Ifans, Rachel: - Rachel Ifans is a travel writer and fervent Francophile, spending as much time as she can in France, writing about it and studying the language. Bylines include The Independent, National Geographic, Metro, The Simple Things, France Magazine and Eurotunnel.com. Rachel studied French at university and spent a year as an assistant in a French collège in northern France. She has also travelled widely in the country with her husband and children in their motorhome, enjoying the freedom of life on the road for weeks on end.