NOVEMBER 2012 Auberge Can Joan (between Le Boulou and Le Perthus) Reviewed by Paul Cartmell I first spotted ‘Auberge Can Joan’ on a wonderful walk last Easter from the hamlet of Saint Jean d’Albere.…
USAP 17 – MUNSTER 18 With Mike Thomas, Sorède This match was by no means a classic but it was ferocious and exciting right up to the final whistle. After it…
MUNSTER 36 – USAP 8. With Mike Thomas, Sorède On a damp, dark, December day USAP were ”lucky to come second” at Thomond Park, Limerick, the home of Irish Province Munster. This was not…
Why not take an afternoon off from the beach to vist the exotic garden between Ponteilla and Nyls? The Jardin exotique is a flamboyant display of plants and flowers from the five continents of the…
Man has been out and about in Roussillon for at least 450,000 years. The Anglophones of today are only the latest of a long…
USAP 31 – BORDEAUX/BEGLES 20 With Mike Thomas, Sorède USAP climbed to third place in the Top Quatorze following this exciting victory against a spirited Bordeaux outfit that came to Perpignan to…
Rugby: USAP 31 Edinburgh 14 With Mike Thomas, Sorède After a lacklustre first half USAP were completely transformed in the second, producing a feast of attacking rugby that culminated in four tries and…
USAP/SOREDE RUGBY BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE 12 – USAP 16 With Mike Thomas, Sorède At last a coveted away win for the Catalans, against the once mighty Biarritz Olympique. To put the matter into context…
RUGBY A XV USAP 20 – STADE TOULOUSSAIN 16 with Mike Thomas, Sorède In another night of high tension and drama at the Aime’ Giral, USAP scraped home by four points against a…
Port Vendres fish market (Criée aux poissons) with Michael Brady Oyster and wine bar, fish market ‘extraordinaire’ It serves no proper meals, just dégustation, samples of its retail selection of seafood. It has no…