Paris Named the Best Student City in the World
Paris has been named the best city in the world for students, according to the 2nd QS Best Student Cities Index. The index features 14 indicators divided into five equally weighted categories: Rankings...
View ArticleArriving Soon: The Fast Train between France and Spain
© Renfe The Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy, and the French Prime Minister, Francois Hollande, confirmed at last week’s 23rd Spain-France summit held at La Moncloa Palace, Madrid that the AVE...
View ArticlePollution in Paris at high-risk level – transport restrictions now in place
As a result of high levels of air pollutants in Paris, the French government has imposed restrictions on certain categories of privately owned vehicles and made public transport free in the city today,...
View ArticleHow to stay in a four-star Paris hotel from €17
From 21 July to 10 August you can stay in a three- or four-star hotel in Paris and pay what you think it’s worth. On departure from the hotel, the customer must make an evaluation of their stay based...
View ArticleParis to ban most diesel vehicles by 2015
Five months until the air and streets of Paris should be much cleaner. In a statement to the press on Wednesday, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she wants to see Paris a diesel-free city by 2020. She had...
View ArticleTen free things to do in Paris
I love Paris in the spring time…” that’s about all most people know of Cole Porter’s lyrics sung by Frank Sinatra, and though Sinatra goes onto sing that he loves Paris at any time of the year (because...
View ArticleTop 10 cities for travellers in 2015
London has been voted as the top-ranked international travel destination out of 132 most visited cities around the world. For the fifth time in seven years, the UK’s capital heads the MasterCard Global...
View Article4 Fiendish Places to Visit for Halloween
Trick or treat, ghostly tales and trails…we’ve got a selection of places for expats to visit to get in the Halloween mood, including 60 ghost towns and ’20 best trick or treat cities in the USA’. 1....
View ArticleFrance: How to find out about air pollution levels
Worried about air pollution? Discover where to look for more information about air pollution levels in your area of France. Over the past few days in Paris and the Ile-de-France, air pollution levels...
View ArticleFrance: State of emergency, contact information, national silence
UPDATE: 19 November The French National Assembly has voted today to extend the state of emergency to three months. A list of official sources of information can be found at the end of this blog post....
View ArticleFrench expats in UAE receive warning
The French Embassy in Abu Dhabi has urged French expats in the UAE to stay alert in the wake of the Paris terror attack. In a security alert on their website, the embassy advised expats to demonstrate...
View ArticleBrussels remains on high alert
Police in Belgium have arrested 16 individuals in anti-terror raids across Brussels and Charleroi. 22 raids were carried out across the city on Sunday but suspected Paris attacks gunman Salah Abdeslam...
View ArticleFrance: New security rules published for schools
The Ministry of Education in France has published today new security rules that all students at schools and colleges (écoles, collèges, lycées) and their parents need to be aware of. The rules will be...
View ArticleParis Post 13 November: Help and Resources
Paris Post 13 November – help, resources and financial aid Stacey Newman / Shutterstock.com On 13 November, Paris suffered its worst attack since the Second World War. The shootings and bombings left...
View ArticlePrepare for restrictions on driving old vehicles in Paris
New legislation will come in to force on 1 July 2016 that will restrict certain vehicles from driving in Paris. July seems a long way off, but if you have a second home in France and keep an old car...
View ArticleTop five sporting events in 2016
The Australian Open kicked off the sporting year with a bang. This year sporting events are scheduled all over the calendar. We thought we would take at some of the highlights… 1. Super bowl 50,...
View ArticleHow to find a summer job in Europe
Need some tips and resources to find a summer job? Read on… Now is the time of year when young people who want to work during the long summer break, from school or university, need to start looking for...
View Article5 Fabulous Events to Visit in Paris
Paris, as always, has a smorgasbord of events to chose from between May and July. Here’s our choice of five upcoming events in Paris, with something from the world of art, music, sport, sociable fund...
View ArticleThe nine host cities of Euro 2016
Euro 2016 kicks off today in France ushering in a month long festival of football. To celebrate the big day we thought we would take a look at the nine cities set to stage games this summer… Photo:...
View ArticleCompanies seek London exit in wake of Brexit
International companies have already scouted potential sites in Amsterdam as they adjust to the leave vote. With years of uncertainty ahead in Britain, companies are looking abroad to shield...
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