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Tue, 17 Jun 2014 | By littlepig14 | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 16 Jun 2014 | By imaoptimist | Views [294]
They do a good thunderstorm here, the other day down in Perpignan local temp had it at 39.5 here only 36, but the thunder rumbled for a good 4 hours, shame it wasn't night to see the lightening. But very little rain -drops the size of pennies but not ... Read more >
Wed, 11 Jun 2014 | By kwilson | Views [437]
Hi Again From Aix-en Provence:
A little of the familiar and a little of the new. That’s what is in store here.
It’s June 10th and it was 92 degrees at 11 this morning ... Read more >
Wed, 11 Jun 2014 | By kwilson | Views [407]
Happy Summer From France:
Okay, it’s still spring, but summer has arrived here in the south of France. We were cruising along in the 72 – 78 degree ranch with nice sunny skies and maybe one or two days ... Read more >
Wed, 11 Jun 2014 | By imaoptimist | Views [256]
I never thought l'd say it but the bells are not so noticable now, sometimes I miss them altogether. Not so good when using them as an alarm. Today as well the cow bells at the other, other side of town sounded almost like a babbling brook, ... Read more >
Tue, 10 Jun 2014 | By littlepig14 | Views [318]
Our hire car has GPS. We've christened her Gladys. After a few false starts around the Somme we finally decided to put our fate firmly in Gladys' hands and let her guide us from Amiens to Reims and to the front door of our apartment. This ... Read more >
Mon, 9 Jun 2014 | By littlepig14 | Views [289]
The train trip to Amiens was very straight forward and thankfully our hotel was in easy walking distance of the station. Once we'd checked in and deposited our bags we headed out to explore the city centre. The cathedral was huge and incredibly has survived ... Read more >
Mon, 9 Jun 2014 | By littlepig14 | Views [324]
We landed in Paris at about 9.15am on Tuesday 3 June. As a whole the flight was less painful than we had feared. Probably thanks to a combination of exit row seats, a couple of Valium tablets and some very generous measures of Jamiesons we both ... Read more >
Sun, 8 Jun 2014 | By kakimono | Views [457]
My goal for this (and really, most) trips is that it will be a learning experience. And I'm learning so much already! Lesson 1: $400 is a really good price to upgrade to business class. If I didn't believe my family when they told me that, watching the ... Read more >
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Sat, 7 Jun 2014 | By imaoptimist | Views [302]
Prats has its fair share of incommers seeking a better climate. One of these is Patricia who moved here when about my age snd has spent the last 13 years or so doing up the children's home that she bought. It is still a work in progress as ... Read more >
Fri, 6 Jun 2014 | By magdalena | Views [452]
If you don't like spicy I don't think you will like southeast Asian cuisine, the 'watered down' version just isn't the same.
Street food causing trouble? First GI issues whole trip, let my guard down..in Myanmar.! Should know better. Familiarity is ... Read more >
Thu, 5 Jun 2014 | By kwilson | Views [988]
It’s now Sunday evening and Marlene and I are just back from seeing the movie “Maps To The Stars”. Interesting. There are a few cinemas in this area that do show films in English with French sub-titles. ... Read more >
Thu, 5 Jun 2014 | By kwilson | Views [479]
Greetings From Aix-en Provence -
So, to continue the frequent theme of eating, we had lunch in Aix-en Provence on Friday with our friends the Dolimiers. This is the family that has lived in Boston and ... Read more >
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