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News and editorial on life from the south of France, a regular series on how to move here and some random musings too.

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  • A quick spin around Spain

    Posted on Monday June 9th, 2008 at 14:33 in spain, holidays, cheaper travel, short-break

    One problem with Spain is that in the summer some areas are just way, way too hot. Madrid is one of those which means that the best time to see it is around now or if you can’t go soon then in late September when it’s cooled down again. T...

  • Why is it that the diesel in Spain lasts longer than the diesel in France?

    Posted on Sunday June 8th, 2008 at 11:28 in spain, france

    One thing that constantly confuses is that whenever we have a trip to Spain the diesel that we’ve bought there seems to last considerably longer than when the diesel that we ordinarily buy in France. A LOT longer too. For example, we filled the...

  • Hectic days a-coming up

    Posted on Wednesday March 19th, 2008 at 16:11 in spain, france, tourist events

    Over the next few days it’s going to be pretty hectic here as the Spanish are coming, as usual for their pre-Easter break. Also, as usual, they wait ’til the last minute to book. Just a few weeks ago, we had nobody down for the next few d...