city guides

11 Best Day Trips from Marseille

Hailing as France’s second biggest city, Marseille is a destination in and of itself. Cathedrals, museums, restaurants, sea, sun, calanques — the list is long. You certainly could spend days in Marseille, but another thing that makes this city shine…

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How I Found an Apartment in France

Once I landed my job working in cultural exchanges in southern France, I had a new mission. I needed to find a place to live as an American living in France. I had previously lived with a French family, which…

Reflections on Five Years in France

Five whole years ago, I boarded a transatlantic flight that changed my life. That fateful day began a chapter that will forever mark my life. No, that’s not an overstatement. What was supposed to be a short gap year turned…