Watch the magic unfold here — spontaneous music, pure joy! 🎶
🎶 Flashmob 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Posted in Music
Tagged * Flashmob, Bohemian Rhapsody, Feelgood, France, Julien Cohen, Music Ambush, Street Music, Surprise Performances, TV Shows, Unexpected Joy, Vivaldi
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French escapade 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Day 1
Breaking news: Haribo gummy bears reunited with their cousins in Uzès
Day 2
Markets, wine fails, cousin chaos — click to see how Day 2 delivered more drama than your favorite soap opera.
Day 3
Goats on the road, prehistoric art, and a glass of ‘natural’ wine gone wrong — Day 3 was anything but ordinary!”
Day 4
How do you spend a ‘Everything Closed’ Monday in France? See what happened to me in Vierzon — Day IV awaits.
Day 5
Pasta, lost rucksacks and midnight surprises — follow my wild French Day V!
Day 6
Exploring Loches one cobblestone — and one backache — at a time.
Day 7
Gardens, castles, and a few glasses later, we discovered that whisky makes pictograms infinitely fun.
Day 8 & 9
Royan in the drizzle, oysters on the plate, and the holidays winding down gently.
Laptop on strike 🇬🇧
Ever had your laptop go rogue and refuse the internet? Here’s how I outsmarted a phantom VPN (with a little help from AI)
From rant to Roussillon 🇫🇷🇬🇧
From vineyards to Wi-Fi woes: a day that began with Minervois magic and ended in digital despair.
The Capitelles trail…🇫🇷🇬🇧
The Border Collies say you can’t be part of the flock unless you log in—better obey!” 🐾
L’été Indien: édition express 🇫🇷🇬🇧
Yesterday I was sunbathing by the pool… today I’m building an ark in the rain – welcome to autumn!
La Madeleine de Proust à 2 roues 🇫🇷🇬🇧
From 0.7 horsepower to 33 km/h downhill thrills — ride back to the sixties with me on a Solex!
The week that was 38/2025
From Ireland’s rain to France’s sun, plus squatters, salads, and Barcelona!—click for the full rollercoaster
Posted in Weekly Journal
Tagged * Ireland, ARTE, Barcelona (song), Bureaucracy, Chilean Wine, Cognac, EU Commission, Freddie Mercury, French Palate, La Bande 68, Squatters, Summer in France, Tours, Uzès, Whiskey, Wine
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La Madeleine de Proust 🇫🇷🇬🇧
Ever had a taste, smell, or sound transport you back in time? Discover the story behind Proust’s madeleine—the tiny treat that unlocks life’s most cherished memories.
Posted in Culture & Identity, Food & Drinks, Nostalgia
Tagged ChildhoodMemories, ClassicLiterature, CulturalExpressions, EmotionalTriggers, FoodAndLiterature, FrenchCulture, InvoluntaryMemory, LiteraryReferences, MadeleineDeProust, MarcelProust, Memory, Nostalgia, ProustianMoment, SensoryExperiences
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England: The 51st State in spirit 🇬🇧
From pumpkin spice lattes to Black Friday stampedes, England is slowly turning into a mini-USA. Explore the satirical side of fashion, food, and language changes in British life