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Category Archive: Provincial France

Welcome to La Creuse

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Welcome to Le Creuse in the depths of deepest France. We are in a rural “Bermuda Triangle between […]

March 17, 2019 Art, countryside, deepest france, drifting, driving, Farming, France, French Village, Landscapes, Military, photography, Provincial France, Road trip, Saturday, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

All Our Nowheres

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It was a remark from a blog reader – “why do you never take happy photos?” and it […]

March 1, 2019 Art, Bourges, drifting, Edgelands, Environment, France, Landscapes, photography, Provincial France, Road trip, TRAVEL

Sunday Photos

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These photos could only be taken on a small town Sunday. They encapsulate Sunday

January 27, 2019 Bourges, Home, photography, Provincial France, Small town, sunday, Uncategorized

The Morning After the Revolution

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“That wasn’t a revolution,” scoffs my intellectual friend. Well, 6000 protesters in town, violence, vandalism, tear gas thick […]

January 13, 2019 Bourges, Culture, deepest france, France, French, photography, politics, Provincial France, Shopping, Small town, sunday, Weekend, writing

The Revolution Hits Town

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A morning mixing with the Yellow Vests movement as they gather in Bourges for their signature national demonstration. […]

January 12, 2019 Bourges, Culture, France, French, photography, politics, Provincial France

Made In Bourges

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It seems tomorrow that the bulk of the Yellow Vest movement are coming to hold their national demonstration […]

January 11, 2019 Art, Bourges, photography, Provincial France, Uncategorized

Bastille Day Drive

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A Bastille Day drive through the local countryside, ostensibly to track down the red white and blue for […]

July 15, 2018 Café, countryside, Culture, deepest france, drifting, driving, Farming, football, France, French, French Village, Holidays, Motoring, photography, Provincial France, Revolution, Road trip, Rural Life, summer, TV, Weekend

(This ain’t) Coney Island (Baby)

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It’s the cooling evening of the afternoon of the gig of the morning that started the night before. […]

July 1, 2018 Bourges, Fun, Ghosts, Holidays, junk, nostalgia, photography, Provincial France, summer, Uncategorized

Is There Life on Mars?

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There’s no life on Mars. I know. I’ve been there. Photos of those parts of France that the […]

April 15, 2018 administration, Cemetery, countryside, Death, deepest france, drifting, Economy, French Village, Ghosts, Life, Paris, photography, politics, Provincial France, Road trip, Small town, Time Travel, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

Over the Tracks and into the Marshes

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Across the tracks and into that mysterious place that we call “Les Marais” – preferable to the rather […]

February 9, 2018 Bourges, canals, countryside, deepest france, drifting, France, Gardening, Heritage, photography, Provincial France, rubbish, Small town, summer, Tourism, TRAVEL

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