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REMARKS |
About This Site |
Privacy, who I am, the Site Name |
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The first of a regular editorial column |
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Just a quick note |
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I'm back! |
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Places to stay |
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Friends of the Flea, a gîte and a web site |
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How long do visitors stay? Tidying up the
site. |
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Imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery |
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Advance,
Friend, and be recognised |
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Pictures and words |
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10 |
Photo quiz answer. What's in store. |
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Autumn in the Limousin. Our home,
chestnuts and mushrooms |
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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
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A French Freebooter |
Events
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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." |
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People and
Books
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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. |
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Coastlines
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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
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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
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Ancient routes across France. Some are now roads, but
most are walking trails |
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Grandes Randonnees
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A comprehensive system of walking routes throughout
France and into neighboring countries |
| La
Régordane
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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 |
Parks
& Museums
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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
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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 |
| 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
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Specifically
for independent travellers |
| Discover
France |
Leading the Tour de France? A challenging
holiday. |
| Silver
City Airways |
Crossing the Channel in the 1950s |
Food
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Regional dishes, famous names,
history
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| 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
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| Classy
Potatoes |
Bored with roadside cafe hash browns? |
| 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
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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
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Both French and international chains, from 1 to 4 star |
| Our-Paris.com |
Book Paris hotels online |
Trains,
Buses
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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
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Buying property, taxation, utilities and
services
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| Want
to leave Britain? |
A look at a recent
newspaper poll
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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 |
