LE LYCAN BLANC By Phil Becker Phil Becker is 31 and lives in Perpignan. Currently a journalist for the weekly newspaper ‘La Semaine du Roussillon’, he describes himself as a ‘job nomad’. He has done…
I met Shaun at my yoga class in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. A teacher of literacy at the local college, he had dreams of becoming a circus entertainer.
Grabbing a cab here in the P-O is not something that we do unless we have no choice. Not only are they very expensive, particularly compared to mini cabs in Britain, but also most need…
Owning a bar, café, hotel, restaurant or similar establishment in France, particularly in popular holiday resorts, can produce a sizeable income.
Several fraught phone calls later it seemed that our furniture was making slow progress through France in our direction. On the appointed day we received a phone call to say it was on its way up our hill. We ran outside to be confronted by two grumpy blokes sitting in a tiny van on the drive outside the house.
Améliorez votre anglais 8 Tongue twister (répetez rapidement au moins trois fois) She shall surely see the sun shine 1 Trouvez la bonne définition (Find the right definition) 1 heat wave 2 You can’t put…
France has a reputation for serving great coffee – but you need to know what to ask for!
Virelangue (tongue twister) Repeat rapidly at least three times Ces seize chats savent chanter 1. Match up the useful sayings 1. Something’s not quite right. 2. Heads or tails? 3. I always keep my word..…
by Simon Newman Most articles written about house transactions in France cover the buying process. But what about selling? Here are some pointers to keep in mind – and some cow-pats to avoid. Whatever you…
Heading up to the ski slopes this winter? Spare a thought for the 60 or so ‘joncétois’, residents of Joncet who have watched 5000 vehicles per day, many of them lorries, thunder through the tiny village for many a ski season.