Letter from France: The cities never stop with rugby often left on the périphérique

Life on the World Cup road can be hectic but when you do stop and sip, the timelessness of Paris comes rushing back into view 

HANG IT HERE: Ireland Rugby Fans In Paris Ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Game Versus South Africa, The Louvre, Paris, France 22/9/2023

Letter from France? Ach, apologies for the vagueness but a week spent traversing this eternally fascinating country rules out anything more exact. ‘On the Road’ might have been a more accurate header but Keruouac got there first.

His Beat-era classic achieves the impossible by spanning sea to shining sea, from San Francisco to New York City, and any number of points in between. Somehow it manages to funnel a melting pot of Americana inside the one cover.