Bank holidays

Bank holidays

The Month of May in France is famous for bank holidays!! So what a good oportunity for me to enumerate them all and how they work compare to Great Britain. First of all, we have more than you BUT if it falls on a Sunday, tough luck!! We don’t have “in lieu”. And in...
January 2022 newsletter

January 2022 newsletter

In this issue: ♦ Isabelle Want ‘s article of the Month ♦ Product of the Month ♦ Covid 19 Information & Agenda for January ♦ This month’s recipe & Living in France ♦ Professional of the Month ♦ What happened in France in December ♦ Some French vocabulary...
UNDERSTANDING 100% SANTE FOR HEARING AIDS

UNDERSTANDING 100% SANTE FOR HEARING AIDS

The new reform 100 % Santé gives you access to hearing aid free of charge paid by Cpam and your top up, so you no longer need to go back to the UK to buy them! There are 2 types of hearing aid: -Class I which are fully covered under the 100% santé as long as you have...
100% Santé Reform

100% Santé Reform

CHANGES TO THE REIMBURSMENT IN THE FRENCH HEALTH SYSTEM This was one of President Macron’s promises during the presidential election and for once, a politician is good to his word!!You might have noticed that in the French system, 100% cover does not actually mean...
Travel Insurance

Travel Insurance

Now that we are all (almost) vaccinated, and frontiers are opened again, why not look at going away again and enjoy travelling and holidays!! But before you go, you better make sure you look at how you can be covered in case of emergencies!! So, here is all you need...
Understanding 100% Santé for glasses

Understanding 100% Santé for glasses

The new reform 100 % Santé gives you access to glasses free of charge paid by Cpam and your top up, so you no longer need to go back to the UK to buy them! It exists 2 types of glasses: -Class A which are fully covered under the 100% santé as long as you have a top up...
Le Panthéon

Le Panthéon

One of the news of this Month is the entry of Josephine Baker in the Panthéon, which gives me the opportunity to explain what is the Panthéon. It is a monument  based in the 5th arondissement of Paris which was originally built as a church in the 18 century but was...
September 2021 newsletter

September 2021 newsletter

In this issue: ♦ Isabelle Want ‘s article of the Month ♦ Product of the Month ♦ Covid 19 Information & Agenda for August ♦ This month’s recipe & Living in France ♦ What happened in France in August & Agency news ♦ Professional of the Month ♦ Some...
August 2021 newsletter

August 2021 newsletter

In this issue: ♦ Isabelle Want ‘s article of the Month ♦ Product of the Month ♦ Covid 19 Information & Agenda for August ♦ This month’s recipe ♦ What happened in France in July & Agency news ♦ What happened in France in April ♦ Professional of the Month...