“How can you govern a country that has two hundred and forty six varieties of cheese?” – Charles de Gaulle Along with wine, cheese is one of France’s best gastronomic delights. Whether at home in their local supermarket or when visiting France, people often don’t want to try most French cheeses, preferring to stay with what they know. This is a real shame though, because there are so many gorgeous cheeses that most people are missing out on. To help you out, here’s a brief gu

When you think of France, where are you thinking of? Paris? Calais? A childhood holiday in Brittany? Maybe the picture you conjure up is of the Eiffel tower, a Parisian café or a vineyard somewhere. The chances are, you are only thinking of one or two of the many diverse regions of France. This article aims to tell you a bit more about the different areas of France, what they are like, what there is to see and do there. How many different regions of France are there? This is

Of all foreign countries, I feel like France should be the one I know best. Apart from Ireland, it is my nearest neighbour, I have visited it far more than I have any other country, five times in total I think, and my first foreign trip was to France. Admittedly, this was a day trip to the coastal port town of Bolougne when we were staying on England’s south coast and all I can remember about it was munching a French baguette stood on the top deck of the ferry while crossing