Twenty-eight years ago, Frenchman Michel Garcia fell in love with Easter Island, home of clear blue water and the breathtaking moai. Since then he’s kept busy as a diving instructor and doting father, and he even found time to discover a new species of shellfish!

Like old cheese and old wine, old wood is in high demand when it comes to building new chalets. A modern cabin built of ancient wood provides the perfect balance of the old and the new.

In the tradition of the great Jacques Cousteau, two young Frenchmen have been crisscrossing the world’s oceans documenting their most marvelous encounters in a book. But the book is not just an ode to the beauty of the deep; it is a warning about the impact humans have had on this largely unknown world.

The Vendée Globe single-handed around-the-world race is one of the most grueling tests of man’s endurance against nature, with a little help from technology. The race starts, and ends, in the Bay of Sables d’Olonne.

In 1985, ten million meals were served by Restos du Cœur. By 2004, that number had skyrocketed to sixty million.

Many French people claim they don’t like receiving junk mail, but marketers have done studies which indicate the opposite.

On the French Riviera when it’s twenty-three degrees Celsius in the middle of November, some of us are tempted to head for the beach and take one final dip.

New York based French chef Daniel Boulud brings his refined French culinary skills to that most typical American dish, the hamburger. Discover the secrets that make this burger the most expensive in the world.

Tanguy de la Forest is ready to fly off to the Paralympic Games.

When should you say bonjour versus bonsoir? Should you say un or une après-midi? Find out in this video.

Nelly will teach you 100 adjectives in less than 10 minutes. See how many you already know!

Sara shows off to Lionel the leather handbag she just made to remind her of her recent trip to New York. Can you guess what the shape of the bag will be?

Nelly teaches us how to pronounce and spell the names of many vegetables. There's enough here to make a delicious salad!

Nelly teaches us the names of forty fruits and vegetables with the help of pictures and pronunciation tips.

Leïa is not thrilled about doing the dishes. Who invented doing the dishes anyway? Take this opportunity to refresh your kitchen utensil vocabulary!