Category Archives: Travel
Excursions d’été: L’Esterel
For a long while, we’ve wanted to visit L’Esterel, in the neighboring department of the Var, westward along the Côte d’Azur. From the Promenade on most days one can see the outline of one of the massif’s biggest peaks jutting out … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat life, France, L'Esterel, Le Var, Nice, France, Seillans, Travel
Tagged France, L'Esterel, Travel, Var
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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
Tagged Edinburgh, Nice, France
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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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