by Admin | Sep 20, 2012 | Facts about France, Holidays in France
Spring in and around Toulouse is often wet, with the odd very hot day, but the weather is not very stable. June and July are usually warm and sunny, although in recent years it has remained cool with rain often falling. August is usually very hot, with temperatures...
by Admin | Dec 14, 2011 | Live in France
Anyone who has travelled or lived in a foreign country , or even moved around in their own country will be well aware of the differences in culture that exist and impact on our lives when we are away from ‘home’. We often talk about culture as being as...
by Admin | Nov 24, 2011 | French Language, Language Learning
It isn’t that difficult to see why speaking along with listening is one of the most difficult skills in a foreign language. Several linguistic skills are having to be managed at the same time – pronunciation, vocabulary, spontaneity, rythmn,...
by Admin | Nov 23, 2011 | Art & Cratfts, History, Holidays in France, Markets & Fairs, Villages, Where to Go
Arriving from the flat, fertile valley of the Tarn & Garonne, dotted with trees heavy with fruit under wispy white veils that protect from the, often violent hail storms, the countryside starts changing to gently undulating, chalky hills. We are now entering the...
by Admin | Nov 20, 2011 | Markets & Fairs
Summer is coming to an end, although you wouldn’t know it by the weather. The truth is that this is probably the best season in the Midi-Pyrenees region – summer is often swelteringly hot with the mercury edging the 40°c, Spring is often wet and cool and winter,...
