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Tag Archives: Melbourne
As luck would have it
This photo of Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, was featured in my blog post, just before I started walking you through my photobook through my posts, back in December 2019. As if I knew that 2020 was going to be somewhat of … Continue reading
Whatever the weather
No matter where you are in the world and what you are planning to do – you can’t control the weather. We are currently house-swapping – living in a house in Melbourne’s outer eastern suburbs while the owners are enjoying our house in … Continue reading
Posted in France, Living in France, Travel, Travel in France
Tagged Argenton-sur-Creuse, Average temperature, central France, Melbourne, Photography, Snow, Summer, Weather, Weather in France, Winter
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Shaking off the winter blues
The sun has finally made an appearance in Melbourne, Australia, after a winter that doesn’t seem to want to end. Melburnians might often say that it’s “freezing” but in reality the temperature here is really very mild. Nevertheless, I would rather be … Continue reading
Posted in France, Living in France
Tagged Argenton-sur-Creuse, Global warming, Melbourne, Snow, Sunshine, Weather, Winter
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Departure dramas
Organising ourselves for our 2013 trip to France, we managed to avoid too much packing-panic. After all, travelling overseas every year, you would think that we would have it down pat. And packing for a few months is not that … Continue reading
Posted in France, Travel, World travel
Tagged Check-in, Dallas, Flight delays, L.A., Medical dramas, Melbourne, New Orleans, Packing, Traffic
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Life is a holiday
It’s nice to know that friends are staying in our house in France at the moment… while we are here in Melbourne, Australia, working fulltime to save up for our next trip back to Argenton sur Creuse (mind you, I … Continue reading
Posted in France, Living in France, Travel, Travel in France, World travel
Tagged A house in France, Arc de Triomphe, Argenton-sur-Creuse, Athens, Big Ben, Cannes, Chateau de Valencay, Friends, Housesitting, Lifestyle, Limoges, Melbourne, Peniscola, Photography, Saint Emilion, San Remo, Working
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