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A home away from home...
I quickly made a recipe video of the Hung Shao Pork that I had made on Sunday, which I ate again for lunch, and then got on the train to...


The Palace of the Popes, not the one in Rome...
This morning to the Palace of the Popes, the edifice in the centre of the city which is what had really brought me to Avignon. For nearly...


The Water of the Hills
I left Arles and headed into the hills, to the 11th century castle at Les Baux-de-Provence then to the ruins of the Roman aqueduct that...


A decaying vision of the future on the outskirts of Paris...
Almost 80% of the population of Paris don’t live in Paris proper, they live in les banlieues or suburbs. The photographer, Laurent...


Auditioning for the Paris Choral Society
This evening to the American Cathedral in Paris for an audition for the Paris Choral Society. The choir was formed in the 1990s and has...


Walking through a painting...
It was one of those really beautiful days—the clouds hung low and heavy in the sky, obscuring the view of Montmatre from my window, but...

Two classic sauces and two jars of anchovies…
I went back to the exercise bars on the Quai d’Orsay this morning, only to have my plans scuppered once again—this time by the waters of...


A lone wanderer on the lone and level sands stretching far away...
A leisurely start to the day on account of rain showers forecast to clear up after midday. True to the predictions, the rest of the day...


Was it a dream? Moules Marinère... in a medieval castle floating in the sea.
Up earlier than I would have liked to catch the TGV from Montparnasse to Normandy, my destination: Le Mont St Michel. On account of the...

Comfort food: pancakes and cheese on toast, done properly.
The day came bright and airy, the rain of the night before having completely vanished. I hung out of the window with my coffee looking...
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