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GR, GRP, PR: What do the French hiking signs mean?
What are the coloured symbols on French hiking routes? Who paints them there and why?
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Miss France: glam - but not sexy
Miss France organiser Geneviève de Fontenay fears she is fighting a losing battle to protect her 'Cinderella dream' from vulgarity
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Normandy Landings visit for Queen
Queen Elizabeth has confirmed a state visit to France, ending rumours she is handing over duties to Charles
What's inside our May edition
Our May issue includes exclusive interviews with director David Lynch and British ambassador Sir Peter Westmacott
THE MAY issue of The Connexion is out now, packed with 68 pages of news, interviews and practical information about life in France. Here's a peek at what's inside.
Big interviews
Our man in Paris, British ambassador Sir Peter Westmacott on diplomacy, royalty, rows and beef
Director David Lynch on how France supports artistic creation
Film critic Thierry Frémaux – the man who picks the Cannes Festival’s films
Former Bank of France chief Michel Camdessus
Practical help
The do's and don'ts of inviting neighbours for apéritifs
What to know if you break down on the motorway
Becoming a market trader
How to get a disabled badge
News
Discounts fly in store wars
New health bodies fight medical deserts
Vegetarians march for rights
Rail strike hurts SNCF
Plus...
Election spotlight: Main parties answer expat Q&A
Golf: It's time to head to the course
Money: Your income tax queries answered, plus help filling in your wealth tax return
Where we live: Our guide to all that's good on the French Riviera
What’s On: Hot-air balloons, the Nuit des Musées, bank holidays and cheese festivals
Food: How France invented today’s strawberry
Language: How to tackle the talk of the playground
Gardening: Towns and garden centres openly flout organic pesticide ban
How to find the paper
Subscribe to The Connexion today to be get the paper delivered to your door every month from the June issue.
The May issue is also available from newsagents all over the country. Find your nearest stockist here.