Author Archives: JJS
The week that was – 32/2025
🇬🇧 Quiet… Too quiet? As planned, it was a quiet week. Some say too quiet. Those people are probably adrenaline junkies who can’t survive without bungee jumping before breakfast. Personally, I found it exactly what the doctor ordered—if the doctor … Continue reading
Μασσαλία / Massalia
🇫🇷 Tous les chemins mènent à Marseille, oh fan de chichourle ! Bon, c’est vrai, je suis né à Paris, dans un quartier bien propret du 8ᵉ… mais ça, mon ami, c’est juste pour la carte d’identité. En vrai, j’ai … Continue reading
Pardi, qu’es aquò ?!
🇬🇧 This post is only available in French, because honestly, I don’t think it can be translated — it’s basically one big play on words with a baguette in hand. 🇫🇷 L’autre jour, voilà que notre chère amie anglaise Julia … Continue reading
De feu, d’avions et de plumes
🇫🇷 Aujourd’hui, c’est un drôle de jour. Pas un jour comme les autres. Un jour où le soleil tape comme s’il voulait tout cramer — et il faut croire qu’il a réussi : à quelques kilomètres d’ici, un feu gigantesque … Continue reading
Confessions of a diet Mojito monk
🇬🇧 As I sit poolside this Monday morning under a sun that clearly thinks it’s auditioning for the role of “Giant Cosmic Hairdryer,” one thing is clear: I need a drink. Not that kind of drink — don’t panic, I’m … Continue reading
Mediterranean melodrama
🇬🇧 Or why TV weather reports are losing the plot When I was a kid growing up in suburban western Paris, summer meant one thing: escape. And escape we did—to the south of France, like clockwork. First, of course, came … Continue reading
The calm after the storm
🇬🇧 (Also known as grandkids going home) July 2025 – Somewhere between nostalgic and shell-shocked So. The whirlwind is nearly over. The house, which recently resembled a toy shop after a minor explosion, is about to fall eerily silent again. … Continue reading
🇪🇺 Unacceptable 🇪🇺
🇬🇧 I have lost all confidence in Ursula von der Leyen’s leadership as President of the European Commission. Her inability or unwillingness to stand up to figures like Donald Trump has undermined the EU’s credibility on the world stage. Rather … Continue reading
Régime sévère, moral d’acier… et pastis aux abonnés absents
🇫🇷 Et voilà, ça fait déjà trois semaines que je me suis lancé dans cette aventure un peu folle (certains diraient héroïque) : celle de retrouver la ligne, la vraie, celle d’avant les bons petits plats, les apéros, et la … Continue reading
Last night in Singapore (sort of)
🇬🇧 How a TV program, a couch and a craving led to a Southeast Asian daydream 🥟 Last night, somewhere between the news and a late-night yogurt I didn’t need, I found myself watching a French TV program about Singapore. … Continue reading
I do it my way 