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77 days till Christmas 🇬🇧
London, Hannover, and Ryanair luggage limits: my festive shopping strategy (or lack thereof)
Posted in Seasonal musings
Tagged * Christmas 2025, Comic books, Hannover, Hergé, Holiday shopping, London trip, Tintin
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Une journée Gargantuesque 🇬🇧🇫🇷
What happens in Narbonne stays on the scales — a Gargantuan day at Les Grands Buffets.
Posted in Food & Drinks, Life in France
Tagged * Les Grands Buffets, All-you-can-eat, Carcassonne, Culinary adventure, Feasting, Fine dining, Food humor, Food pilgrimage, French cuisine, Gargantua style, Gargantuan appetite, Gastronomie française, Gourmet experience, I did it my way, Joy of eating, Life’s little pleasures, Marseillais flair, Minervois, Narbonne, Occitanie, Oh fan de chichourle!, Overindulgence, Train travel, Weekend outing, Witty storytelling
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🎶 Flashmob 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Watch the magic unfold here — spontaneous music, pure joy! 🎶
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!
