DONKEY DAYS with With Katja Willemsen What do you give someone who has everything for their 50th birthday? A day out with donkeys of course. There is no age limit to falling in…
Activity pack à la carte! Here’s a rather nice idea from the Saint Cyprien Tourist Office – les packs à la carte. Chose several activities that you enjoy or have always wanted to try, and using…
TAKE IT AWAY! Hungry, can’t be bothered to cook but don’t want to leave the pool, the beach, the comfy chair, Corrie? Below are a few great take-aways for eating on the beach or chez…
The Earliest Europeans……. told by Tautavel. So where did they come from 1.8 million years ago? What did they do? The story of those first Europeans is to be found in le Nouveau…
Crunching snow and much laughter was heard as Mike led his group of twenty odd snow shoe walkers along the trail through the fir and silver birch trees. Tracks of hare crossed the path, the…
Llo and Behold! Absolutely worth the drive. In the Cerdagne and Capcir, when the winter snows cover the land, it’s natural that thoughts turn to snow sports, but have you thought of combining a day…
AROUND THE TOUR DE FRANCE AND UP A HIDDEN VALLEY with Gill Williams Yesterday, we set out again for a little trip. We had promised to visit a friend in Luc-sur-Orbieu (Aude) who makes jewellery,…
Les Balades en Estives Update We are all lying by a lake in a valley high above the tiny Conflent village of Nohedes, relaxing after the walk up through tall beech trees and pine…
The Snow Shoe Shuffle Jane Mann tries the Snow Shoe Shuffle and discovers that the “if you can walk you can snow shoe” quote bandied about by the snow-shoe-walking-fraternity is absolutely true. One…
Tir des Aspres: The shooting club with a view. By Jane Mann “Have you ever been shooting?” I was asked. “No, not keen on killing” I replied. “No killing, clay pigeons, very…