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Our last week in Marseille we spent time on the beach, with Maladie and with Orange

Vieux Port

Vieux Port

Friday, 7 July 2017 to Thursday, 13 July 2017
Since my blowout a few weeks back I’ve been searching for new plakkas (sandals) but none of the plentiful pairs that I’ve tried on speaks to me, there’s not even a whisper. So this morning we walked up to the Topy shoe repair shop to see whether my dearly departed could be resurrected. After a prod here and a stretch there the prognosis was positive, they could do something for it. “Combien?” (How much?), I innocently Continue reading

Visiting Marseillan Plage, not for its plage, but for its menu du jour

Marseillan Plage - Avenue de la Mediterrenèe

Marseillan Plage – Avenue de la Mediterrenèe

Friday, 26 May 2017 to Thursday, 1 June 2017
It was just before 09:00 that I started working on the blog with my trusty friend at my side to keep me awake and willing. Adri was still fast asleep, she read into the early hours of the morning so I let her be. There was to be no yoga, only a big breakfast, I needed all the sustenance I could muster for the task ahead. I blogged and I blogged and finally published at 16:30, and yup, it was time for a reward, time for a beer. Continue reading

Cap d’Agde… Yachts, yachts, yachts… Yachts everywhere!

Cap d’Agde

Cap d’Agde

Friday, 19 May 2017 to Thursday, 25 May 2017
Our travelling plans for the next few months were now slowly starting to take shape. We will be in Sète until mid June; the month thereafter will be spent in Marseille where after Lyon is lurking beyond that, where we will be until mid August.

Now many may question our reasoning for going to Marseille because, apparently, you either love or loathe it, but most people Continue reading