Turn your backyard into a French paradise France is known for its beautiful dichotomy between architectural and natural beauty. Building wise, obvious standouts are the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triumph and the Notre-Dame Cathedral, but the real beauty of France is what surrounds these iconic structures. The Palace of Versailles for example, a beautiful…
The Wondrous Mont Saint-Michel
Upon first glance it’s easy to see why Mont Saint-Michel is one of the most highly regarded historical monuments in Normandie and around the world. Not only is the architecture of this island commune gorgeous, but also its location on France’s northwestern coast is just as equally enchanting if not more so. While known for…
Macron, Le Pen Battle Out on Cost of Living in Heated Runoff Campaign
DENAIN, France—Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen traded blows at a distance on Monday over who would best protect French voters’ purchasing power, kicking off a tense fight to win the presidential election runoff on April 24. Macron, a pro-European economic liberal who became president in 2017 after easily beating Le Pen, is facing a…
Macron, Le Pen Head for French Election Runoff: Projections
PARIS—Polling agency projections show President Emmanuel Macron and rival Marine Le Pen leading in the first round of France’s presidential election. If borne out by official results, the two will advance to a presidential runoff on April 24 with strong echoes of their last face-off in the 2017 election. Macron garnered 28.1–29.5 percent of votes…
France’s Macron and Le Pen Head for April 24 Election Runoff
PARIS—French leader Emmanuel Macron and his strongest challenger, Marine Le Pen, qualified on April 10 for a presidential election runoff on April 24, pitting a pro-European economic left-wing liberal against a right-wing nationalist. Ifop pollsters predicted a tight runoff, with 51 percent for Macron and 49 percent for Le Pen. In 2017, he won with…
French Police Neutralize Suspected Bomb Left in Cathedral
PARIS—French police evacuated the Saint Etienne Cathedral in the city of Toulouse Friday after a man entered during morning Mass and left a package containing a suspected homemade bomb that failed to explode, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. The package, apparently an “improvised explosive device” that lacked a detonator, was safely neutralized, Darmanin’s statement said….
Where to Go in the French Alps
The French Alps are a mountainous region in southeastern France. The villages of Chamonix, Annecy, and Grenoble are terrific destinations to add to your travel itinerary. Megève Megève is one of France’s leading winter sports resorts, offering opportunities for downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, and snowboarding. The quaint medieval village of Megève dates back to the 14th…
Rare Upsurge in Bird Flu Makes for Worst-Ever Crisis in France
PARIS—France is facing its worst bird flu crisis in history as a rare rebound in outbreaks of the highly contagious virus reached the country’s largest poultry producing regions with cullings topping more than 11 million birds. The spread of bird flu has raised concern among governments and the poultry industry due to the ravages it…
Are We Living the Dream?
When we were paying off our debts it felt like forever. We went as deeply frugal as it was possible to go and it still took us two and a half years to pay off the consumer debt that we had. At that time, we only had an interest only mortgage and then we had…
French Finance Ministry Briefly Evacuated After False Bomb Threat: Police
PARIS—The French finance and economy ministry in Paris was partially evacuated briefly on Thursday following a false bomb alert, but staff are now returning to work, a police official said. The alert and evacuation took place while French President Emmanuel Macron was presenting his election programme to French and international reporters in another part of…
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