by Brian | Mar 26, 2010 | Travel Advice, Travel Europe
If you are a UK resident, make sure you don’t miss out on the availability of either reduced cost medical treatment or very often free medical treatment, should it become necessary,when visiting another EU (European Union) country.To qualify for the treatment...
by Brian | Mar 21, 2010 | French Life, Living in France
It’s official, the 21st March is springtime here in France. I didn’t realise until I was chatting to my neighbour the other day and he actually told me which day it was.Everything is really starting to grow now so we spent a day in the garden to get all...
by Brian | Mar 16, 2010 | French Life, Languedoc Roussillon, Living in France
Life has been extraordinarily busy here in the Aude. There have been many changes afoot and for once I am not talking about the weather. No this time I am referring to my alter existence as a website designer. Living in France can require one to adopt a very modern...
by Brian | Mar 8, 2010 | French Life, Rambling Holiday South of France
No its not a great day for rambling in the South of France, well not unless you have got some snow shoes. But there is one thing for sure, you will never be bored.A week or so ago the trees were leaning over at about 90° due to the wind lashing the entire country; all...
by Brian | Feb 16, 2010 | Days out sightseeing in France, Skiing in the Pyrenees
Every cloud has a silver lining as they say, but up in the Pyrenees it was definitely more of a blue lining. The end result of all this freezing cold weather was that the skiing conditions in Bonascre were as near perfect as you can get. I once went skiing in Banff,...