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Perpignan, French Catalonia and our Café

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This chapter is taken from my book ‘Off the Autoroute’ which is now available on Kobo as well as Amazon The area around Perpignan in French Catalonia is where our travels all started around twenty-five years ago. It is a short hop from Provence so let us see what we found there starting in PerpignanContinue reading “Perpignan, French Catalonia and our Café”

Canal du Midi and Pezanas

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Taken from my book ‘Off the Autoroute’ Available on Kindle If you approach the Languedoc from Burgundy rather than from the Catalan or Carcassonne area there is a very definite change to the climate and to the countryside. It becomes warmer, drier, and more fragrant. If you can stop the car for a while awayContinue reading “Canal du Midi and Pezanas”

Collioure – French Jewel of the South

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This chapter is taken from my book ‘OFF the AUTOROUTE’ – a journey around France from Normandy to the South stopping in between We first set eyes on the beauty that is Collioure on an evening excursion to the town in our tour company’s minibus on our first foray into France. This was a slightlyContinue reading “Collioure – French Jewel of the South”