Monthly Archives: July 2007

Doing up old houses in the South of France

Posted on July 27, 2007 by tony

I just wrote a post on my blog at New Bricks and Pantiles giving some idea about the cost of renovating old stone properties in the South of France. This reply to another mail today about doing the work and … Continue reading →

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World’s smartest man

Posted on July 20, 2007 by tony

I know I am not the world’s smartest man but this link is to test some of the strange things happening on the Internet at the moment – until this week I believed links were an important factor in Search … Continue reading →

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Personal networking, nudge nudge, wink, wink

Posted on July 15, 2007 by tony

I just sent out a newsletter with links back to this blog, in my leader I mentioned the research I am doing into the Web2 interactive networking sites – these are called many things including personal networking, social networking, social … Continue reading →

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I managed to miss July 14th

Posted on July 15, 2007 by tony

Bastille day came in quietly and went out with a bang – literally, most of France was exploding with fireworks from dusk to well past midnight – I seem to have missed it all this year although Carole and Jack … Continue reading →

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Keep in touch when you are traveling

Posted on July 13, 2007 by tony

Most people I am in contact with in France are from other countries. They want to keep in touch with family and friends and I am fascinated the way Internet has evolved over the last ten years to make this … Continue reading →

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Own your own English canal narrowboat on the Canal du Midi

Posted on July 12, 2007 by tony

You can live the dream of Rick Stein and own your own narrowboat on the world heritage site of the Canal du Midi in the South of France. A friend is selling his classic narrow boat which was brought from … Continue reading →

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Not all of France is French

Posted on July 8, 2007 by tony

The people today of most countries in the world are rarely, if ever, the original people of that country or place. Populations have migrated, invaded, merged and melded into an ever changing society and often the most bellicose patriots are … Continue reading →

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Triple 007

Posted on July 7, 2007 by tony

Not for another thousand years will there be a date of 07 07 07 – although is is not so clever as the upside down year I experienced in 1961 (there will not be another until 6009 and anyway there … Continue reading →

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Another great idea

Posted on July 5, 2007 by tony

My last posting about restaurant reviews lit up a light bulb in my head – I searched the web and found three very popular sites where anyone can give their personal opinion about wine, http://www.vinorati.com/ http://corkd.com/ http://snooth.com/ but I have … Continue reading →

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Are Restaurant Reviews any use

Posted on July 4, 2007 by tony

Restaurants come and restaurants go – writing about and reviewing places to eat is like describing the shape of a puff of smoke, quality and service are constantly changing and what was great on Monday may be indifferent on Tuesday … Continue reading →

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