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Catalan boats – ever had that sinking feeling?

Kate 25/07/2024 3 Comments

It was the perfect storm of 1913.  A local fisherman, Josep Llanas, was caught off the  port of Collioure with his sails torn to shreds as huge waves broke over the boat’s bows….

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Ode to Canigou

Kate 25/07/2024 0 Comments

A selection of poems paying homage to our sacred Mountain, Mount Canigou

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PO PICNIC AT ERMITAGE DE DOMANOVA

Kate 25/07/2024 1 Comment

From the moment you turn-off the N116, hand-painted signs and simple crosses show you where to go.

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Beware the Puncturevine – looks can be deceptive!

Laura McLellan 24/07/2024 0 Comments

If you have ever ridden your bike over puncturevine seeds or even worse, stepped on them with bare feet, you will understand exactly how they got their name!

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Callinectes sapidus – the Blue Crab

Kate 23/07/2024 3 Comments

He’s mean, he’s smart, he’s fast, he’s agressive – and he’s blue.

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Time to Kill at Barcelona Airport?

Kate 22/07/2024 0 Comments

Want to give your sun tan a final blast before handing over your hire car and catching your plane in Barcelona? Why not wait on the beach?

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P-O Naturally : The nature of Canet lagoon (part 1)

Laura McLellan 22/07/2024 0 Comments

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.

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Break down on French motorways

Kate 21/07/2024 2 Comments

If you breakdown on the motorway, don’t contact your insurance breakdown service as only motorway approved breakdown vehicles are allowed on the motorways.

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French School Holidays 2024 – 2025

Kate 21/07/2024 0 Comments

School holidays in France are organised according to three “holiday zones”, A, B and C,  in order to manage the flow of French holidaymakers.

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French Life : Driving you mad

Laura McLellan 19/07/2024 1 Comment

What’s your experience of driving in France? How does it compare to where you learnt to drive? Here’s a few observations of life on the road in the P-O

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