A week of interesting activities: Monkey swinging in heels and fly swatting.

I’ve been a bit quiet over the last week both here and on the blogosphere in general as I decided to take some me time in honour of the French holiday season. Last weekend we went back to Lac du Bourget and spent a great weekend in the rain, constantly hoping for it to stop [...]

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Cause for divorce – TomTom GPS?

So, I’m back from Corsica and will share my adventures with you soon although I’m lucky to be back no thanks to GPS TomTom!! I often wonder how many marital disputes, family fall outs and accidents are caused by GPS’s giving wrong directions. All the men I know never listen to directions and will certainly [...]

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The week that was… Hot & Hectic

With the intense heat of the last week and my crazy schedule it’s been a bit manic with not much time to blog! Last Tuesday I attended a wedding party of one of my first French friends I met when I was just 16 on one of the boats on the Saône river in Lyon. [...]

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Portuguese Holiday: Footy, Crisps for Dindins and Rude Surprises

Ahhh… I’m back from another week in Portugal, nicely relaxed, fairly tanned and with more weight around the midriff… My holiday mostly consisted of eating, drinking and doing nothing which is absolutely perfect! Of course, there was a certain amount of football as my Dad is a huge footy fan and I have to say [...]

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Suitcases, Sunscreen and Bacon Sandwiches

Last Saturday I was praying for the Volcanic Ash cloud to stay away and yesterday I was praying for it to come back so that we could stay in our Paradise for a little longer. Unfortunately it wasn’t meant to be and I am now consoling myself in the Lyonnais sun, knowing that I’ll be [...]

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Fancy a job ? Earn £750 as a sun creamer!

Or should I say, screamer! I mean this is a total scream isn’t it? Given that most summer jobs in France are low paid, the possibility of earning £750 a week to rub sun screen on peoples back on the beach is amazing! I stumbled upon this article on The Telegraph website a few weeks [...]

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And then it rained…

Not only did it rain, it poured! My streak of bad luck continued last Friday as we left Lyon with bright blue skies to arrive in Lisbon in absolute pouring rain. It was absolutely tipping it down and anything remotely tourist related was impossible without getting drenched. We found a small café on the promenade [...]

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