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ITEM |
REMARKS |
About
This Site
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Privacy,
who I am, the Site Name |
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Etape
1 |
The
first of a regular editorial column |
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Etape
2 |
Just
a quick note |
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Etape
3 |
I'm
back! |
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Etape
4 |
Places
to stay |
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Etape
5 |
Friends
of the Flea, a gîte and a web site |
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Etape
6 |
How
long do visitors stay? Tidying up the site. |
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Etape
7 |
Imitation
is the sincerest form of flattery |
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Etape
8 |
Advance,
Friend, and be recognised |
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Etape
9 |
Pictures
and words |
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Etape
10 |
Photo
quiz answer. What's in store. |
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Etape
11 |
Autumn
in the Limousin. Our home, chestnuts and mushrooms |
|
MKH
bio |
Who
am I? |
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KK
bio |
Who
is Keith Kellett? |
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Why
Freebooters? |
How
did the site get its name? |
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Privacy
Statement |
What
I won't do with your details |
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L'Olonnais
|
A
French Freebooter |
Events
|
Schedules
and booking information. Reports on past events. |
| Bentley
at Le Mans |
This famous marque is on schedule
for a full scale attack in 2003. |
| Tall
Ships Race |
...and a little French
fishing boat. |
| Normandy
Markets in UK |
And French trains for enthusiasts. |
| Dakar
2003 |
A strong South African challenge in
the world's greatest off-road rally |
| Dakar
Stage 2 |
S Africans in second places |
| Dakar
so far |
S Africans pleased with progress in
Libya |
| Dakar
Accidents |
Alfie Cox was among those out of the
race after serious accidents |
| This
isn't Formula 1 |
You couldn't call the Dakar boring
and predictable |
| Giniel's
Driving Lesson |
"I now know why he was going
so quickly..." |
| Dakar
Final Stages |
"....until the fat lady sings." |
|
People
and Books
|
Each
person has a French connection |
| Home
and Dry in France 1 |
Author George East - the Mill of the
Flea, Normandy |
| Alan
Biggins |
Author Alan Biggins - this little
piggy went back home to England |
| L'Olonnais |
A French Freebooter |
| Petite
Pululu |
A reluctant retreat from
Zambia |
| Petite
Pululu Pix |
Now you can see what
I mean |
| France,
re-conquered |
Alf B Meier reviews George East's
latest book, French Cricket |
| The
American Woman Abroad |
An excerpt from an out-of-print book
by writer and illustrator Blanche McManus |
| The
Old Man of the Trees |
André Montluçon passes
on his passion |
| Buying
the Bar 1 |
First episode in a serialised diary
of an Englishman who bought his village bar |
| Buying
the Bar 2 |
Filling in some gaps, and the man
who had trouble following the van. |
| Buying
the Bar 3 |
Re-marrying to avoid problems with
French Bureacracy. And a car problem. |
| Buying
the Bar 4 |
Problems with moving house, and memories
of the stag party for the first wedding.. |
| Buying
the Bar 5 |
Problems cutting the
ties |
| Buying
the Bar 6 |
Lucy goes to school in
France |
| Buying
the Bar 7 |
Making holes in walls |
| Buying
the Bar 8 |
Taking stock |
| Buying
the Bar 9 |
Explaining the divorce.
And a feline phantom pregnancy. |
| Buying
the Bar 10 |
Helping out at the village
Christmas party. |
| Buying
the Bar 11 |
In the groove |
| Buying
the Bar 12 |
The point of no return |
| Buying
the Bar 13 |
A history of pleasure
- and problems with lead |
| Running
the Bar 1 |
First Night |
| An
American View |
A West Coast American
tells what it feels like to live in France |
| Buying
the Bar 13 |
Pleasures of the night
- and lead in the paint |
| Menopausal
Women Behaving Badly - 1 |
Episode 1 of Aussie Janni
Oldham's diary of a trip round northern Italy and southern France
- with tips and recipes. |
| Menopausal
Women Behaving Badly - 2 |
Episode 2 of Aussie Janni
Oldham's diary of a trip round northern Italy and southern France
- with tips and recipes. |
| Menopausal
Women Behaving Badly - 3 |
Episode 3 of Aussie Janni
Oldham's diary of a trip round northern Italy and southern France
- with tips and recipes. |
| Review
- French Kisses |
Keith Kellett looks at
George East's recent book. Is this the Last Flea Bite? |
| Review
- Happy Trails Magazine |
Keith Kellett looks at
a magazine for travellers who don't fly |
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Coastlines
|
Focus
on the French coast |
| Spice
and Ivory |
