Category Archives: expat
Point de Situation (update)
Today’s menu item was chicken stroganoff. It’s never been a favorite, and I associate it with cheap meals cooked up in university housing, but I had leftover sour cream from my previous, more typical household menu item, a Persian … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, COVID-19, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France
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Le Couvre-feu
Day Four of the strict confinement against the spread of COVID-19 saw restrictions tightened again. Because some people somewhere on this coast did not respect the social distancing guidelines, all beaches were closed yesterday. On my walk this morning … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, COVID-19, expat, expat life, France, health care, Nice, France
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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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