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| Mont Saint-Michel - 1000 Years Old | 16 Jun 2023 | 00:27:22 | |
Mont Saint-Michel is breathtaking and inspiring and welcomes over 3 million visitors a year. This year (2023) the Mont celebrates its 1000 year old birthday. Join us:
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| Secrets of Paris No. 1 - The City's Secrets Revealed | 14 Nov 2021 | 00:21:06 | |
Paris has lots of secrets to share if you just know how to unravel them. In the next few podcasts we'll expose the best places to go, the quirky history that makes Paris unique and how to make your time in the city truly special. From the very best creme puffs, the cheapest antiques, the most charming hidden vineyard and sweet pink buildings that you simply must see - you'll want to catch the next few podcasts. Don't miss our Secrets of Paris - What to do When Out & About in Paris series of podcasts. Join us:
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| Top 5 French Bloggers tell why they Love and Live in France | 16 Oct 2021 | 00:21:50 | |
Come and meet my favourite 5 French authors, bloggers, gîte owners and tour guides. Find out how they came to live in France, why they write books, publish magazines, run gîtes, conduct tours and how they share their love of France. Join us:
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| 'All The Light We Cannot See' & Saint Malo: The book that has taken the world by storm | 03 Oct 2021 | 00:24:14 | |
Called the jewel of Brittany, Saint Malo is stunning with its city walls, half timbered houses, beaches and a history of pirates, treasure and massive destruction in WWII. Saint Malo is also the setting for the best selling novel 'All The Light We Cannot See' which is about to be made into a movie. Find out more about this stunning city and the book that has captured the word by storm. Read podcast show notes and see all photos https://www.afrenchcollection.com/saint-malo-and-all-the-light-we-cannot-see-book-review Join us:
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| Top Tips on How to Find the Best Antiques in France | 26 Sep 2021 | 00:28:41 | |
Decorating with French antiques and vintage items brings true French style into your home and my practical tips and personal experience will help you create a beautiful home with unique and stunning items by knowing how and where to source them in France. Join us:
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| Why You Must Visit Jardin du Luxembourg When in Paris | 18 Sep 2021 | 00:22:58 | |
I particularly love Jardin du Luxembourg with its abundance of chairs and benches, stunning flower beds, pétanque fields, children's playground, carousel, tennis courts, large duck pond and hidden statues amongst formal gardens. And what about the little wooden sailing boats on the Grand Bassin pond - just spectacular! It is the garden for everyone. Join us:
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| Life in France - The Good and the Disastrous | 12 Sep 2021 | 00:18:17 | |
These 4 stories of our life in France share the good and the disastrous sides of living in a foreign country. When things are good, they are very good, but when things are bad, they are disastrous! Join us:
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| The Most Beautiful Villages of France | 05 Sep 2021 | 00:21:49 | |
How could anyone choose what are the most beautiful villages of France? Surely it would take a lifetime, or two, to travel around France and find them all. Well, help is on the way, the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of France has done the hard work ... and these are the winners! Join us:
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| Why arriving in our village in a hire car from Frankfurt was a bad idea | 28 Aug 2021 | 00:26:50 | |
How does a hire car full of Australians, a church bell tower and village Mayor relate to the French Resistance in Côtes d' Armor, Brittany? All will be revealed in episode #9 as Annette shares more of her story of living in a tiny French farming village. Sometimes the simplest things have a big impact - and one that you may never have thought of! Join us:
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| Walking the French Riviera - Secret Paths and Sparkling Blue Water | 22 Aug 2021 | 00:21:21 | |
The French Riviera is a heavenly place to walk, and in particular the area between Nice and the Italian border is a favourite for walkers in this region of France. The many walks take visitors along the sparkling blue Mediterranean and past some of the richest real estate in the world. Join us:
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| How We Maintain Our French Home From Australia | 16 Aug 2021 | 00:14:36 | |
Ever wondered how to maintain a second or holiday home from afar? In this episode I share my tips and suggestions on how we look after our French home from Australia with everything from banking accounts, avoiding frozen pipes and Nespresso pods. As I bonus I also share how we use our outside roof as a refrigerator! Join us:
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| New 2021 Trends in Purchasing Property in France | 14 Aug 2021 | 00:17:41 | |
Are you thinking of purchasing property in France and wondering if the pandemic has affected the property market? Have you been wondering what the new trends are for 2021? We wanted to find out more also, so we chatted with Joanna Leggett, Marketing Director at Leggett Immobilier, the leading international estate agency in France. Joanna tells us how buyer demands have shifted due to the pandemic and where the new “hot spots” are in France. We also find out why a French translator can be invaluable when purchasing property in France. Join us:
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| Deauville - Paris' 21st Arrondissement | 14 Aug 2021 | 00:15:26 | |
The playground of the rich and famous and a holiday destination for Parisians, Deauville is stunning, upmarket and worth a visit when in Normandy. Get ideas on what to see and do and find out what makes the brandy Calvados so famous and what cheese originates from this region. Join us:
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| The Thinker by Auguste Rodin | 12 Aug 2021 | 00:06:42 | |
Perhaps the most famous of all sculptures by Auguste Rodin is The Thinker. Featured in films and a major drawcard for visitors to the Rodin Museum we take a brief, but in depth look at this famous artwork. Join us:
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| Why Rodin Museum is the Most Beautiful Museum in Paris | 12 Aug 2021 | 00:20:27 | |
Paris is full of museums so what makes the Rodin Museum so special? This in depth look at the museum and the artist himself showcases why it's the most beautiful museum. Peaceful, overflowing with famous artwork, stunning formal gardens, amazing architecture and a cafe - all great reasons you should see this museum for yourself. Join us:
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| Building Projects and Making Friends in our tiny French Village | 10 Aug 2021 | 00:17:38 | |
Building in a foreign country can be difficult but determination goes a long way and if you get to make friends in the process you are especially lucky! In this episode I share my experience of building in France and making new friends. Join us:
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| It Has To Be France | 08 Aug 2021 | 00:22:26 | |
In this first episode we are introduced to Annette, the creator of popular blog A French Collection, which is the go-to for everything on France + All Things French and her family's adventure of juggling life between the two hemispheres of France and Australia. With a promise of podcasts on travel, an insider's view of life in France, interviews with French authors, book reviews and French recipes to share, this first episode is a taste of great things to come! Join us:
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