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The week that was 21/2026 π¬π§ π«π·
What do sunshine, Seinfeld, Casanis, and a cΓ΄te de bΕuf have in common? Quite a good week, as it happens. Read on
Posted in Weekly Journal
Tagged Canet en Roussillon, Carcassonne, Casanis, CΓ΄te de Boeuf, O Pieds Nus, Ortaffa, Seinfeld
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The week that was 20/2026 π¬π§
The roads were magnificent. The weather was mutinous. The pool remains under investigation. Read on
Carcassonne π¬π§π«π·
Some cities get lucky. Carcassonne got strategic positioning. The result was two thousand years of invasions, crusades, and general unpleasantnessβinterrupted 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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Canal du Midi π¬π§π«π·
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
Posted in Travel
Tagged * Canal du Midi, 17th century engineering, Boat trips, Canal travel, Carcassonne, Countryside, Cycling routes, French heritage, Nature, Occitanie, Pierre-Paul Riquet, Relaxation, Scenic routes, Sète, Slow travel, South of France, Toulouse, Travel photography, UNESCO World Heritage, Vineyards, Walking trails
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The great winter escape π¬π§π«π·π©πͺ
They say timing is everything. Whoever ‘they’ are clearly weren’t talking about my recent departure from Germany β which happened to be exactly three days before Mother Nature decided to dump enough snow on Hannover to make front-page news. Coincidence? … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal musings, Travel
Tagged * Germany, Carcassonne, Christmas, cold weather, Cozy reading, France vs Germany, Hannover, Missing out, Pyrenees, Snow, Winter, Winter 2025
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The week that was 01/2026
My luggage divorced itself at Charles de Gaulle, I won a music quiz without answering a single question correctly, and Iβm about to start a diet that nobody asked for. If this is what 2026 looks like, buckle upβitβs going … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Travel
Tagged AdultingFails, AirportStories, Carcassonne, CDGAirport, ChristmasMarket, FamilyTime, FirstWorldProblems, FoodieLife, France, FrenchCuisine, FrenchLife, Germany, GinAndTonic, Hannover, HolidayTravel, LostLuggage, LuggageWoes, NaillouxOutlet, NewYearsDay, NewYearsEve, NewYearsLunch, NoResolutions, RealLife, SouthOfFrance, Toulouse, TravelFails, TravelHumor, WeekInReview, WeeklyRecap
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The week that was 49/2025 π¬π§π«π·
December kicked off with a bruised rib, nightly pilgrimages to the Christmas market, enough mulled wine to forget the pain, and one unforgettable cassoulet eaten under the bittersweet news that my favourite restaurant is soon closing. If you enjoy laughter-through-the-winces, … Continue reading
A yearly tradition π«π·π¬π§
Every year in early December, our quiet corner of Occitanie suddenly fills with Spanish laughter, overflowing shopping carts, and enough Catalan energy to power Carcassonneβs Christmas lights β all thanks to a holiday most French people forget exists. Why exactly … Continue reading
Retirees and digital IDs π¬π§π«π·
Between the sudden winter chill, a swarm of hyper-motivated retirees, a Christmas market rising from the ground, and the glorious failure of Franceβs digital IDs, my morning turned into a full-blown administrative comedy. Come read how, at 72, I managed … Continue reading
Un peu d’histoire π«π·
A short history of Carcassonne