In Paris during the 2024 Jeux Olympiques!
. What Claudine Hemingway doesn't know about the history of Paris probably isn't worth knowing! But as I plan to take off to France for the European autumn, arriving somewhere…
Walking Le Puy Camino – a life changing experience!
In 2023 my dear uncle Carl Putt and his best mate Paul Steinfort embarked on a life changing experience walking Le Puy Camino, a huge pilgrimage trail through France. I…
Paris comes to Bendigo… again!
. A short while ago I chatted at episode 152 with Clare Needham, Curator at the Bendigo Art Gallery all about their amazing current exhibition Paris: Impressions of Life 1880-1925.…
Where to go in France? Hear a local’s faves in Paris & Bordeaux
. Alex Ganipeau is a native of Bordeaux who is now a skilled French teacher residing in Australia with her business The French Hack. I check in with Alex weekly…
Meet Chef of the Year! Pierrick Boyer from Rêverie Café, creating amazing French dreams!
. I got out from behind my desk in the Loulabelle's recording pod and met Pierrick Boyer in his Prahran Rêverie Café. For someone who has so many accolades and…
Cannes Film Festival Flashback!
. Recently I followed with great interest all the excitement of the Cannes Film Festival, which got me reminiscing about when I was there for the 2023 Festival last May…
Are you always “gunna” do something? Perhaps join the Gunnas International in France!
. Melbourne local Catherine Deveny has a career I have followed for decades. She is a writer, a comedian, an inspiration to many and she has provided many a belly…
Life in Rural France
. English born Kylie Lang has lived all over the world, but it wasn’t until she gave her husband the next choice of where to live, that she even considered…
Paris: Impressions of Life 1880-1925
. The Bendigo Art Gallery has established a reputation for bringing amazing exhibitions to regional Victoria, so when I heard there was a Paris exhibit coming, I just had to…
The story of classic French style with Jac Cadeaux founder Claudia Stahl
. Claudia Stahl is the creator of French inspired fashion brand Jac Cadeaux. Claudia lived in Paris for a number of years after inheriting a love of all things French…