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Jeanne et la belle bûche

Happy Holidays from Jeanne-la-Cane (& Véro)

December 15, 2023
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Tour guide at Chateau de Villandry

And just like that, I am a tour guide

October 31, 2023
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La Petite Venise Napkin ring

La Petite Venise

October 6, 2023
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Boats on Dordogne river on a bright summer day Roque Gageac, Périgord

A French summer

August 23, 2023
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Affice Lot et Garonne subway sign

France and overtourism

July 4, 2023
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tourists in Paris walking down the street with one in a red beret

Tourist season is on!

May 11, 2023
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Tulip field

Is France burning?

March 31, 2023
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Quaint Paris street

A Parisian Week

February 23, 2023
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Jeanne le cane wishing you a bonne annee next to some new year stationary

So long January!

January 29, 2023
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Véro in warm scarf and coat on a sunny winter day in Tours France

Bonne Annee!

December 31, 2022
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Bonjour. Bienvenue chez Véro. Trader Joe’s. Bonjour. 

Bienvenue chez Véro.

Trader Joe’s. 

I.Y.K.Y.K.
(If You Know You Know) 

Here’s one of my favorite collections. 

I get so emotional when I say their name my pronunciation suffers 😂 

The articles I wrote about Trader Joe’s on the France with Vero blog (then “French Girl in Seattle”) remain some of my most popular stories over a decade later. Eh oui. 

What about you? 
Do you like Trader Joe’s? 
What about their bags? 

Véro 

#francewithvero #traderjoes #traderjoesfinds #traderjoesobsessed 
#americanlife
Bonjour. 01.01.26 Bonne année ! Happy New Year Bonjour.

01.01.26

Bonne année ! Happy New Year to all! 

"Mon petit doigt m'a dit" (a little birdy told me) some in this community still don't know I do most of my writing on another platform, Substack, with weekly "French Vignettes" and a free monthly newsletter, "Lettres de France." 

C'est dommage. They are missing out. 

Here, there and everywhere, thank you for following and/or subscribing, for our interactions, your messages and for letting me know there are people out there interested in what an {Americanized, according to my friends} French native has to say - in English - about France and French life. 

I wanted to do something special to celebrate the New Year and the five-year anniversary of the small, female-owned business launched in 2020 out of necessity, “France with Vero.”

Luckily I just spent a few days in what I consider to be one of the most festive cities in France during “les Fêtes de fin d’année” (the Holidays.)

Underrated no more, Lille, Northern France, shines in December. 

Members of this online community know I love to share special moments in my homeland. 

Some, in France and beyond, like to label others’ efforts and confidently place them inside a box. It’s been my great pleasure to defy their expectations for years:  I write, I teach, I guide and I lead virtual tours. 

Here’s my newest one, filmed 48 hours ago and released - as it should - on January 1, 2026.

Bonne année à tous! Happy New Year to all !

See you later this year on more French adventures.

Véronique 

Follow the tour guide: Link to the new tour is (you guessed it!) in the Bio. 

@alicia.c.bijoux @chtite_brigitte @gelatoandcoffee : Vous êtes mentionnés dans la video en Bio. :-) 

 @lille_patrimoine @lille_france 

#francewithvero #francetravel #VirtualTours #lillefrance #jaimelille #lille_focus_on  #northernfrance #holidaydestination #tourguidelife
Imagine turning your back on (worldwide) fame at t Imagine turning your back on (worldwide) fame at the peak of your career and devoting the rest of your life (and considerable resources) to a worthy cause, animal welfare! 

Brigitte Bardot was imperfect and she knew it — yet she did a lot of good as she led a reclusive life, for the world often disappointed her. 

She always spoke her mind, with friends, journalists and world leaders and paid a steep price for it. 

She shocked society, often. She also inspired and made a difference.

Brigitte Bardot, you were perfectly imperfect. 

“What about Bardot’s legacy?,” the media will ask. 

My guess is you won’t give a hoot. 

Rest easy now, Madame Bardot. Fly free. 

The @fondationbrigittebardot can continue to count on me. 

Brigitte Bardot (1934-2025) - R.I.P.

Véro 

#francewithvero #brigittebardot #frenchicon #animalwelfare #brigittebardotfoundation
Wishing you all a happy, peaceful, delicious holid Wishing you all a happy, peaceful, delicious holiday season wherever you are in the world. 

Thank you for following my adventures this year. 

See you in 2026 for more peeks into my French life in la Belle France, in Tours, Loire Valley and beyond. 

Joyeux Noël !

Véro 

#francewithvero #tourscity #toursmaville #loirevalley #virtualtours
Bonjour! Un grand merci (a big "thank you") to th Bonjour!

Un grand merci (a big "thank you") to the France with Vero community for your support and many messages in 2025. 

Whether you enjoy reading my French "Vignettes" and "Lettres de France" on Substack, or prefer traveling with me on Instagram and Facebook, thank you.

I'll be looking forward to sharing more slices of my French life with you in 2026.

I hope you consider following me on new adventures in Tours, Loire Valley (where I am pictured below) and beyond. Perk of being a French native and an experienced adult educator and tour guide? There are many ways I'll be telling more stories about la Belle France, then and now. 

It's time to discover the traditional France with Vero Christmas virtual tour. You'll find it in the December edition of "Lettre de France." (It's also linked in the Bio.) 

Joyeux Noël ! Happy Holidays wherever you are in the world. 

Véro

#francewithvero #francetravel #virtualtour #toursmaville #tourscity #loirevalley #tourguidelife #frenchimmersion #frenchchristmas
Bonjour. Châteaux act as visitor magnets in the Bonjour. 

Châteaux act as visitor magnets in the Loire Valley, a renowned region of France. 

Amboise, a small town on the Left Bank of the Loire river, has three. One estate in particular draws large crowds. It can be found at the top of the main street, a 15-minute walk from the town’s center. 

Bienvenue au Clos Lucé, a former royal summer residence once gifted to a Florentine genius by his greatest admirer, the King of France. Here, in the elegant brick and stone manor, Leonardo da Vinci spent the last three years of his (creative) life.

Visiting the privately-owned Clos Lucé is like traveling back in time to the early 1500s while being reminded of the genius (an apt reference) of the man who acted as the King’s premier painter, architect and engineer.

Christmas is a special time to explore the Loire Valley. The region draws large crowds through December.

During the Holidays, le Clos Lucé does things subtly and elegantly. 

Like always arriving early in the day tends to pay off: I was alone for at least an hour as I walked around the rooms and the grounds of the estate. 

A tour guide visiting the most popular (and crowded!) landmarks in France with North American travelers several months a year, I don’t take that privilege lightly. 

Here’s what I saw on a December morning in Leonardo’s home in the heart of the city of Amboise. 

Follow the tour guide! 

Happy Holidays.

Véro

#francewithvero #loirevalley #loirevalleytourism #amboise #closlucé #leonardodavinci #chateaulife #christmas2025
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