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This category will contain posts about drinking alcoholic beverages and possibly at a later stage about what it is like to be a recovering alcoholic

Bordeaux to Créon cycle path
Culture / Cycling / Wine

Bordeaux to Créon cycle path

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Christopher GJ Cooley • 3 Comments

After buying a bike from leboncoin I was keen to go on a cycle ride. I decided to take a daytrip along the piste Roger Lapébie; a cycle track running for almost 60 km from Bordeaux to Sauveterre-de-Guyenne. I planned to go halfway, then turn around. The half way point was a place named Créon. … Continue reading →

Bordeaux wine review #1
Drinking / Wine

Bordeaux wine review #1

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Christopher GJ Cooley • Leave a comment

Its been a long time coming but here is the first – of what should hopefully become many – wine reviews, here on drinking it all in. Château de l’Orangerie 2011 Bordeaux It was a warm Friday evening and I was in Carrefour looking at the red wines. This particular bottle had caught my eye … Continue reading →

English bars in Bordeaux (also featuring Irish pubs)
Drinking / Expat life

English bars in Bordeaux (also featuring Irish pubs)

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Christopher GJ Cooley • 5 Comments

One of the reasons I decided to move to Bordeaux was because I knew it had a fair few English bars. With my limited amount of French, I knew applying at these places would be my best hope of getting a job and earning a living. I didn’t realise just how many  English pubs in … Continue reading →

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