On the slopes: A guide to Meribel-Mottaret ski resort, French Alps
The gorgeous mountain scenery, log cabins fringed with icicles and fir trees laden with snow drifts. The feeling of freedom as I finally mastered parallel …
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Skiing off the beaten path in St Jean D’Aulps, French Alps
When you think of ski resorts in the French Alps, it’s probably the big names that come to mind: Courcheval, Val D’Isere, Tignes, Chamonix. But …
The white cliffs of Normandy’s Alabaster Coast
When you picture steep white chalk cliffs battered by the Channel seas, you probably think of England’s White Cliffs of Dover. But the French have …
Visiting Paris on a budget
Paris is one of my favourite European cities – I’ve visited more times than anywhere in the world and even spent an autumn house-sitting there …
The underbelly of Paris: Touring the sewers
So I know I said I wanted to see some of the more unusual sights of Paris, but aren’t the sewers a step too far? …
Cities of the dead: The ornate cemeteries of Paris
Think cemeteries and you probably imagine they’re going to be depressing places to spend your time, but not so in Paris. Its cemeteries are full …
Where to find the best views of Paris from above
In every city I visit, I always like to find a tall building to climb to get a view of the place from above. You …
Paris’ steampunk Arts et Métiers Metro station // In pictures
Paris’ Metro may be well-known for its art nouveau-influenced stations, with their arching cast-iron entrances decorated with leaves, and their white-tiled platforms. But there’s one …
Paris’ Promenade Plantée: The original High Line park
New York may have its High Line elevated park on a former railway line in Manhattan, but Paris got there first back in 1993 with …
Going underground: The eerie Paris catacombs
Beneath an unassuming building in Place Denfert Rochereau in southern Paris is the gateway to a subterranean world of tunnels, caverns and mass graves beneath …