Monthly Archives: November 2025

The month that was – November 2025

🇬🇧 How I survived pubs, panto, poultry and painkillers Today is the last day of November and, for those of us raised on catechism, hymns, and the comforting fear of eternal damnation, it also happens to be the first Sunday … Continue reading

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My daily rendez-vous with caffeine, headlines and questionable pyjamas

🇬🇧 There is absolutely nothing I cherish more in life than my sacred morning ritual: a steaming cup of coffee, the global news at my fingertips, and me — majestically draped in pyjamas that have seen better centuries and a … Continue reading

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A night with CoverTramp

🇬🇧 Or how Perpignan turned into 1979 Last night, dear readers, we did something wonderfully reckless: we drove all the way to Perpignan for a concert by a band called CoverTramp. Yes, the name does exactly what it says on … Continue reading

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The night Burger King ruined my cheese documentary

🇬🇧 I was having a perfectly civilised evening.Picture this: me, tucked comfortably under my warm wobble blanket, watching a delightful documentary about French cheeses—the kind of programme that restores your faith in humanity. Soft cheeses, hard cheeses, smelly cheeses… bliss. … Continue reading

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Winter and retirees

🇬🇧 The glorious futility of French digital IDs The weather has suddenly turned a little colder — the kind of cold that whispers, “It might be time to wear socks, old chap.”Naturally, I had been heroically hoping to postpone that … Continue reading

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London afterthoughts 🇬🇧🇫🇷

🇬🇧 Five days, 44.2 kilometres, two musicals, one disappointed stomach, and countless cups of tea later — London has once again proven that it’s impossible to visit without both falling in love and wearing out a pair of shoes. My … Continue reading

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London – Day 5 🇬🇧🇫🇷

🇬🇧 Going home (Reluctantly and with style) Our final evening in London began with indecision — the eternal traveller’s dilemma: Chinese or Indian? After a brief debate worthy of the UN, we took the diplomatic route and went for… French. … Continue reading

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London – Day 4

🇬🇧 Highs, lows and everything in between A blissfully uneventful night — no fire alarms, no bladder rebellion, no late-night existential crises — so by 9 a.m. we’re happily seated at breakfast, caffeinating efficiently. Between bites of scrambled eggs and … Continue reading

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London – Day 3

🇬🇧 The day of false starts and overpriced mediocrity We were violently catapulted into consciousness this morning courtesy of the hotel fire alarm. Apparently there is an official fire alarm test scheduled at midday. So yes — we had the … Continue reading

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English escapade Day 2 – Part 2

🇬🇧 With protesting knees (and frankly a few other anatomical components that have now lodged official complaints with the Ministry of Transport), we bravely shuffle back down into the Underground for yet another southbound glide on the Piccadilly Line to … Continue reading

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