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Planning my cultural calendar for 2025Reflections2025/01/272025-01-27 13:14:47
My cultural calendar in 2024Reflections2025/01/272025-01-27 12:50:22
What I’ve seen of FranceFrance2024/02/252024-02-25 15:53:00
Give a girl a breakReflections2024/02/222024-02-22 10:23:29
Found the property of my dreams!France2024/02/202024-02-20 15:26:12
Exploring the Sarthe: Saint-CalaisFrance2023/12/162023-12-16 14:25:28
Holidays 2023, End of year planFrance, Reflections2023/12/152023-12-15 17:14:27
Sillé-le-GuillaumeFrance2023/12/122023-12-12 19:47:46
Fresnay-sur-SartheFrance2023/12/122023-12-12 19:12:18
Exploring the Sarthe with Le Mans as my baseFrance2023/12/072023-12-07 12:14:39
France it isReflections2023/12/072023-12-07 11:15:59
House-hunting gets realFrance2023/12/062023-12-06 23:56:29
Laptop stolen at CDG!France2023/12/062023-12-06 03:38:34
Chihuly in the GardenTravel2023/10/152023-10-15 13:15:03
Photo gallery: the ClimatronTravel2023/10/152023-10-15 12:12:46
A 10-Day Self-Drive Itinerary for IcelandTravel, Travel tips2023/10/152023-10-15 05:43:18
Planning the 2023-2024 concert seasonReflections2023/08/132023-08-13 15:53:23
Exploring Handel’s music in concertTravel tips2023/08/132023-08-13 15:50:35
For healthier agingShop2023/08/092023-08-09 22:03:31
Travel EssentialsShop2023/08/062023-08-06 00:29:49
Eldhestar and Fálki!Travel2023/08/022023-08-02 14:16:12
Fasting, swimming, sunningReflections2023/07/162023-07-16 17:06:14
Loving Opera at Théâtre du Capitole de ToulouseFrance2023/07/152023-07-15 21:27:20
Seeing friends in the seaside resort of Deal, KentTravel2023/07/112023-07-11 00:57:40
Getting around IstanbulTravel tips2023/07/102023-07-10 16:10:23
A Five-Day Itinerary for IstanbulTravel, Travel tips2023/07/102023-07-10 13:35:45
A Ten-Day Itinerary in AndalusiaTravel2023/06/302023-06-30 10:06:34
The best airport connections in Occitanie, FranceTravel tips2023/06/152023-06-15 21:32:35
London Culture VultureTravel2023/06/122023-06-12 05:46:41
My cultural calendar in 2023Reflections2023/06/122023-06-12 02:56:23
Mapping my Istanbul ExperiencesTravel2023/06/102023-06-10 12:12:32
Online House-hunting in FranceReflections2023/06/092023-06-09 16:28:30
Thrills at Amsterdam’s ConcertgebouwTravel2023/06/082023-06-08 02:57:08
A happy return to Montpellier’s Opéra-ComédieFrance2023/06/082023-06-08 00:46:28
A return to sunny Nîmes in the GardFrance2023/06/072023-06-07 04:02:03
Amazon: European selectionsShop2023/06/072023-06-07 00:34:22
Barham, Canterbury, Kent: an historic and picture-perfect English villageTravel2023/05/232023-05-23 14:19:00
Keeping it cheap in Guéliz, MarrakechTravel2023/05/052023-05-05 23:06:30
A stroll in Fontenay-le-Comte, VendéeFrance2023/04/172023-04-17 00:22:24
Cognac in CharenteFrance2023/04/162023-04-16 00:05:35
Touring Charente-Maritime – 3: Saint-Jean-d’AngélyFrance2023/04/152023-04-15 12:49:24
Touring Charente-Maritime – 2: SaintesFrance2023/04/152023-04-15 12:43:32
Touring Charente-Maritime – 1: Jonzac and PonsFrance2023/04/152023-04-15 12:43:06
A quick stop in historic AngoulêmeFrance2023/04/022023-04-02 01:58:17
Lunch in SancerreFrance2023/04/022023-04-02 01:38:41
Photo Gallery: La Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisFrance2023/03/312023-03-31 03:24:02
Opera in Limoges: Gounod’s “Faust”France2023/03/312023-03-31 02:48:01
Two weeks in France with KristianFrance2023/03/302023-03-30 18:46:14
Finding and Booking ConcertsTravel tips2023/03/172023-03-17 05:08:05
Delightful ElyTravel2023/03/162023-03-16 10:49:26
Berlin Philharmonic! An opera detourTravel2023/03/142023-03-14 01:12:59
Struck out in CambridgeTravel2023/03/132023-03-13 21:14:37
Charleroi shock – and all my faultTravel2023/03/132023-03-13 15:26:27
Rough arrival in MarrakechTravel2023/03/132023-03-13 15:16:20
True Confessions: I do screw upTravel2023/03/132023-03-13 15:02:47
Opera and Orchestras in FranceFrance2023/03/092023-03-09 04:16:22
Staying in HostelsTravel tips2023/03/052023-03-05 17:42:16
Evaluating French towns: transportation and surveysTravel tips2023/03/012023-03-01 17:28:03
Marrakech: a week in the KasbahTravel2023/02/182023-02-18 15:07:31
Cold in Marrakech: first weekTravel2023/02/182023-02-18 12:57:41
You can do it!Travel tips2023/02/092023-02-09 08:52:26
