Category: France

France is my second home. For almost three decades, I have shared my life between Australia and France … partly by intention, partly by fate, with a good dose of serendipity thrown in. Over that time, France has been a home to me, both in my soul and my work. I find the country, the people, and the way of life endlessly fascinating, beautiful, and enthralling. But also, at times, exasperating. As a journalist, foreign correspondent, and travel writer, I have written extensively about France for newspapers and magazines worldwide. The lifestyle, breaking news, travel news, adventures, road trips, food, wine, and culture. There may be something uncanny about me ending up in France all those years ago on a journalism scholarship. It was not my first choice – Italy was. The Archers – my mother’s side of the family – come from England. The Archers descend very likely from the de Archers of Normandy. Just as they went on a conquest in England, I went on one to discover the world. And in doing so, have ended up ‘almost French’.

A French Tart, France

French Tarts to Impress Guests: 5 of the Best

Imagine a Tour de France by way of the best French tarts. Imbibing along the way, all the regional specialities you can wrap your mouth around. It will be a satisfying, and dare I say, a fattening endeavour. All this fanciful thinking began with a dinner party and a killer tart brought along by a friend – aux fruits rouges – berry fruits. It’s one of the five best French tarts featured here with recipes.