Aug 13
My friend, although well travelled elsewhere, had never been to France other than a few towns in the Nord Pas de Calais on daytrips. I love France. Time to introduce him then to some of the delights it has to offer! We only had a week and, as ever, we were over ambitious. However, it …
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Aug 12
I didn’t mean to go there, it wasn’t my intention at all, and yet what better proof is there of the old adage, “Everything happens for a reason“? Perhaps it was a combination of driving on the right hand side of the road and driving in a right hand drive vehicle. Perhaps it was fate. …
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Aug 10
Why bother to learn another language, especially once we’re older? It is not for everyone, I know, and, as a person who is fascinated by linguistic intricacies, I admit that I am more of a zealot than most. However, let us take a few minutes to reflect: let us not dismiss the idea straight away. …
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Aug 09
Ever since I was a little girl, I have had a fascination with France and all things French. This certainly wasn’t a result of my initial experience of the language which was badly taught in a rural country school by a teacher with a strong local accent! If anything, that would serve to put anyone …
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