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Category Archive: Holidays

Save Your Holiday Crocodile

The Last Day of the Holidays I started with a case of carefully packed, freshly ironed and neatly […]

August 10, 2014 Culture, France, Holidays, Life, Tourism, TRAVEL

A Week With The Garlic Whale (and other beach memories)

Recent holiday memories – Summer time and the living is easy, unless you are looking for a place […]

August 10, 2014 Culture, France, Holidays, Life, Sex, Tourism, TRAVEL, Wine

PACKING

That tedious pre-departure bane, whereby you put a selection of essential and useful items in a bag to […]

July 24, 2014 Holidays, Tourism, TRAVEL

HOLIDAYS. THE USEFULNESS AND PURPOSE OF.

I. Slave to the rhythm The purpose of a Holiday can be summed up in that well-worn cliché […]

July 24, 2014 Holidays, Life, Philosophy, TRAVEL

I Like Melvis Wesley

He looks like Elvis (more or less). He sounds like Elvis (just about), but it ain’t Elvis. Meet […]

July 24, 2014 Culture, France, French, Holidays, Mobile homes, Philosophy, Stress, Tourism, TRAVEL

Camping Thoughts

A few rambling thoughts on camping in France Holidays in France. Chances are you’ve come for a couple […]

July 21, 2014 Barbecue, Economy, France, Holidays, Life, Toilets, Tourism, TRAVEL, TV

Where to put the stiffs in a heatwave

Climbing into the car like stepping into a sauna. The dashboard thermometer reads 42°c. The car has been […]

July 18, 2014 Ageing, Death, France, French, Holidays, Weather, Wine

Tourist Tax Rise

The first weekend of summer. School is out and it is time to hit the road for the […]

July 6, 2014 Holidays, TRAVEL

Sporting Weekend

Yes. I’ve been away for a long time. Mostly trying to find my way through the tortuous and […]

July 6, 2014 France, French, Holidays, Sport

my street

Too hot to move; Don’t care, won’t care.  Late afternoon down my street in high summer temperatures. The […]

June 13, 2014 Death, Food, France, French, Holidays, TRAVEL

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