Blog in France

It’s the week of la rentrée, going back to school – or uni. And in the tradition of ladies first, Caiti is the first to leave Les Fragnes for an educational establishment. We’re here in Bordeaux, in the Formule 1 hotel in Villenave, all ready to deliver her to her...

I picked up panda flu or something similar during our visit to Beauval Zoo last weekend and my blogging abilities have been severely impaired. So to keep you ticking over until I can resume normal service here’s an action shot of a happy pig, Oberon, eating, well, like a pig!...

  It’s surprising what you come across when you go geocaching. For those of you not familiar with the pastime, geocaching is high-tech treasure hunting. Using GPS, anyone can go and hunt for little caches which enthusiasts for the sport like ourselves have hidden in various places. Find out more...

It’s the final countdown. There’s less than a week until Ruadhri’s rentrée (return to school) and we’re delivering Caiti to Uni at Bordeaux before then and Benj to Limoges just after. So the serious packing is now underway. We’re kitting Caiti out with a combination of new items from the...

We were at the zoo on Saturday. And not just any zoo but the Zooparc du Beauval, France’s largest zoo and the home to the country’s only pandas, Huan Huan and Yuang Zi. And yes, you may remember I’ve been less than flattering about pandas in the past, finding them...