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French Parking - When Timing Is Everything

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Typical French parking in the middle of the road and a lucky last minute escape before the police toes the car away. One would expect him to be happy but the guy looks annoyed.

Christmas Kitsch In Monaco

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Monaco, the Christmas capital of Europe, shows off with glittering Christmas lights. The Monte Carlo casino and all other famous buildings are decked out with red, blue and green lights.

All about French Cheese

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All about French cheese: history, how it is made, categories, tasting, recommendations. Say cheese! Welcome to a virtual cheese tour de France. We tasted the country’s sumptuous variety of cheeses to prepare this little gift to you.

Separatist Corsica, France

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Corsicans don’t leave the French cold. Some people recommended the island for us warmly, while others advised to avoid it. We wanted to see ourselves what to think about this small, separatist island and its trigger-happy inhabitants.

Perpignan and Montpellier, France

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Travelling through Perpignan, Nîmes, Narbonne, and Montpellier in France. We returned to France to explore the South coast. Our route started from Perpignan near the Spanish border. We were welcomed in a French way: SNCF (the French railway monopoly) was on strike so we had to take a bus instead.

The Most Dangerous Country In The World: Spain

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Spain is the most dangerous country in the world. It is the only country where we have been robbed.

Robbery

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Our computer and a lot of money was robbed in Alicante, Spain yesterday.

Mountain Boarding In Toulouse

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Mountain Boarding in Toulouse with Emma and Arnaud. Toulouse is a lovely and sunny city near the Pyrenees profiting from Southern France’s mild climate.

Aubusson, Limousin, France

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We stayed four months in Aubusson, Limousin, to finish our newest manuscript, a thriller. Aubusson was an ideal place for us. There is only some 5000 inhabitants and nothing to see.

Hippie Cheese - The Secret Of Goat Cheese

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Visiting a goat farm and learning how to make delicious goat cheese. Some forty years ago a group of people decided to return to nature and leave big cities, mainly Paris.