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Faces of the PO
Meet the people who live and work in the PO
We talk of sea and mountain, sardanes and music, art, wine, exhibitions, street processions, blue skies and sunshine, dancing and singing - but what of the people who live and work in the Roussillon? Well, let’s meet some of those who stoke (...) read more...
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Darling, we’re The Young Ones! (Part Two)
Darling, we’re The Young Ones! (Part Two)
In this second of two articles John Frazer-Robinson catches up with some more of the younger expats in the PO and discovers what brought them here, how they have settled in and whether they would ever return to Blighty.
A blast from the (...) read more...
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Not your average episode of “A Place in the Sun” !
Not your average episode of “A Place in the Sun” !
by Michelle Blyth
Things all kicked off just over 11 years ago. We had been toying with the idea of buying a ski apartment in the Alps for sometime – we realised that it may be cheaper to buy a place than to keep paying (...) read more...
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Darling, we’re The Young Ones!
Darling, we’re The Young Ones!
In this first of a two part article, John Frazer-Robinson catches up with some of the younger expats in the PO and finds that even though they may lack a few wrinkles and grey hairs, they are still a pretty intrepid bunch as you can judge for (...) read more...
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Bear-faced
If you go down to the woods today...
APRIL 2006 Four communes in the Pyrenees are to receive ‘delivery’ of five Slovenian brown bears, four females and a male, who will be introduced into the mountains in early July, by the Ministry of the Environment. The first arrived at (...) read more...
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Laroque from Boyle-ing Point
Laroque from Boyle-ing Point
Patrick Boyle (62) gives the impression of being one of those people who is comfortable in their own skin. We are sitting with a coffee in the inauspicious surroundings of the Crescendo cafeteria at Carrefour in Argèles. Admittedly a choice of convenience over (...) read more...
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