‘Stressful, nightmare, positive’: readers describe French visa process Criticism includes long UK waiting times, unclear application instructions and inconvenient passport collections. However, some report a simple and easy system
We have space, time: Why we are hosting Ukrainians at our French homes France is preparing to welcome up to 100,000 displaced people from Ukraine. We speak to two separate British women living in Normandy who are getting involved in accommodating them
The good, the bad and the ugly of customer service in France After having a traumatic experience at a French supermarket, Tamara Thiessen compares customer service in France to one in her home country of Australia Meet the woman who inspired Netflix’s 'Emily in Paris' 'We downsized our French property and won back our time' French immersion language school in limbo over Covid travel rules
15 leave French cave after 40-day experiment without light or clocks The team spent more than a month in isolation as part of a wide-ranging study into human behaviour
Small, light and simplified: My electric plane experience Samantha David takes to the skies in electric plane Pipistrel’s Alpha Electro. Here’s what she thought of her first 'bat' flight
Wine tasting: should we value enthusiasm over expertise? Why we should appreciate the knowledge of enthusiasts and debunk tasteless wine snobbery.
Hard work leads to success for soft furnishings expert Hands-on experience is the key to success in upholstery, says experienced tapisseur décorateur Sébastien Eloy.