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“Permettre à Chris de découvrir la France” Music Track 1: Towl by Poddington Bear Track 2: Sense the Wind by Lee Rosevere Expedia have called for participants that are willing to create their dream job pioneer.expedia.co.uk If you win the competition you get paid £105,000 to discover the country that you know best (contradiction in terms?) … Continue reading
It was clear to begin with that I needed a haircut. The previous couple of times I’d had it done – since moving to France – I’d had a friend cut it. She’d been a hairdresser in Norway before moving to Bordeaux and she’d done a great job both times. Unfortunately she’d moved back to Scandinavia … Continue reading
Its been a while since the last wine review here on Drinking it all in. So to make up for it, in this post I’ve reviewed not one, but three different bottles and talked about other wines as well! Not so often do I get visitors here in Bordeaux, but this past week my mum … Continue reading
Teaching yourself a language is a challenge. For me the main difficulties arise because of the lack of discipline, not through a lack of resources. You’ll see from this list that there are many useful and effective applications, podcasts and websites available online for learning French. What’s more they are free, which is great because … Continue reading
I thought it would be a good idea to get library card and take out some children’s books to help me learn French. I discovered that my level of French is probably about the same, if not worse, than a 3 year olds. But look on the bright side, even just the first book I … Continue reading
A year before moving to Bordeaux I was here for a day. My friend was flying in from London and he was bringing a boxed-up bike with him on the plane. I had to buy a bike quickly so that we could ride out to the coast. I wanted to get something cheap (maybe second … Continue reading
Two or three months ago I got drunk, at work, on a Sunday evening. Afterwards, cycling home at an overconfident speed, I turned onto Rue Sainte Catherine, misjudged a gap between bollards and ploughed into one, taking the impact on my shin and pedal. I fell face-first landing flat on the pavement. You’d expect nothing … Continue reading
I’ve been cooking spaghetti Bolognese a lot over the past few months, improving the method with each attempt. Now, I think I have mastered the fine art, and thought I should create a step-by-step guide so that you too can create this meal, which is guaranteed to please the mortal soul. It requires three secret … Continue reading
My new years resolution was to be better. I told this to my flatmate and said I would be a new and improved me, a new Chris. One evening when I got home from work I found this note attached to the novelty corkscrew that he had won in a pub quiz. Christopher GJ Cooley … Continue reading
I openly admit that I really like shopping online… I’m even happy to tell people that I like Amazon, even though they are a big mean ol’ monopoly that destroys indy book-stores etc, etc. I’m just well into receiving things through the post, and not having to leave my flat, and not having to walk … Continue reading
drinking it all in... bikes and beverages in Bordeaux 