Friday, April 26, 2024
Blog Page 52
The Striar family is off on their last European adventure to Greece, and then home to the USA after spending the last ten months travelling around Europe. Their purpose was to expose their children to new cultures and share...
Daniel left with one large pack; one the school required him able to carry on his own and a knapsack with a ham and butter baguette brown-bagged lunch for the bus ride up. He was ready for five nights...
‘The Midi fires the senses; makes your hand agile, your eye sharp, your brain clearer,’ wrote Van Gogh. People seem to feed off an energy in the Languedoc that translates to creative endeavors. Is it a coincidence that so many us...
Like most people that blog, eventually we need to think about making an income from it. Generating over 10,000 hits/month is our goal, to eventually run money generating ads, but it turns out to be a taller order than...
Polard Campaign in Capestang and the Municipal Election for Mayor March 16th @ 11:00 am at campaign head quarters, across from the Superette Cali Market,  the English speaking community of Capestang is invited for an aperitif and an opportunity to...
Living in Budapest part time does not give me any credentials on the economy, the politics or anything of that sort. What I have noticed as someone that frequents Budapest since an early age is that since they became a...

Roquebrun Petite Nice

Arguably the most picturesque village in the Languedoc-Roussillon, Roquebrun village with a population of just 550, clings to a cliff, over looking the Orb River. A viaduct bridge beautifully completes the French scene, making this township in Herault a...
'There is no love sincerer than the love of food.' George Bernard Shaw Cooking is science. Cooking is art. Finding the right combination of ingredients to make a dish exactly right, taking the time to create comforting home-cooked meals from...
Visit the Office of Tourism located along the Canal du Midi in Capestang. Ask them for the 'At The Head of the Pond' walking tour brochure. At The Head of the Pond, (Au Cap De L’Etang) or Capestang, turns out to...

French TO DO List

Planning our life in France, we made a simple list and followed it to the letter until our day of departure, ticking off the completely tasks. First Came The Plan   The last part of our story, moving to France, is knowing...