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MORE FAUX PAS IN FRANCE
Published on 2009-08-30 16:09:00
So, there I was, on my own, over in France one autumn, to do some work on our holiday home.As usual, having finished work and had a quick shower, I was in the quietest bar in the town having a couple of strong Belgium lagers before returning to > read more
HOW NOT TO GET YOUR TENT FIXED IN FRANCE.
Published on 2009-08-28 05:11:00
Towards the end of the seventies, I was on a camping trip in France with my future wife when we discovered that our tent had started leaking at the seams. It had rained for most of the week, so action was called for.With the help of the trusty Englis > read more
A FAUX PAS IN FRANCE.
Published on 2009-08-26 07:08:00
To completely misquote the well known Biblical phrase: 'It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for an old man to learn to speak French.'I had been visiting France for many, years and, to my shame, had learnt only a smatteri > read more