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Get On The Bus

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Trying to book a sumer holiday On this soggy, sub zero day, I am looking for adventure – […]

February 10, 2018 drifting, driving, Europe, France, Holidays, Money, Motoring, Road trip, Stress, summer, TRAVEL, Uncategorized, underwear, Work

Flights of Fancy?

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There’s certainly plenty up in the air where I live – flimsy; single-engine light aircraft, limping in and […]

January 23, 2018 Airports, Bourges, Brexit, Britain, Cheap flights, countryside, deepest france, Economy, Ex-pat, France, French, Holidays, Hub airports, Low cost carriers, Rural Life, seaside, Tourism, TRAVEL

Misty Mountain Hop

So, we packed our bags for the Misty Mountains and went over the hills and far away – […]

January 4, 2018 Bourges, cheap hotels, deepest france, drifting, driving, driving home, France, French, Holidays, New Year, photography, Provincial France, Road trip, rubbish, ski, TRAVEL, Weather

Sick Again

Seasonal tradition – the pre-festive flu   Body aching like I’ve been thrown several times against a wall. […]

December 6, 2017 Ageing, Cemetery, Christmas, Death, Health, Holidays, Life, TV, Weekend, Work

Sugar Free Cereal Bars For Halloween??? Are you crazy???

Hollowing out a pumpkin – a messy and fastidious business and probably the closest I’ll ever get to […]

October 31, 2017 Ageing, Culture, Family, Food, Ghosts, Halloween, Health, Holidays, Time Travel

Road Trip from Cabourg to Quiberon

Last leg of our road trip along the north and north western coast of France. From the English […]

August 15, 2017 driving, France, French, Fun, Holidays, Motoring, photography, seaside, summer, Tourism, TRAVEL, Weather

Heading For the Normandy Beaches

French holiday road trip from Calais to Cabourg. We leave the UK from Dover; which is a town […]

August 15, 2017 drifting, France, Holidays, photography, summer, Time Travel, Tourism, TRAVEL, Weather

Small Day Hot Town Blues- No Road Trip this Summer

“I got those small day hot town blues baby …” Yep, temperatures are starting to soar again on […]

July 29, 2017 Art, Bourges, Culture, deepest france, drifting, Holidays, photography, Small town, summer, TRAVEL, Uncategorized, Weather

PTSkiD or Getting Off a Mountainside with Fred and Ginger and Nancy

SLIP SLIDING AWAY Slip slidin’ away Slip slidin’ away You know the nearer your destination The more you’re […]

February 26, 2017 deepest france, France, Fun, Holidays, Life, Music, Philosophy, ski, Sport, Tourism, TRAVEL, Weather

Get (Dis)Connected or Turn Off and Drop Out

Turn on Tune in Drop out The iconic 60s phrase, coined by writer and psychologist, Timothy O’Leary. Since […]

January 3, 2017 Employement, France, French, Holidays, politics, Stress, Work

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