So Véret Céret… Opened in 1927 as a ‘cooperative’ by local workers, Le France is very much an institution in Céret. Many of us have whiled away a pleasant hour beneath the shady platanes of…
While a lot of birds are declining in so many places, goldfinches, according to the January issue of BBC Wildlife, seem to be on the up – in Britain at least. They quote a “91…
…..on social media and keep up with the goings on in the P-O on a daily basis. FACEBOOK PO Life Group…..is updated daily by Sue Faulkner and hundreds of members, who provide an ongoing catchup…
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!