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…
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…
Strawberry and Vanilla Baked Cheesecake with Strawberry Crumb serves 10 to 12 It’s Summer! Thanks to Caroline O’C for sending in this mouth watering-recipe for Strawberry and Vanilla Baked Cheesecake – and…
Prades with Norman Longworth (Taken from the one-day-to-be-published ‘Conflent Tales’) My town of Prades is the regional capital of the Conflent. It finds itself plumb in the centre of the Conflent just where the…