Traditional Bordeaux housing is often quite different to what tourists might imagine from glossy tourist brochures.When you wander around the city, you can clearly see that in the neighbourhoods where the people of the city really…

Living far from the bright lights and bustling streets of the capital, and being a huge fan of all forms of art, I'm always tempted by the major exhibitions in Paris and all over Europe. But I often overlook what's going on right…

Actually, I only drink water. But this presents no problem and does not prevent me appreciating the history of its wines, the multifarious  vineyard landscapes nor from trying to understand all that is happening in this field of w…