Category Archives: expat life
À la prochaine
Sunday morning I heard a few successive popping sounds in the hills above. Hunting season is on. There isn’t much game left in these whereabouts, but one wild animal there is a lot of is Sanglier, or boar. Given the … Continue reading
Posted in Céret, expat life, France, Occitanie, Pays Catalan, Pyrénées Orientales, Travel
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Serrabone
The road from Céret to Serrabone winds its way upwards at a slow pace for 600 meters, through a thick oak forest, stands of cork, olive groves, and an occasional cactus. We pass crumbling farmhouses and solitary villas and, surprisingly, through … Continue reading
Posted in culture, expat life, France, Occitanie, Pays Catalan, Pyrénées Orientales, Serrabone, Travel
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Occitanie
We are back in Céret in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains, having visited last October for a few days with friends. Now we are ensconced for just under one month. Like the Auvergne and Creuse regions we passed through … Continue reading
Posted in Céret, Collioure, expat, expat life, France, Occitanie, Pays Catalan, Pyrénées Orientales
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Le Départ
It is the eve of September 1st and we are madly packing for our departure from Brittany and the Atlantic Ocean. This morning we took one last walk on the coastal path, I went to the fish restaurant a block … Continue reading
Posted in Bretagne, Breton costume, Brittany, Céret, Côte d'Armor, expat, expat life, France
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Cap Fréhel et le Côte d’Armor
We are in Cap Fréhel, the last of our stops in Brittany for this season. We’d first made a visit here last year on a day trip from Rennes, seeking relief from a heat wave. What a glorious escape that … Continue reading
Posted in Bretagne, Brittany, Côte d'Armor, expat, expat life, France, Travel
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Les Langoustines, le Blé Noir, le Brebis et le Cidre
It’s Langoustine season in Finistère Sud, the southwestern part of Brittany. Known in English as the “Norway Lobster,” they are available in abundance at all the markets. We’re indulging several times a week. And why not? At an affordable $7 … Continue reading
Posted in Bretagne, Brittany, expat, expat life, Finistère, food, France, Travel
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Le Retour en Bretagne
Ah, here we are again, nestled into the lushly green landscape and utter calm of rural Brittany. No big hotels, no tourist buses, no high rises. This summer we are exploring the west, in Finistère Sud, of rugged coastline and … Continue reading
Posted in Bretagne, Brittany, Crozon, expat life, Finistère, France
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