The big Bassiès pond is the main lake among a group of seven (I think) that are right next to each other, in the Ariège department, in the Pyrénées Mountains near the villages of Auzat and Vicdessos. The postcard adds that the pond is at an altitude of […]
Monthly Archives: May 2013
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For some reason I have never visited the Amboise castle. But that’s not a reason to not show it to you. It had its heyday in the early 16th Century when it was home to a young Francis the 1st as well as Leonardo di Vinci when he […]
John asks: Why Basque and Catalan separatism is much weaker in France than in neighbouring Spain (or at least why it appears to be so). I know that in Spain the Basque and Catalan regions constantly clamour for independence, yet French Basques/Catalans seem happy to be part of […]
And that’s a wrap for Survivor 26 Caramoan: Fans Vs Favorites 2. John Cochran has been crowned sole Survivor and got his definitely deserved check of one million bucks, let’s wrap this season on this blog too with a final post about it. It was a very strange season […]
What a strange episode. Very predictable, as soon as it started, Eddie said he was going home (i.e. we know he’s not going home) then Cochran and Brenda are both considering voting the other one out, so we know it’s going to be one of them. But seeing how […]
Flashback to October 2010, one week before the trip that was (partly) going to be responsible for my move to Japan. Right before that trip, we made a shorter one to the Loire Valley and among several things, we went to visit Beauval Zooparc, one of the best zoos […]
I love having Thursday off. You see in my corner of the world, while it’s Wednesday night in the US, it’s Thursday morning here. So Thursday off means that I get to watch Survivor live. That’s the second time this season. But more important for you, that also means […]
(asked by Patricia from somewhere – I guess the US) Ah, American women! The object of fascination of every Frenchman!!! Or are they? Well, first I guess we need to define “fascination.” Personally, I always found mole rats to be extremely fascinating. However, I’m not sure this is […]