Pigging Out

One of the problems of living in Hong Kong, though not everybody would see it as such, is that barely four weeks…

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En Marche! – March In The Morvan

La République En Marche ! is the political party founded by Emmanuel Macron. When something is en marche it is on the…

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Pancakes And Valentines In The Morvan

Around the middle of January our local shops are full of pancake paraphernalia: crêpe pans, electric crêpe makers and free crêpe recipes…

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Bonne Année ! From Rural Burgundy

I am typing this on 30 December in the lull between festivities. First there was Le Réveillon on Christmas Eve, with champagne,…

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It’s All Greek to Me!

Okay, maybe not Greek but the subject of Chinese had me spouting similarly when I first landed in Asia many years ago,…

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Christmas In The Morvan

Advent, the traditional run-up to Christmas, begins on 1 December, but the big sales drive starts soon after La Toussaint on November…

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