“Yes, I do need all of those clothes,” I testily tell my husband as he looks disapprovingly at my pair of suitcases standing ready for 4 weeks abroad. This scene has played itself out repeatedly over the years. And I honestly don’t know why he bothers complaining about my luggage. “Because I have to carry … Continue reading
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FEARS, PHOBIAS AND SUPERSTITIONS
“I have rented a Mercedes for France,” my husband cheerily told me several days before we were to begin our driving holiday. “Make sure it’s not red,” I warned. “Yes,” he responded, remembering full well that a psychic reading decades ago now prevented me from ever riding in the sexiest car on earth. “Do you … Continue reading
Le Blasé Basque
Blasé is not what you expect to find in Biarritz. But, in addition to the lovely seaside beauty, stylish hotels and hearty food you may also encounter a Basque attitude which is equal parts pride and prejudice. “They do not like us,” said a German who spends a month in Biarritz with his wife every … Continue reading