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Chasse-Marée - a man, a cart or a boat?

All of the above, actually - and also a superb French magazine devoted to maritime history. Based in Brittany, of course, and the site also sells books and nauticalia.
The French word chasse means hunt or chase. Marée originally referred to the tide, but took on metaphorical meanings connected with an activity that was tightly linked [...]

The Rich Get Richer - and the poor get poorer

by Mike K-H
Every Sunday morning, I buy a local French paper and the UK Saturday Telegraph - except for the days when the shop doesn’t receive it, which have become more frequent this year. After I’ve checked to see how Michael Wright is getting on a little way to the north of me (one [...]

The euro is getting stronger

by Mike K-H
A new category
Whether you live in France or just go there for holidays, the exchange rate affects you. During what Bank of England governor Mervyn King called the NICE (no inflation, consistent expansion) decade, the rate has been so steady that we haven’t really thought about it. That’s all over now.
I’ve created the [...]