A Provence French Website for English Readers
UzEssentiel is an absolute treasure trove of information for people thinking of heading to the South of France, in particular Uzès, Uzège, Gard and Occitanie. While Uzès and Uzège and Gard belong in the Occitanie region rather than Provence, they are often referred to as being in Provence.
UzEssentiel is a go-to website for South of France/Provence lovers and the wide range of interesting topics will keep you glued to your laptop. If you didn't already have plans to travel to these breathtaking places, I bet you will after spending some time on UzEssentiel.com.
It's a website for French readers but thanks to Nancy, its clever editor, it also has an English section in "la langue de Shakespeare" for their dedicated English reading community, called UzEssentiel in English.
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This section, and indeed the whole website, is filled with articles on tourism, gastronomy, people, art, nature and what's on. When Nancy asked to interview me for a feature article for her English readers, I said "Oui avec plaisir". Below is some of our interview ...
Meeting with Annette, founder of A French Collection - 100% French mood
Hello Annette, so nice to speak with you. I first discovered A French Collection on Instagram. Then I visited the blog. Such a nice 'place' to visit ! Could you tell me how came to you the idea to create A French Collection ?
Bonjour Nancy, Lovely to speak with you also. A French Collection was created in 2015 so that I could share my love of France with family and friends, and also to share a bit about what living in a little Breton farming village is like for our Australian family. I had friends who always asked me questions and wanted to see photos of our travels so I started the blog to share ‘our French life’ with them.
Why did you choose France over other European countries ? Were you living in France when A French Collection was born and switching house from Australia to France and back ?
You know Nancy, I cannot really explain why I wanted a second family home in France. My family was living in Australia, none of us had ever been to France, we knew no-one in France and did not even know the regions, but I just knew that France was where I wanted my family to live part time. So we went on our first trip ever to France and looked at properties, bought one and then once we owned it, we’ve taken the children during the Australian school holidays to France. It was only after living this lifestyle between the two countries, Australia and France, for a few years that I then created the blog to share our experiences. Everything else, our tours to Paris, Brittany and Provence (prior to Covid), French gift boxes and Amazon storefront, has grown from that.
To read the full interview, and see more of the website with what to do, places to see, people of interest, and food, grab your coffee and croissant and head to UzEssential.com
