Posted by in culture, occitanie, Uncategorized The city of Gaillac is located in the Tarn department, formerly of the region of Midi Pyrenees. When Midi Pyrenees joined Languedoc Roussillon, becoming Occitanie, it also became the region of France which produces the most wine. Gaillac is known as one of the oldest vineyards of France (4th century BC). The area produces a…Read more »
Posted by in culture, occitanie, Toulouse, Uncategorized Much of the growth and vibrancy in the city of Toulouse is to do with the aerospace industry. In and around the former region of Midi Pyrenees around 80,000 people, including me, make a living from the aviation industry. Toulouse is home to a number of important aerospace related companies, including Airbus and the European Space…Read more »
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 »
Posted by in culture, Toulouse, Uncategorized Chasing Monsters in Toulouse That’s what we did this weekend. Were you there? The people of Toulouse and their suburban neighbours and others from far and wide came to watch the most spectacular street art imaginable. The Guardian of the Temple – An Urban Street Opera I wanted to share this with you so that…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Bienvenue sur le site My Beautiful Occitanie ! Ce site est pour toutes celles et tous ceux qui veulent découvrir la belle région d’Occitanie. Originalement créé pour mes amis anglophones, pour les encourager à venir me voir à Toulouse et me rejoindre pour visiter les endroits autour de la ville rose, j’invite tous les francophones…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Carcassonne, Festival de la Cité Ode to l’Aude Aude is one of the regional departments formerly of the Languedoc Roussillon now part of Occitanie that borders Haute Garonne, the department where Toulouse is located. As you drive along the A61 from Toulouse, the ‘autoroute des deux mers’, towards the Mediterranean you have the Canal…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Etape à Luchon Bagnères de Luchon, or Luchon for short, is where I go when I am feeling homesick for Canada. One hour and forty minutes from Toulouse this little city in the central Pyrenees is a ‘station de ski’ as well as a ‘station thermale’. Actually it is more accurately a city in…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Occitanie – C’est what ? Occitanie, since 2016, is the result of an arranged marriage between the regions of Midi Pyrénées and Languedoc Roussillon. Formerly 22, there are now 13 regions in France. Though Occitanie is not exactly a secret, it may not be the first destination that people think of when visiting France. I…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized I woke up early one day in Riyadh and had an epiphany. Sitting in a luxury hotel room during the winter Olympics, I turned on the TV as I often did during my ‘layovers’, alternatively to drown out the sound of traffic or kill the silence of being alone and far from home. On this…Read more »
