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How things change 🇬🇧
62 cars, zero British Hypercar teams, two Aston Martins racing under an American flag, and France quietly taking over the entry list like it owns the place — because it kind of does. The 2026 WEC season is already delivering … Continue reading
20c and rising 🇬🇧🇫🇷
I opened the pool. The pool disagreed. Click in to find out more.
The great wine swindle 🇫🇷🇬🇧
Un vignoble en crise, des paysages arrachés, et derrière la carte postale du vin français, un système qui craque de toutes parts. Entre surproduction, déséquilibres économiques et décisions difficiles, Le grand gâchis viticole explore ce que beaucoup préfèrent ne pas … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Economy
Tagged * viticulture française, agriculture française, arrachage de vignes, crise viticole, déclin rural, export vin, filière viticole, marché du vin, modèle agricole, monde du vin, mondialisation, PAC (Politique agricole commune), politiques agricoles, surproduction, transition agricole, vin
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L’été 🇫🇷🇬🇧
From soft morning light to the first real warmth of the year, L’été reflects on the small, beautiful signals that summer has arrived—and how they quietly transform everyday life. Click here.
Posted in Daily life, Life in France, Weather & Seasons
Tagged early summer, French Life, morning routine, Occitanie, simple pleasures, slow living, summer, Sunshine
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6 Hours of Imola
A shift is in the air again—the kind you can’t quite name but feel in your bones. In this latest post, I capture that fleeting moment when seasons, habits, and headspace all begin to turn at once, inviting reflection, restlessness, … Continue reading
The week that was 16/2026 🇬🇧🇫🇷
This week: a needle, a cardiologist who communicates exclusively in meaningful silences, and one man with a Kärcher on a mission. Nothing dramatic happened — no epiphanies, no reversals of fortune — and yet somehow the pool tiles are spotless, … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Journal
Tagged cardiology, health, Kärcher therapy, Le Mans countdown, pool life, WEC
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The sausage summit 🇬🇧🇩🇪🇫🇷
Forget NATO — the real test of German diplomacy is finding Lula a decent Wurst. Click here for the full story
Posted in Food & Drinks, Politics
Tagged Belém, Bratwurst, Brazil, Calenberger Pfannenschlag, COP30, Currywurst, Diplomacy, Food Diplomacy, Friedrich Merz, Geopolitics, Gerhard Schröder, German-Brazilian Relations, Germany, Hannover, Hannover Messe, Kanzlerplatte, Lula da Silva, Political Humor, Satire, Straßenimbiss, Summit Meeting, Wurst
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The taxman cometh 🇫🇷🇬🇧
The French tax portal is open enter at your own risk.
Total eclipse of the sun
What happens when the quiet Moon steals the spotlight from the blazing Sun? In a fleeting cosmic moment, shadow meets fire—and the universe delivers a spectacle you’ll never look at the same way again. Click to witness the celestial photobomb … Continue reading
Carcassonne 🇬🇧🇫🇷
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…
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Canal du Midi, Carcassonne, Cathars, Crusades, Fortified city, French castles, French history, Historical blog, History with a twist, Humorous history, Languedoc, Medieval architecture, Medieval history, Occitania, South of France, Travel France, UNESCO World Heritage, Viollet-le-Duc
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