In the days when my friend Anne was a child living in Capestang, she would be playing in her grandmother’s garden near the canal when she would hear the long repeated horn of a canal barge. This signaled the locals to stop what they were doing and run to the stone bridge, where many neighbours who also heard the…
Part of the fun of living in a new country is trying all the new recipes and flavours, and then experimenting in the kitchen. Here is how I did the traditional Beef Bourguignon or Beef Burgundy, my way! Ingredients: 3 lbs stewing beef cubed 1-2 Beef cubes with water or 2 cups beef broth 1…
“Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.” Plautus There is something special about Oenophiles, those talented among us that are devoted to wine, who can describe a vintage in countless different ways. They have such highly acute senses, that they can pick-up on minute traces, those fragrances and flavours that the average person simply misses….
To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence. Mark Twain Our new life and start up took confidence and yes we were very ignorant and naive upon arrival. But there is always hope at a successful business, and even after a few setbacks we steadily make our way forward. Like my girlfriend…
Alfonz calls me up to say ‘Bon Appetit’ as he does often when he is touring clients around southern France. This day he did a late morning wine tour in La Clape wine appellation, followed by a seaside lunch at La Cambuse in Gruissan, and after another wine tasting at the beautiful VanHo Belair on…
The law of attraction simply states you draw into your life what you think about. Like attracts like and meeting up with fellow bloggers and Canadian expats Danna and Bob proved the theory true. Danna and Bob moved to Italy for one year to scout out possible retirement homes and live out their life’s dream…
“Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else” If you are lucky this happens. You are on vacation and all the stars line up for a serendipitous experience. Maybe you are at a resort and the maid brings you back to…
Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over. Guy Finley I cannot believe we moved into our new house just four weeks ago, and February 11th we are already opening our doors to our new business; LivEnglish Homestay Hungary! I feel as though I am living a dream, as it…