How to beat the 90-day Brexit rule and live in France for six months a year

How to beat the 90-day Brexit rule and live in France for six months a year

Since January 2021 British nationals wanting to stay more than 90 days in 180 have required a visa (unless they have an EU passport). It is also easier to do so if your spouse has one. Yet still not everyone knows the rules, says Tim Swannie of Marseille estate agent Home Hunts. “It is something we have to … Read more

Bastille Day festival returns this weekend – NBC New York

Bastille Day festival returns this weekend – NBC New York

Celebrate French culture, freedom, and pride with the French Institute Alliance Française’s annual open air festival on Sunday, July 16. Bastille Day is a French holiday that marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille in 1789. From 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Madison Avenue from 59th to 63rd Street, festival-goers can immerse … Read more

What Air Traffic Control Strike Means for Europe Summer Travel Plans

What Air Traffic Control Strike Means for Europe Summer Travel Plans

It’s getting riskier to embark on a vacation in Europe this summer, with the aviation industry bracing for the possibility of widespread strikes during the peak travel season. Industrial action has already come to airports in France, the UK and Switzerland and affected the likes of Ryanair Holdings Plc, Air France-KLM and Deutsche Lufthansa AG. … Read more

I’d never been told to lose weight – until I went to a French wellness resort

I’d never been told to lose weight – until I went to a French wellness resort

The body positivity movement, which celebrates all body types, is undoubtedly a force for good. Born out of social media, it feels like it has finally shifted our view of what a healthy body should look like, challenging weight phobia and liberating people with ­different sizes, shapes and body types. You need only compare a … Read more

I left the U.S. for Paris—6 things French people do differently to live long, happy lives

I left the U.S. for Paris—6 things French people do differently to live long, happy lives

As a Nigerian raised in Austin, Texas, I always thought the best things in life were reserved for the ultra-wealthy. But anyone can access joie. Here’s what French people do differently than Americans to cultivate joie de vivre: Without knowing it, my first visit to Paris — a single day of aimlessly wandering around on … Read more

Why are there travel strikes in France? Is my flight cancelled? Are UK airports disrupted?

Why are there travel strikes in France? Is my flight cancelled? Are UK airports disrupted?

Strikes by transport workers in France have had a domino effect across Europe  Flights across Europe have been delayed or cancelled after transport workers in France went on strike, with protests against president Emmanuel Macron resuming.  Strikes on Labour Day by air traffic controllers in France have had a knock-on effect across the rest of … Read more

Paris air pollution still too high, despite slight improvement

Paris air pollution still too high, despite slight improvement

Paris’s air quality slightly improved in 2022, but pollution levels in the French capital remain well above recommended limits set by the World Health Organisation, according to air quality watchdog Airparif. Issued on: 13/04/2023 – 14:58 1 min In its annual report on air quality in the greater Paris area, published Tuesday, the organisation tasked … Read more

Is it safe to visit Paris right now? Latest travel guidance for France

Is it safe to visit Paris right now? Latest travel guidance for France

Are restaurants and attractions open as usual? The Eiffel Tower, Palace of Versailles and Arc de Triomphe were closed on March 23 but have since reopened. Most restaurants and shops should also now be operating as usual, but could close at short notice due to more strike action or violent protests – indeed a McDonalds … Read more

3 reasons the world’s oldest person lived to 122

3 reasons the world’s oldest person lived to 122

Jeanne Calment, a French woman, achieved an incredible feat of living to age 122, thus earning the honor of being the world’s oldest person on record. But before her passing, Calment met and discussed her life with Jean-Marie Robine, an expert demographer who studies the links between health and longevity.  As a disclaimer, Robine says: … Read more