| Time to Renew yourself |
| A new spa treatments business comes to life in Languedoc. |
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A new spa retreat has been launched in the Languedoc. Helena Frith Powell, writer and journalist, came up with the idea just days after finishing her latest book, To Hell in High Heels which is all about ageing..... (Click here to read full article...) |
| Languedoc wines for Christmas |
| Louise Hurren tracks down some of the best Languedoc wines for Christmas and New Year. |
- by Louise Hurren, Montpellier |
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Wherever you’re going to be celebrating Christmas and the New Year, the many and varied wines of France’s Languedoc-Roussillon region can accompany a range of mouth-watering dishes.... (Click here to read full article...) |
| Tales from the Canalbank |
| Tales of a family who set up a canal cruise business on the Canal du Midi. |
- by Alison Entwistle, Le Somail |
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The plan: to set up and operate a family-run boat-hire business offering self-drive weekly cruises on the Canal du Midi based at Le Somail. The family: Barry,his wife Alison and their son James.... (Click here to read full article...) |
| Which France? |
| Geoff Taylor believes there are two versions of France... |
- by Geoff Taylor, Pouzols-Minervois |
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You get the very strong impression that in Britain there are at least two snapshots of France and that these two snapshots are diametrically different.... (Click here to read full article...) |
| Mad about Uzès |
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Writer and journalist Helena Frith-Powell explores the gorgeous Languedoc town of Uzes, and asks why Brits seem to be paying sky-high prices for property there. (Click here to read full article...) |
| Into the wine abyss |
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Jonathan and his wife Rachel have created a small winery, called Domaine Treloar, in the Languedoc-Roussillon at a time when the French wine industry is in the middle of a crisis. Are they crazy? Read their story and decide..(Click here to read full article...) |
| Adopt a vine |
| Get a taste of being a vigneron - and adopt a Languedoc vine... |
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It's a long way from the Sainsbury's wine aisle. But still we dream of planting our feet into the soil of our own vineyard and making our very own wine. Don't you?.....(Click here to read full article...) |
| Summer Wine... |
| Four Languedoc wines to fall in love with this summer |
- by Louise Hurren, Montpellier |
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In June 2007 I was lucky enough to be invited to taste no less than 28 award-winning Languedoc wines in the space of a morning (and no, I didn’t have to think too long or hard before I accepted).....(Click here to read full article...) |
| Fine wine from the Minervois |
| One of the many wine-makers from the Minervois turning out superb wines |
- by Geoff Taylor, Pouzols-Minervois |
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When I arrived in the Midi in 2002 I came with the oversimplification that Languedoc-Roussillon had a few brave Modernistes who had started planting Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay - and in one case Pinot Noir - whilst the regional AOC’s churned out millions of litres of Chateau Plonk that you bought through a gasoline filler into your 5 litre vrac....(Click here to read full article...) |
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| Best Blogs: |
| We've picked out the best blogs written by anglo-phones living in France. |
| Living in London & The Languedoc |
Peter is starting a business in France, managing a business in London and writing about it for his wife's amusement. |
| Sarah Hague's 'St Bloggie de Riviere' |
Budding writer and Languedo resident Sarah Hague seeks chance to witter in public. A sort of diary of book progress with comments on life, motherhood, rants, news and thoughts on living in France. |
| Helena Frith-Powell |
Superbly witty and insightful blog from a Languedoc resident, journalist and writer. |
| Cafe & Marmite |
A blog from 'Helen' - another Languedoc resident with a sense of humour. |
| La Petite Anglaise |
Popular Paris-based blog of a young Englishwoman. |
| Chez Loulou |
Lively blog by a young American woman living in the Minervois region. Lots of great recipes. |
| Ma Vie Quotidienne |
At 7 months pregnant I decided to leave our North London home for a new life up a French mountain in the beautiful Cévennes. All the fun, chaos and hilarity along the way. |
| A Languedoc Journal |
Days in the life of country folk, or, the life, loves, hates and ramblings of a man, one baguette short of a pique nique. |
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Which France?
You get the very strong impression that in Britain there are at least two snapshots of France and that these two snapshots are diametrically different.... |
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| Languedoc Life |
Mad about Uzes
Why property prices are so high in beautiful Uzes. |
Donkeys & Uzes
In which we discuss donkeys, Stevenson, onions, chinos and fancy homewares (but not all in the same breath). |
Bikes, Trans & Smoking
Bonjour to bikes and trams. Au revoir to smoking... |
Musee Fabre, Films, Wine Tasting
Musée Fabré re-opens; The British Film Festival; Winter Wine Tasting; Gourmet Condiments... |
An insider's guide to Sete
Louise Hurren takes us on a tour... |
Marketing - French style
The mysterious power of the 'cadeau gratuit'... |
La Rentree
House hunting, wine tasting, surrealists and fancy frocks. |
August in the Languedoc
Beziers Feria, Bull Fighting & Boules. |
High Noon in the Midi
Cassoulet & the Canal - a meander through the Midi. |
Why Learn French?
The trials, tribulations and benefits of learning French. |
French Connections
How the British find it hard to integrate into French life. |
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