It's traditional for Parisians to escape the city in August and swap their super chic apartments for their holiday homes in the south of France. Last year I naively thought 'but how many people actually do that? Surely the city won't be that empty!'. Well, I couldn't have been more wrong! All our favourite independent shops and cafés were closed for weeks on end, and the streets were overrun with tourists. So this year I'm going to channel my inner Parisian and take a trip!

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The skies have been pretty cloudy here in Paris lately, but hopefully the clouds will part on Thursday evening in time to see the full moon!

But what is a full moon?

Let's start with the basics….

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