Photographer Keith Kellett takes you
along the cliffs of Normandy |
| Les
Sables d'Olonne |
Golden sands, round-the-world-yacht
races - and someone they don't talk about |
Waterways
|
Explore
the canals and rivers of France |
| Canal
du Midi |
History of Pierre-Paul Riquet's masterpiece
- and a walk towards the source of its water |
| Throwaway
Boats |
History of the barges of the Dordogne
- and trips in modern replicas |
| Midi
Muddle |
Kay and Dave in a small boat |
| Luxury
Barges |
Canals and rivers, gourmet style |
Land
Routes
|
Ancient
routes across France. Some are now roads, but most are walking
trails |
|
Grandes Randonnees
|
A comprehensive system of walking
routes throughout France and into neighboring countries |
| La
Régordane
|
Running from the Auvergne to the
edge of the Camargue, parts of this path predate mankind. It
was the main commercial and a pilgrimage route along the east
of France in mediaeval times. |
| Vélo-rails |
Pedal power on rails |
| Cherchez
la Balise |
Sometimes trail markers are hard to
find. |
| The
Hill from Hell and the sugarloaf |
Walk GR36 through Suisse Normande |
| The
Gorge d'Aveyron |
Kim Knopp goes meandering |
| La
Costa Brava |
Kim Knopp crosses the Spanish border |
Parks
& Museums
|
Education
and entertainment |
| Hell's
Valley and the Wolves - |
The Parc à Loups du Gévaudan,
and some autumn photos |
| Giverny |
A stroll through Monet's garden, and
a poster gallery |
Humour
|
Anecdotes
and cartoons |
| French
Dressing and HorsePlay... |
Peter Clayton swears this story is
true.. |
| News
From Home |
Keith McIntyre's idea of reassuring
me that my wife is well |
| Is
a computer 'le' or 'la'?- (27 Nov 2002) |
A light-hearted look at the how the
French choose the gender of imported words |
Music
& Art
|
With
a French connection, ancient or modern. |
| Mediaeval
Protest Songs |
'OC' sings 13th century songs from
the Pays d'Oc - history, MP3 samples and concert schedules
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| Giverny |
A stroll through Monet's garden, and
a poster gallery |
| Digital
Editing 1 |
Even simple, inexpensive digital editing
can give professional results |
| Digital
Editing 2 |
Keith's turn. Thumbelina & friends. |
Winter
Sports
|
Ski-ing,
Boarding, Ice Climbing... |
| Chamonix
photos |
Winter scenes and action shots by
Joce Hockings |
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Travel
Packages
|
Specifically
for independent travellers |
| Discover
France |
Leading the Tour de France? A challenging
holiday. |
| Silver
City Airways |
Crossing the Channel in the 1950s |
Food
|
Regional dishes, famous names,
history
|
| French
Regional Cooking |
A culinary tour |
| Jack's
Croque-Monsieur |
An Englishman's recipe for a French
snack |
| Potato
History |
And two modern recipes |
| Not
Just Food |
Paul Bocuse provides music, too |
| Soaking
it Up |
More recipes from Jack Gilpin |
| Brittany
Oysters |
Like wines, they vary with location
and method of production. |
| Buche
de
Noël |
A French Yule Log recipe
. |
| Classy
Potatoes |
Bored with roadside cafe hash browns? |
| Galette
des Rois |
An Epiphany cake like a giant biscuit |
| Man
in Greasy Shirt 1 |
Mike K-H describes the omelette he
made for lunch |
| Pumpkin
Soup |
Cooked in its own skin |
Accommodation
- B&B and Gites
|
Staying
in people's homes as a paying guest. |
| Petit
Pululu |
A delightful base for mountain biking
and walking in the Haute Languedoc |
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Accommodation
- Tourist Hotel Chains
|
Both
French and international chains, from 1 to 4 star |
| Our-Paris.com |
Book Paris hotels online |
Trains,
Buses
|
Getting
around France and neighboring countries by train or bus. |
| Eurostar |
Keith Kellett takes the train from
London to Paris |
| Scotland
to Paris |
Keith Kellett discovers a through
ticket from Scotalnd to Paris by train. |
Living
in France
|
Buying property, taxation,
utilities and services
|
| Want
to leave Britain? |
A look at a recent newspaper poll
|
Something
Completely Different
|
Stories
and pictures from other parts of the world |
| A
Close Shave |
Pictures of an incident in the Toyota
1000Km Desert Race 2002. Botswana. |
| Dust
and Wreckage |
Action and post-mortem pictures of
the Toyota 1000Km Desert Race 2002 |
| World
Gliding Championships 2001 |
A Frenchman won Standard Class in
Mafikeng |
| Raindrops |
A short story set in northern Botswana,
with a sci-fi theme. |
| Grand'
Place, Brussels |
A sample of the events which take
place in 'the most beautiful square in the world'. And a Frenchman
lights it up. |
| Off
to School I Go |
Childhood memories of an eventful
trip to boarding school in East Africa |
| Rough
Dip in Downtown Joburg |
A not-too-violent encounter with pickpockets |
| Life
in Botswana |
A whimsy look at local goings-on |
| Trains
in the Rain |
Luxury steam train engine shed in
a thunderstorm |
| Not
France - but Freebooting |
Keith Kellett sails the Greek Islands |
