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Walk the Region: les Crêtes de Serrabona

Laura McLellan 12/08/2025 0 Comments

Les Crêtes de Serrabona: an invigorating 4 ½ hour circular walk with 680m of ascent. The walk offers wonderful views and some interesting historical/archaeological features

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Palau del Vidre – Palace of Glass.

Kate 12/08/2025 0 Comments

At the foot of the Albères Mountain range, just off the two main roads from Argelès to Perpignan (D914) and Le Boulou (D618), sits Palau de Vidre; small village, big aspirations.

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THE UK ETA. Don’t have a British passport but heading for the UK?

Kate 12/08/2025 0 Comments

The UK ETA is a mandadory travel authorization issued by the UK to nationals of countries who are exempt from obtaining a UK visa.

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P-O Naturally: Stingers, Biters & Harmless Passersby

Laura McLellan 12/08/2025 0 Comments

You’ve lit the barbecue & poured the wine… or you’re bathing in the lovely warm sea… It’s a perfect summer’s day & your mood is mellow … until uninvited guests spoil your fun.

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L’Assomption in France – 15th August

Kate 12/08/2025 1 Comment

What are the origins of l’Assomption on 15th August in France.

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Carte de Sejour is NOT a passport

Kate 12/08/2025 3 Comments

British residents in France must now have a carte de séjour but this is not a substitute for a passport.

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Family Days Out: Dinopedia Experience

Laura McLellan 11/08/2025 0 Comments

Family Days Out with the Bonds. Nestled in a cave outside the walls of Villefranche de Conflent, Dinopedia Experience is a relatively new addition to family days out in the Pyrénées-Orientales.

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Train du Pays Cathare et des Fenouilledes

Kate 10/08/2025 1 Comment

The country through which the train passes is a land of vines and Cathar Castles, a slow climbing journey of over 60 km

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Tried and Tasted: Summer Cocktails

Laura McLellan 10/08/2025 0 Comments

Although the tourists have mostly returned home, the sun is still shining here in the P-O. Let’s face it, even if it wasn’t, there’s never a WRONG time for cocktails!

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When the saints go marching in

Laura McLellan 08/08/2025 0 Comments

Although France has been laïque (secular) since 1905, there are a huge number of festivals and traditions based around the lives, accomplishments or remarkable events that happened to various saints.

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