ChâteaurouxFrance2023/02/092023-02-09 06:48:01
A Weekend in Brussels for OperaTravel2023/02/092023-02-09 06:02:26
Seeing more of CarcassonneFrance2023/02/092023-02-09 06:01:39
A quick look at BourgesFrance2023/02/032023-02-03 06:00:51
Exploring from VierzonFrance2023/02/032023-02-03 05:52:30
Rethinking (2023)Reflections2023/02/032023-02-03 04:48:37
Narbonne: Jan 2023, 3rd visitFrance2023/01/282023-01-28 18:27:29
IssoudunFrance2023/01/282023-01-28 18:26:16
A lunchtime visit to La Charité-sur-LoireFrance2023/01/202023-01-20 19:28:20
Cosne-Cours-sur-LoireFrance2023/01/202023-01-20 15:49:09
Nevers in PhotosFrance2023/01/202023-01-20 14:19:27
Getting town to town in Burgundy by train and busTravel tips2023/01/152023-01-15 16:56:17
Quick look at Joigny in the YonneFrance2023/01/152023-01-15 16:46:08
Mapping 2023Travel2023/01/152023-01-15 14:43:27
Auxerre: Photo galleryFrance2023/01/152023-01-15 14:00:06
First stop 2023: AuxerreFrance2023/01/152023-01-15 12:27:56
2023: Back in France!France2023/01/152023-01-15 07:41:42
2023: On my way!Reflections2023/01/052023-01-05 01:10:28
End of year newsReflections2022/12/302022-12-30 04:21:19
A map overview of 2022Travel2022/12/302022-12-30 03:39:41
NY, NYTravel2022/09/282022-09-28 06:23:55
My cultural calendar in 2022Reflections2022/09/182022-09-18 14:40:51
Carcassonne day tripFrance2022/09/182022-09-18 10:37:18
Aah … ugh … AgdeFrance2022/09/152022-09-15 14:32:59
Back to the USATravel2022/09/132022-09-13 17:06:56
Vignettes of my time in Türkiye, 2022Travel2022/08/312022-08-31 01:31:53
Travel dayTravel2022/08/302022-08-30 06:22:19
City of London: a few detailsTravel2022/08/232022-08-23 06:08:16
I Love IstanbulTravel2022/08/212022-08-21 22:06:28
Wish I’d knownTravel2022/08/212022-08-21 20:41:36
Missed flight, June 2022Travel2022/08/132022-08-13 15:12:03
My last week in Türkiye for this yearTravel2022/08/132022-08-13 06:05:33
Mid-July Update from BurhaniyeTravel2022/07/142022-07-14 06:02:26
Some glimpses of Turkish foodTravel2022/07/142022-07-14 06:01:57
Le Grau de RoiFrance2022/07/132022-07-13 08:07:44
Sleepy BédarieuxFrance2022/07/132022-07-13 07:55:00
Denmark!Travel2022/07/132022-07-13 07:46:44
Reading the signsReflections2022/07/102022-07-10 09:41:11
On the way to BurhaniyeTravel2022/07/102022-07-10 09:37:01
France: Summing up, 2022France2022/07/102022-07-10 09:30:01
Narbonne’s Halles and RestosFrance2022/06/222022-06-22 19:09:43
Brief visit to Saint-Guilhem-le-DésertFrance2022/06/172022-06-17 17:01:32
First look at BéziersFrance2022/06/172022-06-17 16:46:13
French wines bought: bargains!France2022/06/072022-06-07 13:14:38
A day in ArlesFrance2022/06/072022-06-07 07:52:23
Les Halles d’AvignonFrance2022/06/072022-06-07 06:58:53
Early June updateTravel2022/06/062022-06-06 09:37:28
Journées Méditerranéennes des SaveursFrance2022/05/142022-05-14 08:04:24
Nîmes: Pedestrian zoneFrance2022/05/132022-05-13 18:50:36
Nîmes – Night walk on arrivalFrance2022/05/132022-05-13 18:41:16
Exploring Fatih: KadirgaTravel2022/05/132022-05-13 17:22:42
Les Halles de NîmesFrance2022/05/132022-05-13 08:20:23
Turkish HammamsTravel2022/05/122022-05-12 10:51:22
On my way to FranceTravel2022/05/122022-05-12 09:41:44
Sign LanguageTravel2022/05/072022-05-07 14:00:17
Socks and ShoesTravel2022/05/072022-05-07 13:20:45
Moving alongTravel2022/05/072022-05-07 11:52:13
Things change – but the season has taken shapeTravel2022/04/102022-04-10 14:48:38
Vienna plans – nearly there!Travel2022/04/102022-04-10 01:31:21
Planning my Budapest days and evesTravel2022/04/072022-04-07 15:54:03
Working on a quick trip to ItalyTravel2022/04/012022-04-01 18:45:57
Parlez-vous – ?Reflections2022/04/012022-04-01 18:00:49
Turkiye, April 18 till ?Travel2022/03/222022-03-22 21:53:55
Budapest, April 14-18Travel2022/03/222022-03-22 21:35:32
Vienna, April 11-14, 2022Travel2022/03/222022-03-22 21:23:48
Puerto Morelos: feels like coming homeTravel2022/03/222022-03-22 09:30:04
A rare visit to familyReflections2022/03/142022-03-14 23:10:26
Where to find me: Updated 6 AprilTravel2022/03/102022-03-10 15:33:10
First Road TripTravel2022/03/092022-03-09 17:35:47
So, what about Mexico?Reflections2022/03/082022-03-08 20:30:57
Life goes on – or so they sayReflections2022/03/082022-03-08 13:10:01
A new startReflections2022/03/062022-03-06 09:00:27