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What will the paysans think of your chateau rescuing shenanigans.

What will the paysans think of your chateau rescue shenanigans

6 min readNov 28, 2020

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Two generations from the village

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Sophie Duncan

Gap Years travels — Diaries from my Youth.

When I was 20 I availed myself of my right to a six month visa to work in Australia.

16 min readApr 11, 2024

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Gap Years travels — Diaries from my Youth.

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Sophie Duncan

Escape from the chateau

I hoped it might not come to selling the Chateau, after a regretably non-grown-up divorce the time came and here I’ll share the journey.

4 min readMar 29, 2024

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Escape from the chateau

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Sophie Duncan

Not Just my castle. Michael and Jonathan’s adventure at Jalasnes

Here is a tale, not of my Castle adventure in France but Michael and Jonathan’s. Like James and I, they set out to buy something quite…

5 min readFeb 23, 2024

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Not Just my castle. Michael and Jonathan’s adventure at Jalasnes

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Sophie Duncan

Not our Castle, theirs — another French Chateau story

Here is a tale, not of my Castle adventure in France but Michael and Jonathan’s. Like James and I, they set out to buy something quite…

9 min readFeb 19, 2024

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Not our Castle, theirs — another French Chateau story

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Sophie Duncan

Beyond Paris, An Insider’s Guide to rural France now on the High Street

and online

1 min readNov 27, 2023

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Beyond Paris, An Insider’s Guide to rural France now on the High Street

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Sophie Duncan

Beyond Paris now published… and Steve Mack’s work with Chateau Madame

Dear Reader

5 min readNov 23, 2023

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Beyond Paris now published… and Steve Mack’s work with Chateau Madame

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Sophie Duncan

10 things I missed about France, that I have found a substitute for in England

Greetings reader

3 min readJun 25, 2023

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10 things I missed about France, that I have found a substitute for in England

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Sophie Duncan

Link list to complement the Audible/Audiobook edition of Find Your France — a short guide to rural…

Find your France — A sort guide to rural France will be published shortly.

5 min readFeb 17, 2023

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Link list to complement the Audible/Audiobook edition of Find Your France — a short guide to rural…

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Sophie Duncan

Alternative or Complementaire

French luxury sets a world standard. France’s Viticulture, perfume and fashion are icons of today’s infatuation with luxury.

5 min readJan 16, 2023

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Alternative or Complementaire

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Sophie Duncan

Sophie Duncan

I write about France, Oxford, dogs, love and more. Sign up for my newsletter today, find Beyond Paris - a Short Guide to Rural France on Amazon

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