The proximity of countries here in Europe continues to impress me, and I’m on a mission to explore at least one new country every year. So, last week, I ‘popped over’ to Portugal. Back in Aus, the only thing I…
Tag: music
Lisbon review: rock gods, film stars and glorious food
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: bands, culture, entertainment, food, Lisbon, music, Portugal, travel
Sacre bleu, mais merde…ZUT!
France has announced its Euro 2016 football anthem, and nobody is all that happy. The anthem, sung by popular French rock band Skip The Use, is a cover of a song by American band, Kiss. Their hit from the late…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: bands, culture, English language, entertainment, euro 2016, Football, French language, marketing, music
Free entertainment galore in France
Summer is in full swing here in France, and even in the Alps, the temperatures are unusually warm. Everyone has been enjoying the warm weather — whole businesses, in fact. Last week, I tried calling a doctor, an accountant and…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Annecy, Aravis, culture, entertainment, fete, La Clusaz, music, St Jean de Sixt, summer, Thones
Discovering the gems of France
Despite living in France for years, I’m amazed at how much there is left to discover right on my doorstep. The perfect example is the Musiques En Stock festival in Cluses. I only found out about the festival when a…
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On the ‘Highway to L’
A shop popped up in both La Clusaz and Thônes recently called ‘Highway to L’. I guess they’re AC/DC fans because French people tend to leave off the ‘h’s when they pronounce English words. In fact, ‘Highway to Hell’ is…
Festivals in the French Alps
March isn’t usually a month that you associate with outdoor festivals in either hemisphere of the world, but around these parts, one has just come and gone and another one is on its way. The Radiomeuh Circus festival is on…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Aravis, bands, entertainment, festival, La Clusaz, Le Grand Bornand, music, RadioMeuh
The stuffed fox in Croix Fry
This is part one of three posts about how to annoy the locals merely by giving them your custom. My friend Elodie celebrated her birthday this week, and she wanted to start with an apero (a pre-dinner drink). She called…
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French adverts with English lyrics
It’s been a while since I wrote about the absurdity of the Kinder Bueno advert, which stars tennis champion Jo Wilfried Tsonga. French television advertisements are the usual mix of brilliant, funny, cheesy and terrible that are seen throughout the…
Choose your festival wisely
Music festivals. Choosing the right one can make all the difference, but how do you choose? Different cultures seem to value different aspects of the music festival. Years ago when I lived in Australia, people hid beers in the spare…
How to party in a small French village
Saint Jean de Sixt partied on Saturday night in the lead-up to the national Fete de la Saint Jean (John the Baptist) on Sunday. Pictured is every kid’s favourite car ride, and this year, it featured a lighting system more…
