How times have changed! Famous writer Ernest Hemingway wrote in ‘Hemingway Finds France is Neutral’ in March 1937 ”I encountered no difficulties over crossing the border, and I am filing this dispatch just before hopping…
August Font-Romeu Espace « La Calme » Championnat de France inter-races de chiens de troupeaux Sheepdog championships National competition in which 22 of the best French sheepdogs will compete for the title of Sheepdog Champion…
Launch of European “e-Justice” site Looking for a lawyer in the European Union? Want to know what happens during a mediation process in Sweden? Wondering about the Romanian land register or the functioning of…
MOUNTAIN MAMA IN LES ANGLES What a summer this has been. Blazing hot for weeks on end and then ten days of horrendous storms. The heavy rains always pummel my flowers into the ground and…
I find a lot of people ask me what is the difference between Vin de Table, Vin de Pays and Appellation Controlée wine. Here is an attempt to explain it in the context of the…
FRENCH POEMS TO ENJOY – 6 Midsummer is now upon us with days of oppressive heat and cloudless skies. For more Northern people, it can be hard to take and we often end up panting in…
Police please me, oh yeah…… A 2014 ‘code de déontologie’ (code of ethics) for the police directs them to show more respect for both public and suspected criminals by using ‘vous’ rather than…
Transition Energétique and Tax Refunds. As part of the government’s strategy to reduce reliance on fossil and cut CO2 emissions the Crédit Impôt system has been simplified and streamlined. Basically any work that…
The license allows you to motor on the sea up to 6 nautical miles (11 km) from a place of shelter (‘abris’) and on inland lakes; so is fine for taking a trip along the Catalan coast.
Biotechnology-based Fantasy Novels. Night of the Fête and The Pevi’s Riposte by V S Rose – www.vsrose.co.uk I launched the first novel in The Pevi Discovery Experience in 2013. Called Night of…