Boules, Baldies and Bermuda Shorts? Basil Howitt was enthralled by the eccentricities and fanaticism of pétanque players. Une partie de pétanque Une partie de pétanque A game of pétanque Ça fait plaisir Is so much…
2011 Gastronomic tour of the P-O Taking a lead from fellow restaurant reviewer, John Fairclough, John Frazer-Robinson selects a few of his local favourites…. St Cyprien The Ascoli The Ascoli at St Cyprien is…
by Marian Thornley I read a very interesting article in a UK newspaper recently, entitled “What your gut is telling you”. The article explained the growing recognition of the stomach as the “second brain” –…
SUNDAY 4TH MARCH Today has turned quite windy, ’tho dry and sunny but yesterday was yet another in a long line of beautiful days in the P-O and my last day of stuffing my face…
by Marion Thornley At our monthly Mantra and Meditation meeting on Tuesday afternoon, after chanting the traditional Salute to the Sun, and before starting our meditation, we chatted about the reasons why people learn Vedic…
Friday 3rd February Aie! Ca caille, ça pèle…. It is decidedly chilly at the moment – well into the minuses I am told, although here in my toasty office, I can’t feel a thing. It’s dry and…
Darling, we’re The Young Ones! by John Frazer-Robinson In this first of a two part article, John Frazer-Robinson catches up with some of the younger expats in the PO and finds that even though they…
with Marion Thornley With the start of a new year, I always try to formulate a few resolutions to try something new in the coming year. This year I spent some time simply mulling over…
with Marion Thornley A question on Facebook recently caught my eye. A yoga teacher was posing the question “Is yoga a religion?” The lady in question continued to say that several of the…
Marathons in the Pyrénées-Orientales 2011 Sunday 27th February 9H – LE BOULOU “LA COURSE DU PIC ESTELLE ET LA CONVIVIALE” 5.2 and 12km (against the watch) More info: 06 86 48 70 40 Saturday…