Find out more here.
House of the Rising Sun or Le Pénitencier, sung here in French by Johnny Hallyday