A good address, a reliable pharmacy, the number of a taxi company or the opening hours of the mairie: such information may seem matter-of-fact, but it saves a lot of stress when it matters.
Practical knowledge is not the opposite of loving France. It makes that love more resilient.
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That is the kind of detail that helps visitors feel less like they are performing France and more like they are entering it.
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