Kulchur and Bouncing Harlequins
Kulchur - Canto the Third
I am a big Harry Potter fan, but in all the books and films, there is one thing which I am glad is only a magical fantasy (at present), the thought of a newspaper having animated …
French Life and Living in France
From a day, to a lifetime - A personal view from a Mediterranean village in France
Archive for: January 2008January 30, 2008 January 29, 2008 Portable SoupMy aim is to build a strong and useful Internet community for everyone who travels and needs accommodation or who has accommodation and offers it to others. Ther are a lot of sites like Travelocity, Tripadvisor, LastMinute, Wayn etc - or … January 28, 2008 Two pints of Champagne and a Packet of Crisps PleaseMy birthday is next week, but as I am in the UK then we “celebrated” at home today when I got back from Paris. At 63 I really do not expect or deserve any presents so getting stuff is tear … Amazon.com or Play.comI have started to put Amazon links for books and stuff from some pages as I am reviewing some books - but the recent nonesense about the French authorities penalising Amazon for giving the French booksellers competition makes other options … January 26, 2008 Northern LightsWe live in the South of France, close to the Mediterranean. We moved here nearly 20 years ago, it is home. I regularly travel, but I am always surprised of the big difference in the length of the day … January 25, 2008 Oh to be in ParisI am a simple soul, I still find it amazing that I can casually hop on a train after lunch and be in Paris in just over three hours - not only that I am travelling at nearly 200 miles … January 24, 2008 Oh to be in LanguedocAccording to government figures, the cost of living in France is about the same as the Uk and a bit higher than in the USA - but these are “average” figures, if you ask me about living in Languedoc, then … January 23, 2008 One Life is Not Time EnoughIt hit me straight between the eyes today when chatting to my daughter Miranda on Skype - she is in Vienna and went to the Albertina Museum - only later did she realise that she had only visited one … January 22, 2008 All Rentals France and Other StoriesAfter two years in the doldrums, I relaunched a property rentals site AllRentalsFrance.com just over a month ago on December 15. I plan this to be a start in my new vision for a large community social network of … January 21, 2008 A French Restoration Book ReviewA French Restoration (The Pleasures and Perils of Renovating a Property in France) is the story of three years of effort to turn an unihabitable property into a home - in 2001 a couple planning to retire to France … |
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