Tales of Tyre-racing, Makis and M'zungus.

2 février 2015

Brugge

On my last day in Lille, H had to work all day, so I dropped him off at his school, planning to go back down to Lille and across to Roubaix, where I'd heard there was an interesting exhibition about Camille Claudel as well as 500 or so wool soldiers that...

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Tags: house, shop, photo, camera, museum, trip, visit, bike, fountain, horse, travel, chocolate, day, lille, belgium, beer, architecture, bruges, brugge, canal

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26 janvier 2015

Brussel

The original plan was to spend New Year's Eve in Brussels with a friend of H's. However, they hadn't managed to contact each other in time, and she was working that day, so we went up on New Year's Day, a public holiday, without warning the friend beforehand....

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Tags: emily, new year, trip, travel, chocolate, day, belgium, brussel, brussels, bruxelles, anais, bar, beer, delirium, lights, mannekin pis

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19 janvier 2015

Lille

Two British Rail trains, four Underground trains and two Eurostar trains. I don't mind travelling, really. I'm not keen on all the waiting around that has to be done in airports and train stations, and I'd rather not have to justify my identity and defend...

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Tags: france, photo, town, rain, camera, walk, cold, cheese, visit, luggage, travel, chocolate, train, cooking, city, lille, beaux-arts, british rail, eurostar, palet de dame

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29 décembre 2014

A Family Christmas

This year, the Cooper Christmas commenced, continued and ceased in a rather categorical fashion. We had moments of present-giving and new clothes... Smiles and silly hats... Moments of intense concentration... Games... Screens... Arty-farty photos......

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Tags: english, mum, christmas, family, camera, nanny, england, present, papi, accent, sewing box

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27 octobre 2014

Ngazidja

"Salam aleikoum." "Aleikoum salam. Gawamnono?" "Ndjema, hamdulillah!" I've just got back from a week's holiday in Ngazidja, the largest of the four Comoros islands. They are known as Ngazidja (Grande Comore), Mwali (Mohéli), Ndzuani (Anjouan) and Maoré...

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Tags: island, mayotte, house, holiday, shop, construction, anjouan, painting, comoros, volcano, grande comore, hamdulillah, mitsamiouli, mohéli, moroni, mwali, ndzuani, ngazidja, salam aleikoum, site

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4 septembre 2014

The Malagasy Highway Code

The Malagasy Highway Code for Motorbikers When you see a lorry coming your way, take a big breath and hold it. It's going to stink. A full helmet is great for safety if you fall and hit your head, but it does mean you can't scratch your ears. Even after...

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Tags: zebu, rice, motorbike, rain, road, skin, orange, hair, highway code, pothole, police, madagascar, malagasy, paddy, emergency, horn, indicator, rickshaw, traffic, trolley

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25 août 2014

Alefa Madagascar! Part 1 of 2.

I enjoyed hiking in Reunion Island and liked the country very much, it has an interesting history and it's extremely beautiful. However, I don't think I'll be back, unless I can manage to get a transfer to live and work there. Madagascar, though, was...

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Tags: holiday, emily, motorbike, road, family, driving, package, trip, musician, madagascar, 250, kawasaki, malagasy

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18 août 2014

Réunion mon amour, part 2 of 2.

We spent a total of four days and three nights in Mafate. There are no roads, the area is only accessible on foot or by helicopter. The name comes from a wizard who used to live in the cirque, and whose speciality was killing people, using just a piece...

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Tags: island, postcard, photo, cold, group, reunion, hike, cirque, mafate, volcano, fournaise, neiges, passport, piton, route, snow, stamp, tamarin, trek, trou de fer

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11 août 2014

Réunion mon amour, part 1 of 2.

The original plan for July's holiday was a safari in Tanzania. That fell through because it turned out to be extremely expensive and rather difficult to organize. Plan B was a trip to South Africa with P, visiting Johannesburg, Kruger National Park and...

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Tags: island, airport, mountain, shoes, reunion, hike, backpack, cilaos, cirque, hell-bourg, mafate, roland garros, rucksack, salazie, volcano

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19 mai 2014

Repoblikan'i Madagasikara : a visiting vazaha.

Just spent a week in Madagascar, and absolutely fell in love with the place. It's beautiful. It started off with a rather strange idea of going to Antsiranana - more pronounceably known as Diego Suarez - to learn to kitesurf. One of those all-inclusive...

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Tags: holiday, sea, road, market, chameleon, children, red, animal, trip, surf, lemur, antananarivo, antsiranana, diego, emerald, kite, madagascar, suarez, tsingy, frog

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