The mosquito, (‘little fly’ in Spanish) has been around for more than 30 million years.
The barbecue is lit, the wine is poured, the mood is mellow….but uninvited guests may sometimes be waiting in the wings to spoil your day! The Warblers take a look at stingers and biters to avoid this summer
If you’ve had the misfortune to accidentally step on a sea urchin (oursin), you will be very aware how painful it can be.
Most spiders are pretty harmless to humans. In fact, only four are known to be dangerous, one of these being ’la recluse brune’ (brown recluse spider, or fiddleback, also known as the violin spider due to its shape and markings.
Along the coast between Canet en Roussillon and Saint Cyprien, you will find the best walking, and picturesque fishermen’s “village” with ancient huts that have been refurbished with traditional materials, including reeds that are abundant here.
This poem is hard to understand for those who have never lived in the Midi, or southern part of France, but once the hot summer days have been experienced, it makes perfect sense.
A Visit to La Chèvrerie / Fromagerie du Boulou to meet Nicolas & Marie Navarrete
Picasso’s Guernica, McCrae’s In Flanders’ Fields, even Newton’s discovery of gravity… times of hardship give rise to great creativity and we’re sure that our current situation is no different! Each week we publish YOUR artistic offerings based on a chosen theme.
A study published in February this year by the Laboratoire d’Entomologie de Toulouse reveals that a sub-species of the common “social” wasp is far more intelligent than previously thought. These wasps have found an ingenious…
Looking for a Winter tonic? An easy and delicious recipe for rose hip syrup, which contains 20 times more vitamin C than oranges.