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Bergerac, Dordogne: of soft beauty and warm welcomes
Here's to Thibault, Didier, Chloé...and Cyrano, sort of
Oct 4, 2025
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Auch, you're weird and you're wonderful
Swings with a view, the "invention" of duck breast, and more!
Nov 8, 2025
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One year of France in Between in ten superlatives
The scariest, the weirdest, the spiffiest, and more
May 31, 2025
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Alès, the artsy — Alechinsky included
At 97, the world famous artist curated his own exhibit here, of all places
Jan 10
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There's so much I don't tell you: 2025 edition
Plus, the year in numbers -- and no, not my subscriber count!
Jan 1
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'Tis the season to write something again
A post-holiday potpourri
Dec 27, 2025
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From in-between France, December 2025 edition
The biggest bookshop in rural France, mysterious bovine graffiti, baguette-less bakeries, and much more...
Dec 13, 2025
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Will they tell your story?
Alès, Gard, Occitanie
Nov 30, 2025
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Behind France in Between
The many steps I take
Nov 22, 2025
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From in-between France, November 2025 edition
Wild rankings, offbeat destinations, fighting off McDo, a street art village, and much much more!
Nov 15, 2025
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Auch! Auch! Auch!
Literal ups and downs in the capital of Gascony
Nov 1, 2025
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A nice place to live, but I wouldn't want to visit there (again)
Mont-de-Marsan, les Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Oct 25, 2025
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From in-between France
October 2025 edition
Oct 19, 2025
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Smoke and sips in Bergerac, Dordogne
No health warning included
Oct 11, 2025
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