Squares (or places in French) play a unifying role in cities. As places where streets and avenues come together, easy-to-find points of reference and meeting places for children, OAPs, lovers and tourists, they allow us all to tak…

Salies-de-Béarn, a small town in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques is not a million miles from Bordeaux, and at the end of the journey there is the discovery of an unanticipated setting, the discreet charm of a spa town and an atmosphere a…

Even when I travel, I always feel like I see the same big international fashion brands. It's reassuring when there's a change of season and you need a lighter blouse or a slightly warmer pullover but it's also a bit lazy. However,…