Archive - Amber’s Substack

May, Mai; one year in France - smoking, sexting and not being Swiss

Some things that I have learnt since moving to (southern) France

May 31 •

April 2025

April, Avril; Chartreuse, snogging and well yeah, that's it.

Two of the great joys of adult life.

Apr 26 •

March 2025

Mars, March; letting go, freaking out and moving on

Plus French wine tours and mega wine parties 🍷

Mar 29 •

February's Podcast; my love-hate relationship with language learning

I am not sure why saying the words I have already written and put out there feels so much more intimidating and vulnerable, but it does.

Mar 1 •

15:06

February 2025

February, Fevrier; my love-hate relationship with language learning

Will I ever get to be filthy and funny in French?

Feb 23 •

January 2025

January, Janvier | drinking habits and salon season

Stints of sobriety, readying myself for salon season and regions I am on the hunt for..

Jan 25 •

December 2024

December, Decembre | Escaping to the slow pace of the South

A flirtation with baldness and a commitment to the slow lane

Dec 28, 2024 •

November, Novembre | The sex appeal of winemakers

My thoughts on a very important topic.

Dec 1, 2024 •

November 2024

October, Octobre; my love letter to Alsace and all its big sausage energy

This month’s newsletter has been put together in the most mismatched of ways; during layovers in Switzerland, in notes on my phone on the…

Nov 3, 2024 •

October 2024

September's Podcast | Love language, la discothèque nudiste and skin contact

Afternoon folks, my sincerest apologies that this is so very overdue, but I am finally home from roaming Burgundy and Paris.

Oct 13, 2024 •

24:54

September 2024

September, Septembre | Love language, la discothèque nudiste and skin contact

My celebration for the alternative side of French culture

Sep 28, 2024 •

August's Podcast; beach snacks, shacks and light reds

Some of you may prefer to have my husky, posh voice read my monthly round-up right to you. Naturally, expect a few detours and a few cock-ups.

Sep 1, 2024 •

17:25

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