Category Archives: expat
Le Grinch
Here we are again. Another holiday season. Another year’s end. If I’m honest, I have to say that I have become a massive grinch around Christmas. I just don’t care for it. I was in Milan, Italy for some research … Continue reading
Posted in christmas, expat, expat in France, expat life, France, Holidays, Nice, France
Tagged 2023, christmas, consumerism, Holidays
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Les Aoûtiens
Summer’s end is rapidly approaching, and for me it is none too soon. Today, August 15, the French celebrate one last hot blast of unbridled seasonal fun complete with fireworks. Like “Ferragosto” in Italy, the mid-month Assumption holiday is when … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat in France, expat life, France, Nice, France, Travel
Tagged Summer
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En Albanie
Shiqpëria (the “q” is silent) is the ancient name for Albania, a Republic since 1993. Before that, it was a brutal, feudal Communist dictatorship, before that a pawn between European powers who dismembered it, before that a colony of the … Continue reading
La climatisation
Finally, I broke down and installed central air conditioning in my rental apartment. It has become indispensable. The landlord didn’t contribute one lousy centime, but after the torturous summer of 2022 I could not face 2023 without help to get … Continue reading
Posted in climate, expat, expat in France, expat life, France
Tagged climate change, Emanuel Ranny, France, heat, summer heat
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L’escale
This summer I went swimming. I went swimming in the Mediterranean and the Adriatic Seas, and in the Rivière d’Auray in Brittany. For the first time in more than two decades, I also did a week of yoga. There were … Continue reading
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