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27 March 2011 4 Comments

The secret is out of the bag!

I consider myself to be fortunate. I am lucky enough to have travelled the world and experienced a vast array of different cultures, cuisines and customs. Food is a passion that I cannot escape from. I will always find the time to try new food, to experience new tastes and to search out new culinary [...]

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1 November 2010 1 Comment

Never judge a book by its cover.

Yesterday Annette and I drove 500 miles from our home in south-west France to catch a ferry from Calais back to Dover and onwards to home. It was a long day and, by the time we reached the ferry port, I was both bored and very tired from all the driving.  We were fortunate to [...]

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22 October 2010 3 Comments

Do I stay or do I go?

France is in the midst of a battle between the government and unions over pension reforms. As usual with any dispute between the French government and public sector unions it has the ability to bring the nation to a standstill.
Put simply, the French government wants to raise the age at which their citizens are entitled [...]

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