When you’re so close to Champagne, how could you  resist stopping by for a glass or two? Yet again… we’re travelling with kids.  So rather than drag them around a series of vineyards, we…

Everywhere we go in France we find ourselves thinking – gosh this is lovely – should we have based ourselves here for the longer part of our stay? Each region unfolds some new and…

In the Loire Valley, there are more than 100 chateaux open to the public. So if you only have a few days, or even a week, to explore the valley, how are you to…

When we planned our trip, my French friend Laurette insisted there was one place that should be on our itinerary: historical theme park, Puy du Fou. There are no rides, no amusements. Instead the…

One of the most magical places I visited as a 17-year-old AFS exchange student in Normandy, was Le Mont St Michel. This walled village, snaking up to an abbey at the top, was built…