An icy blast greeted me this afternoon when I stuck my head outside.
Scorched Earth! Well not quite. If you’re up among the massive, craggy limestone rocks in the gorges somewhere between Arles sur Tech and Saint Laurent de Cerdans
and take those roads which wind through the forests, it’s green and lush and full of birdsong.
After three years of driving back and forth to the South of France in my little UK car, I decided the time had come to buy a second-hand French car. Nothing special, a few years…
Speed restrictions in France – how fast NOT to go! by Neill Watson Anyone used to driving throughout Europe on UK plates smugly thinking you’re immune and un-catchable would do well to think…
AND HERE IS THE NEWS…. a weekly update of the local news WITH CAROLINE HILL Fight at Foire St. Martin – A fight between two cousins attending the opening day of the Foire…
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…
Excited as I am about my trip, I am not so excited about the nine hour non-stop flight from London to Chennai. Having become a bit of an old hand at these long haul flights I have developed my own personal style of survival which help me to arrive feeling fresh and invigorated rather than groggy and tired.
The show must go on! In spite of torrential storms during this year’s Fête des Vendanges at Banyuls-sur-Mer, the Fanfare Bands played on, à la Titanic. Basil Howitt reports. In our part of the world,…
Who would be a vigneron? Amidst the general doom and gloom in the caves cooperatives of France’s largest wine producing region – the Languedoc-Roussillon – there are several reasons for hope. Basil Howitt’s report finishes…
Perpignan to London by Coach? – you MUST be Mad! Summer 2008 Looking for alternative transport to the UK? Polly Cannie took the coach from Perpignan to London a couple of years ago. Here…