For just over a month at the end of each year there is a Xmas Market in Toulouse, with artisanal gifts to buy and delicious seasonal treats to try. There are even a few friendly Quebecois kicking around selling poutine and queue de castor as well as maple syrup and ‘tartinade d’erable’, or maple spread…Read more »
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Faux pas
Posted by in culture, Toulouse, travel, Uncategorized Have you ever found yourself in a foreign place, shame faced and wondering what the **** is going on? Have you ever been totally sober, entered a bar in Thailand and had a smiling Thai woman (actually maybe it was a dude?!) throw water all over you and run away? You iron your hair,…Read more »
Mountain Therapy: Bagnères de Luchon
Posted by in Haute Garonne, occitanie, travel A cure for the winter blahs! Do you feel tired and worn out this time of year? Are you wondering how you will get everything done before the holidays? Do you eagerly anticipate Christmas or does it lurk in the distance like a dark cloud of impending doom. With the approach of a long cold…Read more »
Flower Power
Out of the black and into the blue… Toulouse saw a period of great prosperity after the black years of the plague. In the 15th century Toulouse began to enjoy a ‘golden age’. The ‘blue gold’ of the pastel plant created great wealth in the city. La Fleurée de Pastel Isatis tinctoria: woad in English and…Read more »
The Camargue
click to play Soy Gypsy La Camargue is the wildest place I have been in France which is probably the reason why I love it so much. Some of the Camargue is in the Gard department, in Occitanie, and some of it is in Bouche-du-Rhône in PACA, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, our friendly neighbours to the…Read more »
Nîmes
Nîmes The first time I ever saw the Nîmes arena was on my T.V. watching a Metallica concert. I vowed to visit the city that just happens to have a ‘venue’ like that where they can stage concerts. I wouldn’t have known anything about Metallica if it were not for a Christmas present a few…Read more »
Travelling soul, travelling solo
Posted by in travel As far back as I can remember I always wanted to travel. I have very few memories of my early life but what I do remember is knowing there was something else out there and that I wanted to see it. I am just going to come right out and say that I absolutely hated…Read more »
A propos de moi
Posted by in travel Je me suis réveillée un jour à Riyad où j’ai eu une épiphanie. Enfermée dans une chambre d’hôtel de luxe pendant des J.O. d’hiver, j’ai allumé la télévision comme j’ai souvent fait pendant mes voyages en tant qu’hôtesse de l’air, soit pour muter le bruit du trafic ou pour tuer le silence de ma solitude.…Read more »
SW side story
Posted by in travel Si vous sortez un peu du centre historique de Toulouse en traversant la Garonne vous allez vous retrouver dans un quartier hétéroclite avec une histoire passionnante. St Cyprien, de nos jours un endroit vibrant et multiculturel situé sur la rive gauche de Toulouse, était autrefois habité par les pécheurs. Avec la construction d’un hôpital, l’ancien…Read more »
South west side story
Posted by in travel If you venture just outside of the historical centre of Toulouse and cross the river you will see an interesting and varied neighbourhood with an incredible history. Saint Cyprien, now a lively multicultural area located on the left bank of the river Garonne, was at one time occupied mainly by fishermen. With the construction…Read more »
