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Category Archive: Crime

Is There Life On Mars(eille)?

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Not many sailors fighting in the dance hall, but there is certainly life in Marseille, France”s second city, […]

August 17, 2022 Beach, Bowie, Café, cheap hotels, Crime, Culture, drifting, Environment, France, Heritage, Landscapes, photography, Religion, Road trip, Saturday night, stories, street photography, summer, Travel writing, urban, Weather, writing

Millenials, Black Blocs and Baby Boomers. Where is the spirit of 1968? (and who cares?)

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There was a momentary whiff of « revolution » in the spring air – demonstration, dissent and even destruction. Was […]

May 10, 2018 1968, Ageing, Crime, Culture, France, History, Paris, politics, Revolution, Spring, Time Travel, Uncategorized

Frontline France, Bread and the Contents of a Woman’s Handbag

More simplistic and misspelt ramblings of life in France. It was French playwright, Jean Anouilh, who, in an […]

November 20, 2015 Christmas, Crime, Culture, Death, Employement, Family, France, French, Heritage, History, Life, Paris, politics, Religion, TERRORISM, Time Travel, Uncategorized

Business as Usual?

In the wake of recent events, we will live to regret words and actions born of haste and […]

November 15, 2015 Café, Crime, Death, France, French, Life, Paris, Religion, TERRORISM, Weekend

More Parisian Daze or Sweaty Kebab Wet DoG Nicotine

06.49am ; on a train, in a station. What an UNGODLY HOUR. I’m not even sure that the Almighty […]

May 28, 2015 Crime, Fashion, Money, Paris, Smoking, Tourism, TRAVEL

Chez Charlie (bis)

Wednesday 14th January 2015. Exactly a week after tragic events that rocked and shocked France. It is January […]

January 14, 2015 Crime, Culture, Education, France, French, History, Life, Paris, Work

CHEZ CHARLIE

Events of récent days have left me confused and pensive. There was no point in giving a day-by-day […]

January 11, 2015 Crime, Death, France, French, History, Life, TERRORISM

Right Turn

Dear readers this is a “thoughtful” post – meaning it’s not very funny and it rambles on with […]

June 9, 2013 Crime, politics

Crime Capital

I pity the poor bloody tourist visiting Paris these days. It’s not the world’s friendliest city at the […]

June 3, 2013 Crime, Food, TRAVEL
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