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French Blogs

A collection of the best French blogs - blogs in French, about the French language, and about France.
Congrès des profs français
Congrès mondial des professeurs de français includes posts from French teachers all over the world.
France (The Times)
Articles about French culture and politics, from Charles Bremmer at The Times (UK).
Langue sauce piquante
French blog by Le Monde's editors: Le blog des correcteurs du Monde.fr
One Thing in a French Day
A small slice of a Frenchwoman's day in France and in French, with audio.
Paris (IHT)
Advice about Paris from International Herald Tribune reporters who live there.
Polly-vous français ?
A chatty English-language blog about life in Paris.
Retourne au CM1
Collection de fautes d'orthographe, de grammaire, ou de sens que l'on voit au jour le jour.
Laura's French Blog
Laura K. Lawless, Guide to Learn French at About, shares new lessons, features, French info, and details about life in France, where she has lived since March 2008.
Les amoureux du français
French blog from two members of La Presse's staff.
Le blog d'Hervé Bizeul
A vigneron in Vingrau (le Roussillon) shares his stories of life in the vineyard, including some tasting notes. French only.
Un Coup de Pouce autour du Monde
Travelblog of a Frenchman hitchhiking his way around the world on a budget of $7 per day.
France Explained to the World (and Vice Versa)
This blog only has a few posts from 2004, but they're definitely worth a look. The author is a French ex-pat in England.
The French Corner
Blog about French culture, travel, and language.
The French Journal
A site for Francophiles. Notes on France, its culture, history, geography, food, wine, travel, and more...and, of course, Paris!
French Life - Expat France
A British family of 4 discusses life as expats in France.
Le journal du Geek
"Un webzine dédié à vous informer quotidiennement et de façon excessive de tout ce qui tourne autour du monde de la hi-tech et des gadgets."
Language Log
Collaborative language blog, from University of Pennsylvania.
LeapFrog
"A chance encounter between a Kiwi and a Frog in France led to the idea of giving each an insider's view to their country... travel[ing] as a team ... between the two countries, catching 30 countries in between. Throw in our competitive natures, a thirst for culture and history, and a bit of banter between the two teams, and you have LeapFrog."
Life in Paris
Travel blog with tons of photos.
Naked Translations
Blog about English to French translation; available in both French and English.
Le Petit Champignacien illustré
Blog about the French language - interesting and/or bizarre phrases that crop up. All in French, fairly advanced.
Petite Anglaise
A British woman shares commentaries on living France as well as more personal stories.
Pince ton français !
French blog from Belgium. It's no longer being updated, but the archives are still interesting.
Regard sur les États-Unis
Analysis of news from the US, in French. Avoid the other language "versions" - they're done with an automatic translator.
Secrets of Paris
News and travel info about France.
Spirit of Paris
Photo blog of Paris.
TechCrunch France
Techcrunch analyse les nouvelles sociétés, services et tendances du web de la nouvelle génération baptisé également web 2.0. C'est une référence et bien souvent une source d’information de premier ordre dans la blogosphère, les media online et même les media traditionnels.
Technologies du langage
French blog about innovations in language.
Tongue in Cheek
An American woman shares "stories collected while living in France."
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