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Our Home Exchange in Barcelona

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

I didn’t realise when I started looking for a home exchange in Barcelona that Paris might not be a peak time from people used to a warmer climate – particularly since our main motivation for going to Spain in February … Continue reading →

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One of those nights!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

Relationnel is on call this week. The reason we live in the Palais Royal is not because he’s a wealthy banker or some such thing. About 4,000 people work in the French reserve bank (Banque de France) that occupies the … Continue reading →

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Using an iPhone in Paris- woohoo! – Learning French … an ongoing love affair – Expats Blog Award 2012

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s Wednesday again, and I have two blogs by fellow Australians to present and an award to announce. Teena Hughes from A Night in Paris, explains how to use your iPhone in Paris while Jill from Gigi’s French Window, a … Continue reading →

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Sorting out the vines – Visiting some of the major champagne houses: Taittinger, Pommery and Moet & Chandon –

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

This Wednesday’s blog round-up introduces a new blog from a fellow Australian living in the Loire Valley, Susan, author of Days on the Claise, explaining how to recognise the different grape varieties in the Loire. Thanks to her post, I … Continue reading →

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Cameras I Have Known

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

Writing last week’s post about my genuine Italian fresco made me nostalgic for Italy. We won’t be going there this year as we often do because we’re going to Australia for 5 weeks in September and have run out of … Continue reading →

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At Your Age and In Love

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s an excruciatingly hot day in the Loire Valley and we’ve waited until quite late to go bike riding. After cycling about 15 K from Cour Cheverny, we’ve had our picnic dinner by a little lake in Bracieux and I … Continue reading →

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Another Great Place to Dine in Blois

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

Up until now, most of the time spent in Blois at our beautiful Renaissance home, Closerie Falaiseau, has been devoted to getting the ground floor ready for holiday rental. Now that we have our first guests, we decided it was … Continue reading →

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Wine Tasting in the Loire Valley Part 2

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

I just sat down to write up my impressions of our recent wine tasting with Femme Francophile at Vinomania in Blois but, surprise, surprise, I’ve left my notepad at Closerie Falaiseau, and I don’t know how much I can rely … Continue reading →

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My Croatian Itinerary – Part 6: Porec and Pula in Istria

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

The previous leg of our Croatian itinerary (Part 5) ended at Plitvice lakes which were truly the highlight of our trip. The next stage of our journey took us to Porec in the very Italian peninsula of Istria. We arrived … Continue reading →

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Travel Tip for Biking in France – My New Paris Baby – The Marais Poitevin

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

Interesting posts from other Anglophone Bloggers on France this week include a travel tip for biking in France from Experience France by Bike, but it’s not restricted to cycling -getting a chip credit card can make life a lot easier! … Continue reading →

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