If you are treated to a blast of the emergency sirens which blare out regularly around the region, don’t panic or head for the shelters!
Have you been paying attention? As usual in winter, we take a quizzical look over last year’s articles – with one or two extra questions thrown in!
There is no direct equivalent in France for double cream. Some ‘crême fraiche’ can be a decent substitute but you can’t whip it.
We take you through the French health system and how to access healthcare in France via PUMA if you are a permanent resident (EU citizen or otherwise) whatever your employment status .
Grievances escalated from fuel to general discontent.
The Retirada. Nearly half a million Spanish civilians and soldiers fled to France. The P-O authorities were unprepared and hostile.
Vous or Tu? Wherefore art thou Romeo? Tu and vous – which ‘you’ two yous? Did you know that English is now one of the only languages without an equivalent to the “tu-vous” distinction in…
The Dossier Medical Partagé (DMP) is a free, confidential and secure health record that stores your information in one centralised, digital location.
The track steadily rises and the full impact of nature’s realm becomes apparent as every conceivable moth and butterfly species from blue to swallow tail flit freely in abundance.
Following our recent articles on la Retirada, a P-O Life reader very kindly contacted us with photos and memories of a hike that they undertook back in 2017.