Rest when you are weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. And then get back to work. Ralph Marston After looking at the photos from the last five years just before leaving France for Hungary, I realized that it is high time for me to buy some new clothes. There is…
Alfonz dreamed up a business, got the licensing together in a foreign language, bought the nine passenger Mercedes Van and created the business South Westy Tours back in 2012. When my friend Sherrin visited us from Canada, we were inspired to do a trial run of some highlights from the tour. Six of us got…
Our traditional French village, with little historical nooks and crannies, was the perfect setting to display different musicians, groups and solo artists; throughout the long weekend of our August festival. Friday August 1st Otis Redding Show was the first venue during the four day festival in Capestang in the Foyer gardens with our castle in…
INGREDIENTS: 3 large diced onions 2 crushed garlic cloves 5 large finely sliced carrots 2 diced celery sticks 1 sliced leek, the white part 1-2 chopped turnips 1 kilo dried, rinsed and cleaned lentils 2 liters vegetable stock or 3 vegetable stock cubes added to 8 cups water 2 tbsp. Provence herbs 1…
Of all the stupid things I have ever done, this takes the cake. I was on my computer, as many of us are first thing in the morning, when I was writing about world peace, an alternative fuel source for the world or something very close to that, when the clock struck 11:00. I had been sitting…
No they poo on the Alaskan Highway! He rode 4,200 km, starting from our home in beautiful White Rock, British Columbia, Canada. It was lightly raining when the men left from the street down below the window of our temporary townhouse….
Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tours are in every major city and Budapest has a few different companies doing it, but Big Bus has a few perks the others don’t have. Big Bus has more departures leaving every 30 minutes, even in the winter when most other companies cut back staff and finish tours early. Big Bug also…
‘Tis the season once again, everyone is full of cheer, peace on earth good will to man, and shop until you drop at the Christmas fair. The Christmas lights are being hung with care, the pine trees placed along the roads and the storefronts are…
Maybe you remember the final scene of our episode, Lucky in the Languedoc, for House Hunters International, where Alfonz and I discussed over wine which house to purchase in Capestang. It was at La Chateau Des Carrasses that Alfonz and I made the biggest decision of our life, to buy a house in Capestang. Today…
When my kids have play dates over at our house, the neighbourhood children know that there is a huge amount of uneaten Easter candy in a jar above the sink. Daniel and Angelina are only allowed a limited amount of sweets each…