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Just been reading this in the Irish Times (thanks to Siobhan Gately for the link) so wanted to share it with you… Trunk call: the 12m-high “Great Elephant” on Île de Nantes. Photograph: Frank Perry/AFP/Getty Images Go Citybreak: Described by ‘Time’ magazine as ‘the most liveable city in all of Europe’, Nantes lives up to [...]
I visited Eric DelaLonde this morning, the owner of the Chateau Residence de Bois Briand. This beautiful castle, now set amongst a back-drop of industrial units near Saint Luce sur Loire, offers Chambres d’Hôtes and apartments on long and short term lets. (2 of which are currently available for long or short-term rentals.) The property [...]
I recently read an article in The Guardian talking about the Duralex brand. I hadn’t realised that there was a real tradition behind this glass, which became famous again when Osama Bin Laden was captured on film drinking tea from one. The Duralex glass was always made with a number underneath. This number was used [...]