road trip

If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.. Lewis Carroll. But for sheer simplicity, I … More

market fashion

Scarves are not worn as fashion accessories in central France this time of the year. And summer’s leaves –despite their layered … More

Jets can do it in three hours. Satellites in just over two minutes. But for us in the Green Dragon, … More

Ask any bird about migration, and they all say the same thing: “seasonal movement starts months before it’s time to … More

It was well into the afternoon by the time we parked up lakeside in the small French town of St. … More

We could have left our rubbish lying around. We could have snapped branches off trees for the evening’s fire. We … More

Amidst a million luminous dots, our gaze searched habitually for the Southern Cross on a clear winter’s night. The familiarity … More

Language and oxygen. We’re consumed by both from our time of arrival until we shuffle off again. – Take either … More

France leads the world in cheese consumption. With over 400 varieties to choose from, it’s possible to eat a new … More