Blogs from Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Europe

Pfff, vermoeiende dag, vanmorgen beslist om niet naar Montpellier te rijden maar gewoon te zien hoe ver we raken. Na 12 uur onderweg te zijn, zijn we aangekomen waar we nu zijn, in Perpignan, héél dicht bij de Spaanse grens. Na twee volle hotels bezocht te hebben, zijn we hier beland, in het prestigieuze Contact Hotel. Vanmiddag hebben we allebei een streekgerechtje gegeten in Saint-Pourcin, al dan niet met een wijntje uit de regio. Veel meer heb ik eigenlijk niet te zeggen, behalve dat we alletwee verschrikkelijk moe zijn en dat we morgen maar anderhalf uur moeten rijden, hoera hoezee. Cheers, Lauren en Andy... read more

Hi Folks After two days waiting to see if flights would go ahead decided to cancel and request the money back from easyjet an easy task you would think, how wrong was that thought, numerous e-mails, several phone calls eventually got them to agree refund on 5th May some three weeks later, spitting feathers mental note remember not to send Stelious xmas card. Rant over. Headed of to San Jordie staying on a Golf course gander free I may add. Booked and played golf enjoyed so much stayed for three nights. Had to take Eunice to hospital not well, what a service not a word used hand signs and signals. Full check up all within 3 hours would have taken months on NHS, respect Spanish health service well done, many thanks. Eunice given medication and told ... read more

Hello, 8/26 - We left Barcelona in the afternoon. As we rolled along next to the ocean we saw very small towns right by the sea. They looked like perfect little rural villages. We had planned to go to Montpellier and then onto Bordeaux. But these little villages looked so cool, maybe we should just be spontaneous and get off at one and try to find a place to stay? I think I see one with a hotel/restaurant sign over on that bluff... Just as we were walking off the train, I decided to be dumb and quickly ask the guy across from us: do you think we could find a place to stay in this town? He couldn't speak English but flagged down two younger girls walking down the aisle. They told us we should ... read more

Nie minelo dni wiele, a kolejnych przygod porwal mnie wir. Bukujac bilet z Polski do Hiszpanii nie wiedzialam do konca dlaczego wybieram sie tu na miesiac, skoro kurs Vipassany trwa jedynie 10 dni. Co bede robic pierwsze 10 dni przed, i kolejne 10, po medytacji??? Gdzie sie zatrzymam i co sie wydarzy...? Mimo, ze mysli te zaklocaly troche moj spokoj, ostatecznie nie baczac na nie kliknelam 'buy', i juz! Pelna obaw dotyczacych samotnego stopa i calego pobytu postanowilam jak zawsze pozostawic reszte w rekach sprzyjajacego losu. Na rezultay nie trzeba bylo czekac dlugo. Nie minal nawet jeden dzien a na facebooku nowy message od hiszpanskiego znajomego Maganhy, w ktorym pisze, ze jak bym znalazla czas to chetnie by mnie ugoscil w Barcelonie. :))))) Uradowana odpisalam w te pedy, ze wlasnie kupilam bilet i nie mam sie ... read more

So, here we are, the 20th December 2008, which has arrived impossibly quickly, and tomorrow I'm flying home for Christmas. To all intents and purposes, my time in Perpignan is done. All that remains is to return for two weeks in January to sit my exams. It's kind of strange. I can't wait to go home, I'm so excited about seeing my family and friends again, but for all its irritations, I will miss Perpignan, especially all the wonderful people I've met here. This week feels like it's gone quickly, but yet Monday seems like a long time ago. It's just been a blur of clearing out, packing, socialising and sitting the odd exam, one on Tuesday and one on Thursday. So until Thursday, none of us were properly excited about Christmas because we had the ... read more