Monthly Archives: September 2025
French escapade – Day IV
🇬🇧 Vierzon, why not? After three days of early starts, we finally allowed ourselves the luxury of breakfast at the decadent hour of 9am. No rushing, no alarms—just coffee and croissants without a stopwatch ticking in the background. The drive … Continue reading
French escapade – Day III
🇬🇧 Goats, caves & curious cuisine I must have slept reasonably well last night — only a faint brush with a nightmare, which I’ll generously classify as “training” for today’s winding roads. By 8:30, I was once again face-to-face with … Continue reading
French escapade – Day II
🇬🇧 Market, wine and multi-tasking conversations All six of us managed the impossible: sitting down at breakfast at the same time. 8:30 sharp, no stragglers, no excuses. Fueled by coffee and croissants, we then scattered like pigeons on a town … Continue reading
Cousinade Sauvaget
🇬🇧 Chapter II (Now featuring Uzès) Day 1 Barely 24 hours after waving goodbye to our last visitors — with just enough time to reclaim the sofa and the fridge — we were back on the road again. Destination: festive … Continue reading
A toast to frustration
🇬🇧 When wine, squatters and silence sour the spirit đź«ź Introduction: The Art of Being Ignored There’s a particular kind of frustration that comes from being ignored—whether by bureaucrats, neighbors, or the universe itself. It’s the kind that simmers quietly, … Continue reading
Epilogue 🇮🇪
🇬🇧 Final thoughts Ireland, you have been grand (Mostly) After twelve days wandering the Emerald Isle, it’s time to sort through the good, the bad, the ugly… and yes, even the weird. âś… The Good The Irish themselves top the … Continue reading
Homeward bound
🇬🇧 With Ryanair and warm sakĂ© along the way Our departure from Dublin was at the positively luxurious hour of 10 a.m. — a time that allowed for the smug satisfaction of not having to stumble bleary-eyed into an Uber … Continue reading
I do it my way 
England: The 51st State in Spirit
🇬🇧 There was a time when England exported culture: Shakespeare, The Beatles, Monty Python. Now? They seem to be importing everything from across the Atlantic, from pumpkin-spiced lattes to baseball caps worn backwards. England isn’t yet the 51st state, but … Continue reading →