La suette miliaire was a mysterious and contagious disease which caused intense sweating, often-fatal fever, with death often occurring within hours.
The introduction of the new “free-flow tolling system” on several French motorways has caused confusion for many drivers. Unlike traditional toll booths, there are no barriers. Cameras record vehicle number plates, and motorists then have…
Did you know that nationalities and languages (English, French, Spanish….) are always capitalised in the English language….
UPDATE Exchanging a UK driving licence for a French one – do you need to do it and how is it done? Find out more here.
An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
Un type rentre dans un bar…..
Entry Requirements for UK Citizens
Claude Francois was an Egyptian-born French pop singer, songwriter and dancer, who wrote and composed “Comme d’habitude”, the original version of “My Way”.
Around the end of September Barcelona holds an enormous street party, La Mercè Festival.
With quaint, cobbled streets, pretty squares, lively shops, restaurants, and bars, and art and music museums, there is certainly enough temptation to hang around the town, but there is plenty going on around and about too.