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“How would you really enjoy spending your life?”
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your...
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Coaraze – A Sundial Village (les cadrons solaires)
“Coaraze, classé « un plus beau village de France », est situé à 44 kms de Cagnes, en amont de Contes, à 667 m d’altitude. Le village est bâti, au XV° siècle, sur un piton gréseux qui domine la vallée...
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Matisse in Vence
Reblogged: Written by Margaret Clare in Provence-Alpes for thegoodlifefrance Nestling into the hillside above the little town of Vence in the Alpes-Maritimes lies the Chapelle du Rosaire or, as it is...
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St Nicholas… Santa Claus… Father Christmas
24/7 in France:HO! HO! HO! Even though some of the American/British folkloric characters don’t come to France, you’ll be happy to know that the jolly old man in the red suit does. Of course, he goes by...
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Some French Idioms
Idiomatic expressions cannot be understood from the meanings of the separate words, but have a separate meaning of their own – a great way to sound more French in a conversation and most expressions...
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Myths debunked: 11 things you (wrongly) presumed about France
Stereotype: to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same. (wikipedia) The French are some of the most stereotyped people on the planet…… Read more of this...
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Cafés, Bistrots, Bars and Brasseries – 18 Useful Tips
The newly-landed Anglophone expat might find the following tips of help when it comes to having a drink or a bite to eat in a café, a bistrot, a brasserie or a bar: Read more of this article HERE...
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IGP Vineyards of the Alpes Maritimes
Re-blogged from The Riviera Grapevine Did you know that you can enjoy wines from Menton, Mougins and Mandelieu? As well as Saint-Jeannet, Saint-Paul de Vence, Tourettes-sur-Loup and even theLes Îles...
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A la Franςaise – A Creative Video
Anyone who’s in the know, knows that I love anything and everything to do with Louis XIV & Versailles and am looking forward to being there again soon for a special event (stay tuned for blog post...
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You are what you eat – La bonne franquette!
After three weeks without Internet connection/service, it feels good to be back in ‘blog business’! During that time, I learned that being online all day is a (good or bad?) habit and took the down...
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