Call of the Pyrénées: unveiling the intrigue and magic #1
An insider series that is stacked with intriguing facts and enticing reasons for visiting the Pyrénées.
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Advice from a Melbourne pub: France for Christmas – leave the stockings at home
Don’t be the turkey this year! I overheard some great advice on spending Christmas in France
Carcassonne et tout ça — what’s your view?
The easy way out is to hope & pray that none of this leads back to the yellow badges of Carcassonne and WWII
Versailles to Glasgow — lot’s of hot air
A tale of 2 world conferences 100 years apart — and 2 pandemics that went with them.
French language trouble Part 4: And the winner is… do you care?
If fluency in French is no longer the sharp-tipped arrow in the quiver of career opportunities… it has the soft power of being very chic for a foreigner to speak.
Trouble with French Part 3: The home straight — Can you relate?
English has gradually expanded on every continent & French is definitely falling behind in the race – how will it fare on the home straight?
Afghanistan: Why the surprise?
Afghanistan: on 15 August, the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban seized Kabul. The jihadists are back in town.
When Paris went bananas—Part 2 updated
Josephine Baker – Back in France, everything changed when World War II broke out in 1939.
When Paris went bananas—Part 1 updated
Josephine Baker at only 19 sailed to Paris on a new venture and opened in ‘La Revue Nègre’ at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.
French language trouble Part 2: Who’s winning? — Can you relate?
The trouble with French is … it’s so hard to learn. Even Napoleon couldn’t speak it. Not very well, anyway. Poor old Napoleon…