Category Archives: expat life
Le Mise au Jour: the update
The “confinement strict” is for two weeks. It can be extended, of course. It goes into effect at noon today. These are some of the rules and provisions: You must not go outside unless it is for food, medication or … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, COVID-19, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France
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Le Coronavirus
Well, there’s nothing stopping me from having a daily lie-in, napping whenever, binge streaming all day, reading a dense novel for hours on end, or taking a desultory journey through the wonders of the Internet. We are in social isolation … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, COVID-19, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France
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Lisboa
Last week we made a visit to one of our favorite cities, Lisbon. We had spent two months there in 2017 to determine if we preferred it to Nice as our expat destination choice, and it had been a tough … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat life, Lisbon, Portugal, Travel
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Les Fêtes
Tomorrow we are leaving on the proverbial jet plane, coming back again before the New Year. We’ll be traveling through the dreaded Heathrow airport at the worst travel time of the year to visit precious family in Edinburgh. The weather … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France, Travel
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La mobilisation
A general strike went into effect yesterday, December 5. Leading the strike were unions of the national rail workers, the SNCF and the RATP. Bus and metro drivers, airport workers, Air France, nurses and other worker’s and self-employed groups joined … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat life, France, grève, la mobilisation, Nice, France, protests, strike
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