Christmas shopping... over the Channel

Plan a last-minute visit to northern France to pick up what you need for the festive season + a quick trip to Paris that I didn't plan...

Northern France has been better known as a booze cruise destination in the past, whereby Brits would take the Eurotunnel or ferry over to Calais, fill up their cars with cheap wine and come straight home without so much as Meert waffle passing their lips. However, my travels in Hauts-de-France in the last few years have proved what a food-loving region …