Loulabelle’s FrancoFiles
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198 episodes
Reminiscing together, keeping our Frenchy vibes fluttering!
Katherine Burns loves Paris and shares her love of all things French through her Insta account @rue.dauphine.paris. She chatted for the second time on the Loulabelle's FrancoFiles in this episode, about how she keeps connected to France. <...
Thinking of moving to France? Take a retreat in the Loire Valley first.
Mandy Murphy has chatted with me on the Loulabelle’s FrancoFiles previously with her husband Willo Renehan to talk all about her gorgeous home La Maison Trumeau in Saumur in the Loire Valley. Mandy and Willo were inspired by Dick & Angel on...
The Movie Lover's Guide to Paris
Paris is a city that lives in the hearts of people from around the world and has so many movies set there. I've also found loads of movies or shows that use Paris as a backdrop and I love searching as I watch for glimpses of places I've been in...
A local's glimpse of France in the lead up to Noël.
Elisabeth Perotin is French, having grown up in the Champagne region and still currently living in Reims. Elisabeth is a photographer specialising in travel and food photography, with only French themed pics on her Instagram @frenchglimpses. Ta...
The amazing life impact of a long term stay in France or Italy.
Catherine Berry is an author who has chatted on the Loulabelle's FrancoFiles podcast previously (eps 39 & 112) about the life changing decision to move her family to the French village of Annecy for a year when her children were young. ...
Donna Guest - Sharing the "Illusion" of France!
.Donna Guest is the Co-Founder, CEO & Creative Directorof fashion house Blue Illusion, which is a French inspired brand bringing fashion, homewares and all sorts of French connections to their customers everywhere.In this ...
The Louvre heist! Claudine Hemingway's expert commentary.
On 19 October 2025, thieves wearing high-vis work wear, used a stolen furniture removals truck to get into a top floor of the Louvre in Paris, stealing pieces of the French Crown Jewels from the Galerie d'Apollon ('Apollo's Gallery'). The ...
The French Effect
Canadian author Patricia Sands is so connected to France, through her novels which are most often set there in Provence. Coming out on 15 November, 2025 is her latest book The French Effect, set in Paris with the story heading down to Nice on t...
The Pastry World Cup is coming up! And we're chatting to the Aussie entry...
Pierrick Boyer is a celebrated French pastry chef who has earned the French highest honour of the Chevalier Merite Agricole for his services to France and French culture through his pastry work and he has called Melbourne home for over 20 years...
Experiencing Life in Burgundy
Earlier this year I road tripped around France and spent a couple of weeks in Burgundy with friends of the Loulabelle's FrancoFiles podcast, Kate and Nathan Veach.Kate and Nathan had a French restaurant in Melbourne prior to m...
Meandering along the roads & through the villages of Provence...
I love road tripping in France and I aim to get there and meander the roads less travelled as often as I can! In the April/May of 2025 I took a "vacances" in France for a couple of months and embarked on 3 separate road trips with se...
Bonjour Mate! (and win a trip to Paris!)
Eva Bonnet knew from a very early age growing up in France, that Australia was going to be a very special place for her! Eva didn't plan to come to Australia directly, but as she says, "life brought her here".Eva chatted to me about how ...
A Zig Zag wine making journey from the UK, to Aus, to France!
Harriet Churchill and her husband Henry are originally from England, but spent many years living in Australia based in Melbourne originally, working in the area of sustainability, but eventually moved to regional Victoria right near me! I first...
Inside Paris info from "The Parisian Mole" Vittoria Busetti!
Italian born Vittoria Busetti had a dream for many years of moving to Paris, so she worked a way around the obstacles in her path, packed up her Milan apartment a few years ago and took the leap to her new Parisian life!Moving all alone ...
Getting a dose of France with a "Weekly French Bite"!
Alexandra Ganipeau runs the French Language school in Melbourne "The French Hack". She has connected people in Australia to France over many years, through organising cafe catch ups as well teaching French to people of all ages.Recently ...
Magical Menton on the Côte d'Azur!
Recently I travelled for a couple of months in France, road tripping from the top of the country in Normandy to the bottom at the Côte d'Azur and towards the end of my stay I enjoyed a most marvellous visit with Caroline Riddell-Clark at her Vi...
Spring in Cannes!
I am currently in France and have been road-tripping all over the place, but more on that in upcoming episodes....At the moment I have connected with friend to the Loulabelle's FrancoFiles podcast Ruby Boukabou and in this episode...
A French Mediterranean vacation with relaxation, scuba and sun!
Kent Tisher is a Palliative Care Doctor in Toronto Canada who loves to unwind and shed the stress of life by traveling in France. I first chatted to Kent back in April 2023 about his love of French vacations and it was fabulous to chat again as...
Back in France and the Cannes Film Festival!
This episode is coming to you from Paris! Ouuuuiiiii!I have escaped Melbourne and headed to my happy place, but before my departure last week I chatted to my dear friend, author, performer, tap dancer and long time Cannes Film Festival j...
Love Burgundy wine? You'll love Vino Dilectio!
I am about to return to Burgundy for my third visit there and I can't wait! The region is wonderful to immerse in with wonderful food, scenery and amazing wines!On my last time in Dijon I met the wonderful Emeline Pin whose business Vino...
Dreaming of moving to France? Balancing a French life here, there and everywhere!
Tune in to hear Loulabelle chat to Shannon Pratuch:Shannon Pratuch has moved to France from the US many years ago. She now shares her world which is most often in Paris or Brittany and shared with her gorgeous French bulldogs, through he...
Celebrating the best of French cinema with the Alliance Française!
Each year one of the highlights of the French calendar in Australia is the Alliance Française French Film Festival which commences with the gala opening night of the 36th festival at Melbourne's Astor Theatre on March 5th. But it is not only he...
A wonderfully slow escapade through Provence!
Maria Tawk made the decision to study in France a few years ago and moved from Lebanon to university in Aix-en-Provence. From dreaming as a child with her best friend about one day being in Paris together, to now living a beautiful life in Prov...
It's a new year, so time to plan a new trip to France!
This episode is the first in Season Six of the Loulabelle's FrancoFiles podcast with me (Lou) chatting to Alex Ganipeau from The French Hack. After having many Francophiles get in touch with me about their upcoming intended travel ...
A new chapter in the story of Notre Dame Paris
Ma belle amie Claudine Hemingway has so much knowledge of the history of Paris, she also lives just a few minutes walk from Notre Dame, so it was fascinating to chat with her about all the goings-on for the opening of the iconic cathedral in De...