Monthly Archives: December 2007

What’s in the pipeline?

Posted on December 14, 2007 by admin

My goal is for NewFreebooters to be free to go wherever I feel like wandering. I’ll use content from my old sites France for Freebooters and Don’t Stop the World – I’m enjoying the ride , but I’ll also explore … Continue reading →

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Buche de Noël – a French Christmas recipe

Posted on December 8, 2007 by admin

Buche de Noël is the French name for a Yule Log. Here’s a labour-intensive recipe that might lift your next Swiss Roll baking session onto a different plane. Serves 6, unless they’re teenagers. In that case, it will never reach … Continue reading →

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The Canal du Midi – learn the history and walk its source

Posted on December 7, 2007 by admin

Let me tell a little history about the Canal du Midi, and suggest an unusual walk. Construction of the Canal du Midi started one year before the Great Fire of London. That’s less than eighty years after the defeat of … Continue reading →

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The Phoenix rises

Posted on December 7, 2007 by admin

A long time ago, I created France For Freebooters as a hobby site with the mission to ‘show you things you’d never find’ in France. It was intended for the independent traveller in France, and made use of input from … Continue reading →

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