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Chateau d’Aubiry, Céret & Les Splendeurs de Chine

Kate 01/07/2024 4 Comments

This winter, 2024, Chateau d’Aubiry will host ‘Les Splendeurs de Chine’, a theme park dedicated to Chinese culture, with 2,600 lanterns.

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Le Camp des Familles : The Nomads de Rivesaltes

Laura McLellan 20/06/2024 0 Comments

Lest we forget, Ellen Turner Halls takes us on a visit of the exhibition at Rivesaltes’ Camp Joffre

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New Kids on the Block: a Local Goat Farm

Kate 27/05/2024 0 Comments

A Visit to La Chèvrerie / Fromagerie du Boulou to meet Nicolas & Marie Navarrete

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The Facebook Algorithm & P-O Life

Kate 27/05/2024 2 Comments

An algorithm is a set of instructions for solving a problem or accomplishing a task.

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Goodbye green vehicle insurance windscreen sticker

Kate 20/05/2024 0 Comments

From April 1, 2024, you no longer need to put the green vehicle insurance sticker on your vehicle’s windscreen.

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John Wayne and Old Yellow

Kate 18/05/2024 2 Comments

UPDATE. Sadly scrapped.

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Hunting for Treasure in the Pyrenees-Orientales

Kate 13/03/2024 0 Comments

Potential treasures around the region, just waiting to be found by an enterprising treasure hunter

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Napoleon and his Josephine

Kate 12/03/2024 0 Comments

We’ve all heard of the great love affair between Napoleon and his Josephine, but did you know that their marriage was actually annulled?

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Word Origins: Patriotic and Chauvinistic!

Kate 10/03/2024 0 Comments

We all know a chauvinist pig or two don’t we ladies – a gentleman who has a ‘prejudiced belief in the superiority of his own gender’?

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Crit’Air Anti-Pollution Sticker: don’t go to Paris without one!

Kate 06/02/2024 1 Comment

A little reminder that if you enjoy a stop-over in Paris on the drive down to the P-O, make sure you have your Crit’Air air quality sticker unless you want to risk a fine.

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