‘How Covid has changed our views on trips back to UK from France’A couple of grand seems a lot to pay for the privilege, writes mother-of-five Gillian Harvey
Comment: ‘Mother’s guilt’ is alien to the French‘All is set up here so family life can run smoothly without mum’
‘High price of UK tests means no family Christmas visit this year’Our family of five would have to fork out almost €500 in Covid tests at an already expensive time of year - sadly, it’s made us decide to cancel
Have Covid and #MeToo killed la bise?Mask-wearing and social distancing due to Covid have blocked a staple of French social (and work) life: la bise. Sociologist Jean-Claude Kaufmann talks on what the future holds now
Why do French restaurants have such bright lighting?'A blight on France' is what former Minister of Culture of France, Jack Lang, called France's suburban developments, which he connects to a lack of serious art training in the French education system
'I have been driving 40 years but French test really rattled me'A Briton who took a French driving test after becoming frustrated with efforts to swap his UK licence has suggested the process should come with a health warning
Counting my blessings helps keep my love affair with FranceDo you remember what drew you to move here or is it lost in the everyday?
'Why can’t France cherish what the world loves about their country?''France cannot remain stuck in the past, a theme park for tourists, but it seems determined to erase the very features that made it the world’s most popular tourist destination'
‘Rural French regions like Limousin offer great retirement prospects’Forget the Mediterranean, says one of France’s foremost geriatric specialists, Professor lain Franco, less obvious rural regions tick all the boxes instead
‘The tests I had to sit - and costs - to get a French hunting permit’A hunter in France explains the whole process of getting a hunting licence in France, from the initial application to the training days, the day of the exam and the practical and theoretical elements
‘If it’s not 100% safe, don’t shoot’: My hunting experience in FranceA keen hunter says hunting in France is safe and necessary and rejects claims, often from non-rural residents, that hunters are dangerous and drink before or during hunts
Teacher in France: 'Great to get back to school despite Covid rules'An English teacher at a French secondary school says she feels prepared for la rentrée next week and the new system of Covid-related rules that will come into effect
Moving my business from the UK to France: ‘I've had so much support'A British entrepreneur recently swapped the south of England for the south of France and has begun establishing her business there, a process she describes as extremely positive
Pleased but cautious: French in London react to UK easing travel rulesMany French people living in London have not been able to travel ‘home’ for months. They speak of their plans as the UK drops quarantine measures for vaccinated travellers
I deserve a gold star for choosing to raise my five kids in FranceWith Mother’s Day in France on Sunday (May 30) – Gillian Harvey reflects on her decision to bring up her family in France
French baguettes are just too mundane to be a Unesco listingBaguettes have been chosen as France’s candidate for the intangible cultural heritage list. Here’s why it was the wrong move - and what next, the hamburger?
We left France for UK because of Brexit. Were we right?The 2016 Brexit vote brought Emily Commander and her family face-to-face with long French administrative procedures and stern officials, prompting them to pack up their life in Lyon and return to the UK. The decision has left them feeling torn
My experience of ‘medical deserts’ in rural FranceNick Inman's explores the on-going problem with 'medical desert' areas in France
