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New Ways to Travel to and around Normandy

Mary Anne15th July 2024

New ways to travel to and around Normandy give you some great new options if you’re planning a trip to this glorious region in 2024, the 80th anniversary of th...

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Jane Birkin

Mary Anne18th July 2023

Like many people, I found the news of Jane Birkin's death on Friday July 16, 2023, profoundly sad. For me it marked the end of an era, for myself and for other...

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VAT Back on Wine Shopping in Calais

Mary Anne4th November 2022

Wine Allowances into the UK The rules on bringing alcohol into the UK from the EU are as follows. Each person can bring in 18 litres (24 bottles) of (still)...

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Le Touquet-Paris-Plage honours Queen Elizabeth

Mary Anne24th September 2022

France's 'Most British Airport' in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage is to rename its airport in honour of Queen Elizabeth. The north France chic resort of Le Touquet...

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Favourite Monuments of France 2022

Mary Anne26th May 2022

Favourite Monuments of France might seem like yet another list but this one is a list with a difference. They are voted for by the French themselves, a nation ...

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French Oaks and the Reconstruction of Notre Dame in Paris

Mary Anne21st December 2021

The first great French beam has been cut from an ancient oak for the new roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. The devastating fire in April 2019 brought the ...

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The Arc de Triomphe Wrapped

Mary Anne16th September 2021

From September 18 to October 3, an extraordinary new attraction is on show in Paris. It’s the Wrapped Arc de Triomphe, an art work created by the Bulgarian art...

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Another of Napoleon’s Hats up for Auction!

Mary Anne12th September 2021

A felted-beaver bicorne hat belonging to Napoleon will be auctioned on October 27 in London. At the moment the hat is on display in Bonhams’ Hong Kong showroom...

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