My husband is a cyclist and likes holidays that involve immense amounts of pain. I am a sybarite and like holidays that involve beautiful things to eat, drink, read and look at. This is why our holiday at Camping Les Ormes in the Dordogne valley was perfect for us both. From the minute we arrived, [...]
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Camping Les Ormes
Posted in Holidays, Travel, tagged camping, Camping Les Ormes, France, glamping, holidays, travel on July 28, 2010 | 18 Comments »
Summer Wish List
Posted in Books, Reading, tagged books, reading, summer, wish list on July 15, 2010 | 18 Comments »
The books on my wish list are multiplying like rabbits with nothing better to do, so before they escape me, here they are noted down. Just so I don’t forget and in case anyone wants to give me a non-birthday related, summer-celebrating present. (I live in hope.) Without further ado, I give you The Summer [...]
When Germans Go Wild
Posted in Living in Germany, Summer on July 3, 2010 | 15 Comments »
I’ve been spending a lot of time in the pool, a great arena to observe the natives at play. My theory is that Germans love nothing better than a controlled situation where they can rampage. There are the rules, which they observe, but every other possible human nicety is ignored and/or flouted wilfully, carelessly and joyously. The rules of [...]
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