Saint-Martin-du-Canigou

To my shame I have to admit that in twenty five years of coming on holiday to this part of … More

Our Daily Bread

Fourteen years ago, when we bought our house in France, a very good French friend impressed upon us the importance … More

If I were ever to be cast away on a desert island, but had the option to take one luxury … More

The French Tricolore flies proudly over numbers 19 and 21 Monmouth Street, close by Seven Dials on the northern edge … More

(The Castillet, the only remaining tower, housing one of the main gates to the former walled city of Perpignan. This … More

Eating in a restaurant is nearly always a pleasure. Sometimes it is better than others, because it is not just … More

The Collapse of the Caliphate, Development and Pollution in China, The Spread of Islam in Cuba, Juveniles in Prison, Human … More

(Part of the vast expanse of vineyards at Jau, can be seen beyond the hedge) On the southern foothills of … More

(Our train awaits) Up in the mountains of the Eastern Pyrenees about forty kilometres from where our house is on … More

Many times during the early 1950s, Pablo Picasso came to stay with friends in Perpignan. His hosts on those occasions … More