Leading travel influencer Brooke Saward has legions of fans worldwide. They follow her every intrepid move not just for holiday inspiration, but also for her thoroughly researched, tried-and-tested tips on how to travel well, especially as a solo female; check them out on World of Wanderlust. Brooke might roam far and wide, but she seems […]
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Seeing La Vie En Rose at the Parc de Bagatelle
If you’re the kind of person, when in Paris, who loves nothing more than lazing about flower-filled gardens, you’re more than spoilt for choice. It’s worth making the effort, however, to venture outwards a little, to one of the most charming parks you’ll ever see. Parc de Bagatelle is situated on the western edge of […]
Fête de la Musique: The Day Paris Lets its Hair Down
Ancient France was a pagan kind of a place. Think Druidic rituals in forests (if you’ve read Astérix, you’ll well picture this) and Celtic chants around bonfires. And then along came King Clovis I, in the fifth century, who decided to convert to Christianity. One way in which he, and various other powers-that-be, successfully converted […]
The Perfect Parisian Shoes
There are many theories as to why French women don’t get fat (as the 2004 book so famously claimed) but one of the Parisiennes’ top slimming strategies must surely be that they walk so much. Paris, of course, has a way of making walking seem a pleasure rather than a chore; there’s always a picturesque […]