Guts, steely determination, bravery and drinking skills characterised this amazing woman from NZ and Australia, who was at one stage Hitler’s most wanted woman. On the 30 August this year it will be 100 years since her birth in Wellington NZ, and gives us a moment to reflect on one of the bravest wartime heroines […]
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Nancy Wake – the woman who even scared Hitler!
Posted in News, tagged Nancy Wake on August 28, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Remembering Christchurch
Posted in News, tagged Christchurch earthquake, New Zealand on February 22, 2012 | 8 Comments »
Life on the other side of the world in New Zealand is quietly perfect. New Zealanders read their newspapers and watch their TV news broadcasts of shattering international events. Tsunamis in Asia, civil wars through the Middle East, raging fires and floods in Australia. We read of airplane and train crashes in all continents and […]
Edith Piaf – The Sparrow and the Rose
Posted in France, News, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged Edith Piaf, James Blunt, Je Ne Regrette Rien, Jim McIntosh, La Vie en Rose, Louis Leplee, Montmartre, Non, Oscar Wilde, Pere Lachaise, Place des Abbesses on November 3, 2011 | 27 Comments »
I sit on a bench on Place des Abbesses in Paris. There is a colourful merry-go-round in the centre of this autumn- leaf covered square in the heart of Montmartre, Paris. A young Parisian is sitting on the steps of the nearby church strumming on his guitar with his cap waiting hopefully on the footpath […]
Hitler’s morning off in Paris.
Posted in France, Holiday, News, Paris, Travel, tagged Albert Speer, Arc de Triomphe, Charles Mangin, Edith Cavell, Eiffel Tower, Hans Spiedel, Hitler, Opera House Garnier, Palais de Chaillot, Paris occupation, Place de la Concorde, Richard Maddox on October 26, 2011 | 22 Comments »
It is early morning on 23rd June 1940. Paris has been occupied for over a week. An armistice was signed in the same railway carriage, at the same spot in the Forest of Compiègne where Foch had imposed terms on the German delegation in 1918. At Le Bourget the light catches a military transport aircraft […]
Rugby World Cup 2012 – in France
Posted in France, Holiday, News, Tourism, Travel, tagged Brittany, Marseille, Provence, rugby, Rugby World Cup, Toulon, Toulouse on October 20, 2011 | 5 Comments »
The Rugby World Cup mounts to its ultimate crescendo and conclusion. New Zealand to face France in the final match of the Rugby World Cup in Auckland. I am writing this from Christchurch, where despite this city losing the ability to host their World Cup matches, has still been able to get in to the […]
Faites de la Musique!
Posted in France, News, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged Bon Jovi, Edith Piaf, Fete de la Musique, Music, The AB Factory on June 22, 2011 | 8 Comments »
This year’s Fête de la Musique has dawned upon us once again. Each year on June 21 over one hundred countries in the northern hemisphere band together in one big fat musical fiesta to celebrate the beginning of summer. Born in 1976 in France, La Fête de la Musique has become a true highlight on […]
The Cannes Film Festival: a Cinematic Pilgrimage
Posted in France, News, Tourism, Travel, tagged Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Jude Law, La Croisette, Robert de Niro, Sarah Reese, Uma Thurman, Woody Allen on May 20, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Sarah Reese reports directly from the red carpet in Cannes, as she fulfils a childhood dream of being at this prestigious film festival. A fortnight ago the French town of Cannes rolled out the red carpet for its sixty-fourth annual international film festival. Aaaah…. The world had once again been gifted with the chef-d’oeuvre of all […]
Packing your Bags!
Posted in France, News, Tourism, Travel, tagged Hand luggage, Luggage packing on May 13, 2011 | 20 Comments »
I’m off to Europe for three weeks, what am I supposed to pack? This is a question that is being asked everyday by people heading off on holiday. In fact at this time of the year I have many hundreds of travelers heading off to Europe, and they are all scratching their heads over what […]
The Smell of Paradise – New Zealand
Posted in France, News, tagged Blog4NZ, New Zealand on March 23, 2011 | 23 Comments »
Frederic Geffroy from Paris is a young Frenchman who has a strong connection with New Zealand. After reading about the Blog4NZ campaign to promote NZ tourism he wanted to write his own article in order to help. This is a intimate article written with love. We thank Fred for his lovely article supporting the beauty […]
The New Zealand Way
Posted in News, Travel, tagged Blog4NZ, Christchurch earthquake, New Zealand on March 15, 2011 | 23 Comments »
I know you have all subscribed to a blog about French travel. However, following the tragic events of the last three weeks, my attentions have been drawn to the heartache and hardship on our own Christchurch doorstep. For the next fortnight, French tourism will temporarily take the back seat so that we can all help […]
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