Bill was anxious to fence the land so that we could have animals. After all, this was one of the main reasons for us moving to France and buying a place with six acres. The vague wave of the arm and words of the previous owner, “it’s over there somewhere” had not really helped to clarify where the boundary actually was. And we were far too scared to ask the neighbours who had been watching our every move through binoculars.
With over 4,500 working speed cameras already present around France, a further 10,000 DUMMY ones are to be installed over the next months. Watch out too for the ‘radar autonome’ on the A9 amongst the…
Charges Doctors or dentists who are ‘conventionnés’ (working within the French sickness insurance scheme) charge the official social security rates, now 23 euros per consultation. Some doctors have recently taken action and put their prices…
Scammers call you, and asks for you by name. Some are English speakers albeit poor ones
Oooops! One of the latest Airbuses, the A321, performing a test flight from Toulouse to Perpignan, landed on Perpignan’s runway 33 but struck its tail onto the runway surface. The aircraft was unable to continue…
L’Amphytrion, Collioure…..with Danièle In March 2005 we celebrated a birthday with a meal at l’Amphytrion and I still have the bill from that occasion – 2 menus at 15€ each. There is still an excellent menu…
Passenger numbers continue to tumble at Girona airport, after a rather black 2015 which recorded a decline of 18%. Initial figures for 2016, show a drop in January of 4.1% compared to January 2015. The…
Some friends spending time in our house last summer kindly left me some good clues: a brochure of fishing tours and another one about listing fishers that have direct sales here near us, by the coastal towns of Argéles, Collioure etc …
Admin Silence is Golden « Le silence de l’administration vaut accord » In order to lighten the burden of French admin (which has a bit of a reputation for being over the top), a recent…
Bill was anxious to fence the land so that we could have animals. After all, this was one of the main reasons for us moving to France and buying a place with six acres. The vague wave of the arm and words of the previous owner, “it’s over there somewhere” had not really helped to clarify where the boundary actually was. And we were far too scared to ask the neighbours who had been watching our every move through binoculars.