About

Founded in 2019 by Charlène Lambert, A Week Abroad is a collection of travel books to live a week like a local.

Seekers of sincerity and humanity, A Week Abroad meets up with entrepreneurs, chefs, artisans, creatives and nature lovers who share their favourite local spots with you. Local products, good hidden restaurants, traditional crafts, wild landscapes and natural treasures, live the addresses that your friends from all around the world could have given you.

Through our analog photographs, our books and our digital reports, we tell you their stories. The stories of locals, who embody the local culture. It is they who give the tempo, the smell, the taste and the character of a city.

Their passion also takes shape through their art, the objects and the unique pieces that the craftsmen create with their hands. For each of our destinations, find a selection of local handicrafts, soon highlighted in our eshop.

We help travelers, curious about living new experiences and meeting new people, discover the people and enjoy their authentic recommendations, while bringing the benefits of tourism to local economies.

A Week Abroad reinvents travel by opening the mind and the senses, creating social bonds, and promoting local economies.

Become a contributor

We want to expand our community by gathering contributors around the world. Photographers, writers, illustrators will help us meet with local people on the ground, create content, and develop the project internationally. If you are, or know people who are passionate about travel, photography, human relations, or are simply looking for a meaningful project? Write to us!

Charlene Lambert, founder

Having previously worked as a producer for advertising agencies in Paris and London, I have now decided to throw myself into the A Week Abroad adventure in order to reinvent travel. Forever fascinated by different cultures and curious to discover the world and its people, A Week Abroad is now my life plan.

Opening minds, creating social bonds and promoting local economies are the actions I want to promote for a responsible and sustainable tourism.