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January 2, 2019 Environment, Living, walking

A river runs through it

The picturesque St Bertrand river that encircles the new recreational lakes of the ...more
January 1, 2019 Culture, Environment, Philosophy, Travels

Peace and contentment

Good morning world. Welcome to 2019. Happy New Year from the Pyrenees. It’s ...more
December 28, 2018 Environment, Running, walking

A 19 km road circuit in the Aude: Laval, St Julia, St Just, Granes, and St Ferriol

Today’s outing on foot took me along quiet roads in a rural part of ...more
December 28, 2018 Culture

Delights at Quillan Christmas market

One of the opportunities I planned to take while in France this Christmas was to host ...more
December 21, 2018 Culture

At the movies in Quillan: The Spy Gone North

This week I returned to one of my favourite cinemas: La Familia in Quillan. I was ...more
December 19, 2018 Culture, Eating and drinking, Environment, walking

Unexpected trail treasures

On Saturday, I opted in to the regular Saturday afternoon walk with the Haute Vallee ...more
December 12, 2018 Travels

Heading South

After the long journey half way round the world, followed by a much-needed ...more
December 11, 2018 Family, Preparations, Travels

The long haul

No matter how many times we travel, the long haul from New Zealand to France does not ...more
September 1, 2018 Family, Living the dream, Travels

Guest post: Life at the Old School House

Our family had the good fortune to holiday for six weeks in the village. We stayed in ...more

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