Restaurant Review Rebellion Restaurant review sites such as TripAdvisor are being criticised by french chefs and restaurant owners as being damaging, unfair, and often written with no real knowledge of the restaurant…
Free motorway travel in Perpignan – with a catch! Did you know that you can travel free on the A9 between ‘péages’ Perpignan Sud and Perpignan Nord if you live in the *Perpignan…
Bomb scare at Perpignan airport A bomb threat closed down Perpignan airport on Thursday 7th August. Passengers were evacuated when a suspicious suitcase was pointed out at the foot of the tower, near gas…
A new beach club in Barcarès House of Cans (maison de canettes) – the first in France NOW OPENSpecial Plat Mexicain (12€50) and Concert on 12th August. Looking for quirky? A…
Air France Strike – Saturday 2 August Be prepared for disruption if you’re travelling with Air France, and beware a knock on effect if you are travelling by air at all this Saturday,…
ADVICE FROM P-O LIFE FORUM Had a call from an indian call centre yesterday claiming to be from Microsoft, having detected some serious viruses on my computer. They knew my name address…
(Home)Made in France To try and help restaurant goers distinguish in advance between restaurants serving fresh homemade food, and those serving up the ubiquitous processed, pre-packed or microwave ‘produit’, a bill has been passed in…
If you don’t always bother charging up your phone or your Ipad before travelling, you could risk not being allowed to take the device onto your flight. The same applies to MP3 and MP4…
Get in there quick! You may already know that the French government changed the laws last year regarding exoneration of Capital Gains Tax, the tax applicable to the amount of profit…
No more free book deliveries in France In order to support the many small ‘librairies’ around France, and protect them from competition from the big boys, a unanimous vote was passed this…
