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Christmas TV movies: 5 unusual things you don't know about these films

age budget of one and a half million euros, much less than a Hollywood film. These love stories and Santa Claus tales are a real business across the Atlantic, where several channels start airing them as early as October... 24 hours a day! This is the case for the channel Lifetime, whose 100% Christ ...

08
Dec
2020

Vendée: 5 good reasons to go camping in Les Sables d'Olonne

1- To enjoy the Atlantic coast Known as the starting city of the Vendée Globe, the commune of Les Sables-d'Olonne is also a renowned seaside resort for its fine sandy beaches and sunny weather. The first good reason to go camping in Les Sables-d'Olonne is the opportunity to enjoy the Atlantic coa ...

28
Aug
2023

How to repot and maintain a mimosa?

ees have not yet bloomed. What are the optimal growing conditions for a mimosa? Mimosas are only grown in the open ground in the South and on the Atlantic coast, as they like warmth, sunshine and well-drained soils, especially sandy ones. These trees are known to be delicate because they fear ...

20
Feb
2007

The Beatles: 5 Things to Know About This Legendary Band

ican market for the first time between February and March 1964. With this hit, the "Beatlemania" that started in the United Kingdom spread across the Atlantic. The phenomenon evolved in various ways, with young people taking to styling their hair and dressing like their idols, while record stores s ...

17
Apr
2007

The Statue of Liberty: the emblem of New York

tury). During its construction and until its dismantling, the Statue of Liberty became the most visited monument in Paris. It was then sent across the Atlantic on a frigate from Le Havre and received a triumphant welcome in New York Harbor on June 17, 1885. Once at its destination, the statue wa ...

25
Sep
2008

Porto : places to visit

Presentation Portugal's second most populous city after Lisbon, Porto is located in the north of the country at the mouth of the Douro River on the Atlantic coast. From time immemorial, this city that the Romans had named 'Portus' (the port) owed its prosperity to an important maritime and comme ...

30
Mar
2009

The Route du Rhum: the most beautiful transatlantic race

Presentation of the Route du Rhum The Route du Rhum is a solo transatlantic race that is run every four years from Saint-malo to Pointe-à-Pitre over a distance of 3,540 miles (or 6,656 km). This mythical race fascinates the public as well as the skippers, for whom a victory on 'le Rhum' is a co ...

20
Sep
2010

Wordle: 5 things you need to know about the new hit game

federates millions of players in the United States Wordle, which was launched last year by engineer Josh Wardle, has been very successful across the Atlantic. It peaked at 2 million players in early 2022. Yet, paradoxically, the Lingo game had flopped when it was launched in 1987. It was its Eur ...

18
Jan
2022

Electronic cigarette: puffs are not without danger

means 'puff' and were created in 2019 by two Californians working in the electronic cigarette industry. It didn't take long for them to cross the Atlantic and spread like wildfire in college yards. Even though their sale is prohibited to minors in France, teenagers easily manage to get them o ...

25
Jan
2022

James Whistler at the Musée d'Orsay: 5 good reasons to visit this exhibition

oup of Whistler's works left New York for the first time in over a century to be shown in Paris in this exhibition. These works that have crossed the Atlantic are complemented by permanent collections from the Musée d'Orsay. 4- To appreciate subtle color harmonies James Whistler's paintings ...

22
Feb
2022

Barefooting: walking barefoot for more well-being

It's good for your feet The barefooting which consists of walking without shoes has more and more practitioners across the Atlantic and in Europe. This hobby, which is preferably practiced in nature but also sometimes in urban areas, has first of all benefits for the feet. Indeed, our feet that ...

23
June
2022

Cannes is awarded the City of Surfing label

f local spots, thanks to a sign placed at the entrance of the municipality. The city of Cannes awarded the label Between the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, the French coastline is not short of surf spots. Surfing enthusiasts know of course the cities of the Landes ...

04
July
2022

HPI series: soon an adaptation in the United States

A success story that is being emulated Since its launch on TF1 in April 2021, the HPI series has been a real hit in France and has recorded record audiences happily exceeding 9 million viewers. Now, this police comedy is not the adaptation of a foreign concept but a 100% original French creation. ...

28
Oct
2022

Soft skills: the 5 most sought-after skills by employers

ft skills is often translated as 'soft skills', but it would be more accurate to refer to behavioral skills. This expression was coined across the Atlantic in opposition to hard skills, which refer to the technical skills (legal, administrative, financial or computer skills...) needed to perform ...

06
Dec
2022

The Morris column: 5 unusual facts about this street furniture

common in Germany, where it is called Litfaßsäule (Litfaß column) after its inventor, Berlin's Ernst Litfaß. It has also taken up residence across the Atlantic, particularly in the streets of San Francisco! ...

20
Dec
2022

Thomas Pesquet: Objective France, a fascinating documentary on France 2.

itably original perspective of the astronaut, viewers can rediscover the beauty of our country. France is the only country to have territories in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. With an area of 550,000 km2, French territories represent only half a percent of the planet's landmasses, but th ...

24
Apr
2023

Unusual: 5 things to know about the Las Vegas Sphere

promises to revolutionize our concept of entertainment and usher in a new era, that of "future entertainment". And if you regret having to cross the Atlantic to benefit from such cutting-edge technology, know that another sphere of this type could soon be born in London! The MSG Company, which is ...

21
July
2023

5 good reasons to visit New York in autumn

- To celebrate Halloween If you want to celebrate Halloween in the purest American tradition, it is at the end of October that you must go across the Atlantic. The traditional Village Halloween Parade (that is to say, the Halloween parade of Greenwich Village) is another of the 5 good reasons to vis ...

06
Sep
2023

Art Nouveau: 5 things to know about this artistic movement

World War I. In just a few years, this style, which aimed to break away from established artistic conventions, spread throughout Europe and across the Atlantic. It also influenced all visual arts: painting, sculpture, graphic arts, as well as architecture and decorative arts. The turn of the 20th ...

05
Oct
2023

Canadian Thanksgiving: what are the differences with American Thanksgiving?

and streets are decorated with pumpkins and cornucopias, this holiday is more modest. In fact, this Monday is not a holiday in some provinces in the Atlantic and Quebec! Families do not travel as far to gather and organize this dinner in a more relaxed manner to celebrate the autumn harvest. The pa ...

09
Oct
2023