Test Your French…Virelangue (tongue twister) (Repeat quickly 3 times) Le grand bain du banc brun
La Pierranne Reviewed by John Fairclough in 2012 Despite being the brunt of many cheap jokes over the years, the good people of Belgium have had the last laugh where food and drink are concerned.…
TGV Perpignan -> Barcelona SNCF (French Rail) and RENFE (Spanish rail) have reopened the super-speedy train travel between Perpignan and Barcelona for the summer season. Running through until September, passengers can now access the Catalan…
Red, white or blue wine
Roxane and Benjamin Parra from Estagel are importing a blue wine from Spain.
A new season with great voices
As Ryanair rediscovers the advantages of flying in and out of Girona airport, at least for now, the Costa Brava facility is soon to have its own TGV railway station in the airport.
Although the pound didn’t have much of an initial reaction to the UK’s latest inflation data, GBP later surged against is rivals as geopolitical developments left investors wary of higher-risk currencies.
Free navettes will transport you from stations along the way to the ski resorts, reduced prices apply at the Hot baths of St Thomas (get off at Fontpedrouse) or at the ski stations of St Pierre de Forcats (off at Mont Louis) or Eyne ( off at Bolquere Eyne the highest station in France).
April 11th 2017 marks the passing of an old friend, or for some, a troublesome adversary. Windows Vista was the follow on from the much loved XP that it now joins in the great software graveyard.
The events of the past few months, allied to the deep fall in the value of Sterling, means that everyone is looking to extract the best possible value from their travel budget. In fairness to the airlines, they are doing their bit by largely keeping most of the existing flights available, introducing new aircraft onto routes, and taking advantage of the continuing low fuel price by offering keener than ever fares.