France
4 stories visited between 2012 and 2016
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Calais, France
Why February is the best time to have the beach to yourself A February 2016 hop across the Channel to Calais: rows of shuttered white beach huts, empty winter dunes and a wide grey-blue sea all to ourselves.
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Mont Saint-Michel, France
Why you should stay the night instead of day-tripping Mont Saint-Michel in May 2013: the abbey and its cloister, a walk on the bay at low tide, and the whole island lit up gold long after the crowds left.
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Paris, France
Queuing for the Mona Lisa, then the rooftops from a balcony Sparrows landing on our hands outside Notre-Dame, a slightly starstruck hello to the Mona Lisa at the Louvre, and a balcony view over Paris rooftops.
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Lille, France
Three gilded goddesses, and vin chaud at the Christmas market Lille from the rooftops in late November 2012: the old town skyline, three gilded goddesses, and the Marche de Noel pouring vin chaud below us.