All things french as seen by an outsider. Written by an Australian living in the French Alps, in the small farming village and ski resort of La Clusaz, between Chamonix and Annecy, with a (hopefully!) humorous take on life in France.
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- A snowy world cupThe cross-country World Cup was held in La Clusaz last weekend, so I went up to check it out on Saturday afternoon. Of course, as soon as I arrived, the competition ended for the day, but I was surprised at just how many people were there to watch a...
- A pub crawl in TignesThe great thing about visiting a ski resort that one of your friends lives in is that you get to be a complete tourist without having to worry about people knowing you. Of course, this isn’t so good for the friend in the resort, but when the gr.
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