(Article written by my darling daughter Sarah) “Love is all around” , Wet Wet Wet first belted out in 1994, and yes, in fact, it is. Whether it dwells in families, friends, places, romances, partners, or pets, the Scottish pop band have a point. Love is all around: people sing about it, paint about it, […]
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Paris – The City of Wuv!
Posted in France, News, Paris, Travel, tagged Clive Owen, French Film Festival 2011, L’Amour Fou, L’Oréal Paris, Love is All Around, Paulo Coelho, Pierre Bergé, Pierre Thoretton, Pope Gelasius, Saint Valentine, Valentine’s Day, Wet Wet Wet, Yves Saint-Laurent on February 14, 2011 | 15 Comments »
France – Was I a Frenchman in another life?
Posted in France, Holiday, Tourism, Travel, tagged Bastia, Calvi, Corsica, David Reese, Montemaggiore on February 7, 2011 | 28 Comments »
For the last twenty years, France has been my life, both personally and in my business. How did this happen to a young lad living on the other side of the world in New Zealand? My father died nearly thirty years ago at a relatively young age. I adored my father. I had heard through […]
Of Words and Sounds
Posted in France, Travel, tagged French, German language, language, words and sounds on January 27, 2011 | 38 Comments »
I’ve got a confession to make. Well, I have many but I won’t bore you with them all. Although I’ve been going to France and Germany for many years my grasp of languages other than English is well… not that good. And I think it has something to do with me misusing the French word […]
French Film Festival 2011 – Vive la différence!
Posted in France, Travel, tagged All That Glitters, Auckland, Christchurch, French Film Festival 2011, Guillaume Canet, L’Oréal Paris, Little White Lies, Luis Bunuel, Mathieu Almaric, Michel Gondry, On Tour, Tell No One, The Thorn in the Heart, Tournee, Un Chien Andalou, Wellington on January 19, 2011 | 11 Comments »
When I say “French Cinema” what do you think of? It’s probably not Luis Bunuel’s bizarrely fantastic Un Chien Andalou or the haunting violence bubbling on the surface of Guillaume Canet’s Ne Le Dis à Personne that you’re thinking about, right? Nope. I knew it!…I know you’re all thinking about all those lovely naked girls […]
Picking Apples in Paris!
Posted in France, News, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged Apple phones, Boulevard St Germain, iPhone, Metro, St Germain on January 13, 2011 | 15 Comments »
Both the Interior Ministry and the local Paris train company (RATP) have warned that in the Paris metros there has been a large increase in pick-pocketing. An increase of 40% of reported thefts over the last year has astounded the French Interior Minister, Monsieur Hortefeux. Of the reported thefts the majority of stolen items have been smartphones […]
Confusing the Holiday Seasons?
Posted in France, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged Golden Bay, Summer Holidays, Tata Beach on January 11, 2011 | 19 Comments »
It’s 6pm in the afternoon. A warm summer afternoon. My favourite time! I’m sitting on a fine golden sand beach. I’m wearing swimming togs and a smile, with my wife. The sun is still high in the sky as we look across the bay from Tata Beach, in Golden Bay to the north of the […]
Christmas Greetings
Posted in France, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged Christmas, greetings on December 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »
The Christmas tree lights are blinking at me. The presents are impatiently waiting under the tree. The fridge is full of Champagne! Tonight in Paris (24th) the presents will finally be opened, and the Christmas feast will be devoured before well satisfied stomachs will make their way to midnight Mass. The magic of Christmas has […]
Christmas in France
Posted in France, Holiday, Travel, tagged Christmas, Christmas markets on December 16, 2010 | 16 Comments »
How many of you spend Christmas in a different place away from home? My family has always had ours in Christchurch (NZ), moving from our own home to the homes of our siblings. A few years ago my family travelled to France for several months, so that we could experience a northern hemisphere winter. I […]
Global Warming France
Posted in France, Holiday, News, Paris, Travel, tagged Chateauneuf du Pape, Global Warming, ONERC, Seine River on December 2, 2010 | 12 Comments »
What: You are invited for a Drinks Party, 18 May 2070 at 17h00. Where: Alibar Bar on the banks of the Seine River, Paris Dress: optional Refreshments and Hors d’Oeuvres served Anyway it’s now December 2010, and it’s snowing outside in Paris, and it’s as cold as a Nun’s kiss! I’ve just been reading this […]
Formula for Learning Languages
Posted in France, Travel, tagged Alliance Francaise, France Langue, French lessons, learning a language, learning French, Paris on November 26, 2010 | 13 Comments »
I have been brought up in New Zealand. Here we speak two languages – English and Gobbledygook. New Zealand is situated on the other side of the world, far from most of the world’s population so really only needs these two languages! We have enough problems hanging on to the bottom of the globe, without […]
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