Category Archives: Nostalgia

Giulietta

Posted on December 15, 2025 by JJS

🇫🇷 Ode à l’essence super et à l’insouciance Je suis tombé par hasard sur une photo d’une Giulietta exactement comme la mienne. Même couleur, même air de défi mécanique, même promesse de liberté. Années 69 ou 70. Autant dire que … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgia | Tagged * nostalgia, 1960s, 1970s, carefree days, castor oil, first rides, freedom, Giulietta, Growing up, innocence, mechanical tinkering, memories, mopeds, Paris, super petrol, vintage motorbikes, youth | 1 Comment

Memories from the Lay-by at Lakenheath

Posted on December 12, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Back in the days when I lived in Surrey — before the M25 spared us the joy of crossing London — I had a couple of important customers up in Norfolk. That meant a monthly pilgrimage northwards, usually involving … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgia, Planes Space and bits, Road Trips | Tagged * Lakenheath, 1980s UK, Bacon Sandwich, Cambridgeshire, Commuting Stories, Flight Spotting, Lay-by Memories, M11 Motorway, RAF Lakenheath, Roadside Stops, Travel Nostalgia, US Air Force | 1 Comment

Midnight zapping

Posted on August 14, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Joe Cocker and other accidental adventures 🎸There’s something about French TV after 11:45 p.m. that feels like rummaging through a dusty attic — you never know if you’ll find a priceless antique or a moth-eaten hat. My late-night zapping … Continue reading →

Posted in Music & Nostalgia, Nostalgia | Tagged 70s music memories, Accidental adventures, ARTE TV, Expo 2000, Floating stage concerts, French late-night TV, Gendarmerie encounters, Hannover concerts, Joe Cocker, Love stories with a soundtrack, Maschsee, Nostalgia, Scooter adventures, Woodstock 1969 | 1 Comment

La Sauvageraie

Posted on August 12, 2025 by JJS

🇫🇷 Avec l’accent Parisien Mon palace sous les toits Ah mon pote… pas une seule photo de ma piaule d’ado. Rien. Que dalle. Juste des souvenirs qui s’effilochent dans ma caboche comme un vieux pull. Pourtant, j’te jure, c’était quelque … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgia, Personal Stories, Relationships | Tagged 1970s parties, Aline, Attic room, Coming of age stories, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Danish tobacco pipes, Family home, First kiss, First love, Growing up, Hi-fi stereo, La Sauvageraie, Parents and teenagers, Pink Floyd, Sibling life, Teen nostalgia, Teenage bedroom, Vintage telephones, Vinyl records | 1 Comment

Mediterranean melodrama

Posted on July 30, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 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 →

Posted in Nostalgia, Seasonal reflections, Weather | Tagged Cavalaire, Côte d’Azur, Climate Panic, French Culture, French Summers, Holiday Memories, Juan-les-Pins, Marseille, Mediterranean Sea, Mistral, Pastis & Perspective, Provence, Real Life vs News, Sea Temperature, Southern France, Summer Traditions, TV Hysteria, Windy Days | 1 Comment

The morning I time-traveled to the summer of 2000

Posted on July 4, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 A few weeks ago, I treated myself to a warm bath of nostalgia by writing about the anniversary of Expo 2000 in Hannover — that quirky global village of ideas, pavilions, and passport stamps. Since then, one very specific … Continue reading →

Posted in Music & Nostalgia, Nostalgia, Personal experiences | Tagged * Expo 2000, Early 2000s, Eurodance, Hannover, Inspirational music, Musical flashbacks, Nostalgic tunes *, Played-A-Live, Safri Duo, Summer 2000, Techno classics, The Bongo Song, Wake-up moments, YouTube discoveries | 1 Comment

From jetlag to throwback

Posted on April 15, 2025 by JJS

🇬🇧 Around the world in 20 years (and 3 time zones) From Jet Lag to Throwback: Around the World in 20 Years (and 3 Time Zones) Ah yes — February 2005. A time when flip phones were the height of … Continue reading →