Another week in the south of France where nothing happened — except a road trip to Sète, lunch in Carcassonne, a skirmish with the tax office, a friend escaping Iran, a rocket launch, and an epic supermarket bill. You know. The usual quiet week.
A poolside meditation 🇬🇧
What starts as a simple mission to clean the pool ends in a humbling, sun-drenched reckoning with the body’s limits — and one man’s very reasonable decision to treat the afternoon’s dizziness as a medical prescription for rosé. Equal parts dry wit and genuine reflection, this poolside dispatch from the south of France asks the big questions (relapse or just the heat?) and arrives at the only sensible answer: when in doubt, open the cellar. Santé. Click to read.
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Chronicles of everyday tech life 🇫🇷🇬🇧
When your ultra-connected smart home runs at 10 Gbps, you expect cutting-edge problems. What you don’t expect is a full-scale rebellion… from two-euro batteries. This week: alarms failing, shutters dying, technicians queuing — and a quiet realization that the weakest link in modern tech isn’t the network, but the tiny things we forget to check. Click to witness the great battery uprising.
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March 2026: The month that tried its best 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Ten days of Spanish sunshine, a maritime lunch in Sète, St Patrick’s Day navigated with remarkable restraint, and enough flights booked to Southeast Asia to confuse a travel agent — March had no shortage of plot. The clocks stole an hour, the elections stole my mood, and spring stole absolutely nothing because it hasn’t actually shown up yet. Click in for the full debrief.
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Escale à Sète
Sun-soaked canals, salty breezes, and a town that hums with raw Mediterranean charm—Sète isn’t just a stopover, it’s a feeling. In this story, dive into a place where fishing boats sway beside colorful facades, locals linger over long lunches, and every corner whispers something beautifully unpolished. If you’re craving authenticity, spontaneity, and a hint of wild escape, this is your invitation to step off the map and into Sète.
The week that was 13/2026 🇬🇧🇫🇷
A week where spring betrayed us, winter came crawling back, and I found myself wrapped in blankets questioning both the weather and my wardrobe decisions. In between dodging icy winds, I upgraded to an absurdly fast 8Gbps router (because clearly 2Gbps was holding me back in life) and went down the rabbit hole of speed tests and tech optimism. But the real highlight? Locking in an ambitious Southeast Asia adventure—four countries, five stops, and just enough planning chaos to make it exciting. Add a time change that stole an hour of sleep, and you’ve got a week that was equal parts chilly, geeky, and gloriously escapist.
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Need for speed II 🇬🇧🇫🇷
I had gigabit fibre and the audacity to find it disappointing. Twenty-five connected devices had a different opinion. A story about broadband, a shiny new router, and a home that quietly became a Provençal data centre without anyone noticing. Click in to find out more.
Posted in Tech & Gadgets
Tagged broadband, connected devices, gigabit, home network, internet speed, Livebox 7, Orange fibre, router, smart home, speed test, tech humour, WiFi
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Wars and chaos 🇬🇧🇫🇷
The world is slipping into a new era of instability—and few seem willing to say it out loud. From Ukraine to the Middle East, from Washington to Europe, decisions are being made that could shape the next decade of conflict and power. Behind the headlines lies a more troubling reality: unpredictable leadership, strategic confusion, and mounting risks for everyone. If you want to understand what’s really happening—and what it means for France and Europe—this analysis connects the dots.
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Tagged * Ukraine War, American Politics, Donald Trump, Economic Stability, Elections, Europe Defense, European Union, France Politics, French Economy, Geopolitics, Global Conflicts, Global Instability, International Security, Iran, Leadership, Middle East Crisis, Political Risk, Power Politics, Strategic Autonomy, US Foreign Policy, US Military, War Analysis
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The need for speed 🇬🇧🇫🇷
What if multiplying your internet speed by five cost less than a forgettable coffee—and actually changed how your digital life feels? In this sharp, humorous take on modern connectivity, a simple upgrade from 2 to 10 Gbps becomes a reflection on bandwidth, gadget overload, and the strange reality of being “always connected” yet rarely fully engaged. It’s fast, it’s relatable, and it might just make you look at your own WiFi a little differently. Click in to find out more.
The week that was 12/2026
☘️ What happens when spring arrives but your sleep doesn’t get the memo? This week: a 115-year-old olive tree fights back, indoor plants receive emotional support, three pints of Guinness are consumed in the name of cultural immersion, and a grand Southeast Asia escape plan is being held hostage by a credit card. Oh, and the spouse is back — balance (mostly) restored. Come for the chaos, stay for the Poire William. 👉 Read the full weekly dispatch here
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Tagged * Daily life, Guinness, Irish Pub, Looking back, music, musings, routine, small moments, St Patrick, Thoughts and reflections, travel, weather
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