Annabel’s Articles
A country walk to the childhood home of Louis Braille
Ile de France
Bonjour Paris, 23 April 2025
The perfect day out in Paris
Paris and Ile de France
Bonjour Paris, 6 June 2023
A tranquil walk along the Seine
Ile de France
Bonjour Paris, 10 October 2022
Peaceful haven in the heart of Paris
Ile St Louis, Paris
Mail on Sunday, 10 October 2021
Where two rivers meet
Ile de France
Bonjour Paris, 8 October 2021
Discovering the hidden islands of Créteil
Ile de France
Bonjour Paris, 4 August 2021
A relaxing stroll in the Parc de Sceaux
Ile de France
Bonjour Paris, 4 June 2021
A walk of discovery through the Parc Saint Cloud
Ile de France
Bonjour Paris, 20 April 2021
Following the Morbras River around Sucy en Brie
Ile de France
Bonjour Paris, 23 March 2021
In the footsteps of the Impressionists on the Oise
 Ile de France
 Bonjour Paris, 11 February 2021
Discovering the River Yerres
 Ile de France
 Bonjour Paris, 27 November 2020
The five secret gems surrounding Paris
 Ile de France
 The Mail on Sunday, 31 March 2019
A cruise where you’re the only passenger
 Container ship to the Canaries
 The Mail on Sunday, 17 March 2013
Cerbère comes up trumps
 France
 The Sunday Telegraph, 13 May 2012
Turkey’s best ancient sites
 Turkey
 The Sunday Telegraph, 18 September 2011
France’s best small museums
 France
 The Sunday Telegraph, 23 August 2011
Berlin: a cultural guide
 Berlin
 The Sunday Telegraph, 2 January 2011
Leptis Magna: Rome by the sea
 Libya
 The Sunday Telegraph, 28 November 2010
A short break in the City of Light
Paris
The Sunday Telegraph, 10 October 2010
Going off the rails in Paris
 Disused railway walk in Paris
 The Sunday Telegraph, 9 May 2010
Strolling by the Seine
 Ile de France
 Paris Magazine, September 2009
Spending national service in Ireland’s lake district
 National Trust working holiday, Northern Ireland
 The Mail on Sunday, 22 February 2009
Flirt on the Floor
 Historic country dancing
 The Sunday Telegraph, 1 September 2008
Bon appetit in Maigret’s Paris
 Paris restaurants
 The Mail on Sunday, 4 November 2007
In search of the perfect teacher
 Yoga in London and Paris
 The Financial Times, 5 August 2006
The Nature of the French
 French hiking trails
 France Today, June 2006
Vive les guinguettes!
 Guinguettes, Ile de France
 The Daily Telegraph, 29 April 2006
Paradise – or the worst kind of hell
 Yacht crewing, France, Turkey, Italy
 The Financial Times, 30 April 2005
Capital island
 Ile St Louis, Paris
 The Daily Telegraph, 23 April 2005
Unlock the secrets of Notre Dame island
 Ile de la Cité, Paris
 The Mail on Sunday, 20 February 2005
‘Birdies are not like others’
 Paris bird watchers
 The Financial Times, 19 February 2005
Catch this
 Paris Plage
 The Daily Telegraph, 24 July 2004
Where train spotters are revered
 Paris station restaurants
 The Daily Telegraph, 18 October 2003
Ile du Martin-Pêcheur
 Ile de France
 Paris Voice, June 2003
A world away from Mickey Mouse 
 Ile de France
 The Independent, 10 October 1998