We all know about ‘cowboy builders’ in France, but are the victims of these incidents sometimes the unwitting accessories of their own misfortune?
It can come as quite a surprise just how much water is lost from a swimming pool via evaporation, due to heat, humidity and wind.
Fancy a trip over the border to Barcelona? Well now it’s easier and more affordable than ever before with buses from Flixbus and trains from Renfe
A new land tax was the final straw: the country was ripe for revolt and the scene had long been set for the events to follow.
The word ‘pompier’ comes from the verb ‘pomper’ (to pump), referring to the manual fire pumps that were originally used at fires.
A Visit to La Chèvrerie / Fromagerie du Boulou to meet Nicolas & Marie Navarrete
Picasso’s Guernica, McCrae’s In Flanders’ Fields, even Newton’s discovery of gravity… times of hardship give rise to great creativity and we’re sure that our current situation is no different! Each week we publish YOUR artistic offerings based on a chosen theme.
Our very own lovely Laura is doing a PhD and needs native English-speaking volunteers with dyslexia to take part in short, informal interviews about their experiences of education, work and travel
Enamoured of both the beauty and long and fascinating history of Port-Vendres, the Great Port Vendres Tapestry Association was started in July 2015 to create a large tapestry of the history of the town.
We love publishing your reviews. They’re honest (of course) objective, (we hope) and cover a wide range of tastes, prices, and places. You might not always agree, the chef might be having a bad day, your standards might be higher….or lower – but they give you an idea of what’s available and what to expect.