UPDATE After only a couple of trips, this project has been shelved by the mairie of Port Vendres, due to lack of funding on the North Catalonia side. Port-Vendres to L’Escala by sea 3 “Sur…
August mumbles in the mountain 3 With Jenny Rhodes 3 3 Sunday 15th August 2010 3 Yesterday was the 14th August. And if anyone had asked me I would have told them categorically that Hell…
Keep your shirt on in Perpignan Just in case you are thinking of getting your kit off in Perpignan this summer, the mairie have issued a reminder that it is illegal to bear your chest…
Climate in the Pyrénées-Orientales The weather in the Pyrénées-Orientales is one of the main attractions for tourists, as well as one of the reasons that a lot of us moved here, along with the incredibly…
Castells and castellers Castellers originated at the end of the 18th century in Valls, Tarragona, when rival groups of people called “colles”, began to compete in constructing human towers. Those who…
UPDATE – August 2010 New speed cameras THE first batch of new speed radar warning signs, which will be placed up to 2km ahead of the actual cameras, will go up next month. The new…
The Golf Pass 3 Cost: 250 € for 5 green-fees (fees 2009) 3 The “ Languedoc-Roussillon Golf-Pass ” includes 5 green fees and allows the golfer to play for a period of 21 consecutive days…
July mumbles in the mountain 3 With Jenny Rhodes 3 3 Late July 3 I am soooo excited! Mike and I have just been watching the Dexto Energy Triathlon ITU World Championships [easy for me…
Jonathan Healey: Terroirist 3 by Ellen Hall 3 Did you have to read the subtitle a second time? I did when I found it on Jonathan Healey’s web page. Not to worry! If he is…
Rickshaws in Perpignan Well, not quite rickshaws but as you can see from the photos, Citycab66 have introduced bike taxis into Perpignan centre, providing an easy, open air and fun way to get around the…