France Travel Podcast with Camille Laurent
Camille LaurentTravelling in France means moving between deeply different worlds: Atlantic river valleys, Alpine passes, Mediterranean coastline and northern plains, all within one large Western European nation. This show treats that variety as something to live in, not just pass through. It follows a single host settling into one place at a time and learning how France actually works.
The host's range stretches from Paris and Lyon to smaller landscapes that rarely make postcards: the Charente valley, the Cévennes, and the northern plains around Lille. Each setting is chosen for what it can teach about the wider country, from the Rhône's southward course to the Atlantic-bound rivers of the west and north.
The show unfolds over more than a single trip. It returns to the same places in different seasons, watches the mistral arrive in the Rhône valley, and follows the host as she moves from one connected region to the next. Knowing somewhere properly takes time; the episodes are built around that patience.
Camille Laurent lives in France and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Camille is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement.
A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers.
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Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next.
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- No. of episodes: 50
- Latest episode: 2026-09-19
- Society & Culture Documentary Places & Travel
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