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Cross-border public transport for just 1€? Molt bé !

Laura McLellan 22/12/2023 2 Comments

Great news, travel junkies! The powers that be have given the go-ahead for cross-border transport, and at just 1€ per journey you can border hop as often as you like this summer.

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Did you know…?

Laura McLellan 16/12/2023 0 Comments

A whole host of interesting facts about the region and further afield for your reading pleasure. So, did you know…?

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Crème de la Crème: Cream in France

orey 15/12/2023 6 Comments

There is no direct equivalent in France for double cream but there are several good alternatives.

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Marzipan for your Christmas Cake

Kate 14/12/2023 0 Comments

Thought this might be useful info for Brits making a traditional Xmas cake. If you want to use ready to roll marzipan you won’t find it in the local supermarkets

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Sant Vicens… Aladdin’s cave of artistic treasures

Kate 12/12/2023 0 Comments

Ceramics, paintings and tapestries fill an exuberant Aladdin’s cave of artistic treasures in the old vaulted wine cave of Mas St Vicens in the Saint Gaudrique quarter of Perpignan.

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Book Club : An Elephant in my Kitchen

Kate 12/12/2023 5 Comments

An Elephant in my Kitchen. A chic Parisienne, Françoise never expected to find herself living on a South African game reserve.

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The Great Port Vendres Tapestry

Laura McLellan 12/12/2023 0 Comments

Enamoured of both the beauty and long and fascinating history of Port-Vendres, the Great Port Vendres Tapestry Association was started in July 2015 to create a large tapestry of the history of the town.

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Food for Thought: Potato Latkes

Laura McLellan 11/12/2023 0 Comments

Bûche de Noël – Suzanne Dunaway shares her PO-inspired recipes in this weekly blog.

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Local News Round up

Laura McLellan 11/12/2023 0 Comments

An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales

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A bit of crumpet?

Kate 10/12/2023 0 Comments

Fancy a bit of crumpet but can’t find them here in France? Why not make them yourself?

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