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Carcassonne 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on April 7, 2026 by admin

Some cities get lucky. Carcassonne got strategic positioning. The result was two thousand years of invasions, crusades, and general unpleasantness—interrupted only by brief periods of prosperity and the occasional flying pig. Click here to find out more…

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Canal du Midi 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on April 7, 2026 by admin

Before the TGV, before the motorway, before even the steam engine, one obsessed Frenchman carved a 241-kilometre waterway through the south of France using nothing but a battered compass, 15,000 workers, and his entire family fortune. The Canal du Midi … Continue reading →

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The week that was 14/2026 🇬🇧

Posted on April 5, 2026 by admin

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. … Continue reading →

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A poolside meditation 🇬🇧

Posted on April 4, 2026 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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Chronicles of everyday tech life 🇫🇷🇬🇧

Posted on April 3, 2026 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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March 2026: The month that tried its best 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on April 1, 2026 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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Escale à Sète

Posted on April 1, 2026 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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The week that was 13/2026 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on March 29, 2026 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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Need for speed II 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on March 28, 2026 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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