MUMBLES IN THE MOUNTAINS: Life in Les Angles With Jenny Rhodes A summer slowly slips by and September doesn’t all that far away I feel that the years are getting shorter, or is…
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…
Timeless Collioure By Ellen Turner Hall Time does not stand still, but fast forwards and backwards in our minds. A taste, a smell or an image can reset memory to another time…
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,…
“The use of Catalan is repugnant and is contrary to the honour of the French nation.” (decree of Louis XIV, April 2, 1700) “Be clean, wash your hands, speak in French.”
Wednesday 2nd It’s been a weird and wonderful weather week so far – very warm, mid to high 20s most of the time, but moody, changing suddenly at shutter snapper speed from sunshine to storms,…
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…