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Tag Archives: France
Map Monday: more fun with maps, playing with population densities
This week’s topic was inspired by a map my niece posted on Facebook, mostly for my interest. Thanks, Heidi! This is the map she posted: You won’t be surprised to learn that she lives in British Columbia. She lives somewhere … Continue reading
Posted in Map Monday
Tagged Africa, Australia, British Columbia, Canada, Chile, France, Italy, maps, Mexico, Mongolia, Norway, population, population density, Russia, United States, world maps
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Wordless Wednesday – what are we doing to our planet? | Jul 31/19
Image credit: Laurent Lutece, La Canicule (heatwave) à Paris
Posted in History and Politics, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged Climate change, Europe, France, global warming, heatwave, Paris
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Guadeloupe: there’s more to sun destinations than just sun, especially learning about new places
When we tell people that we’ve just come back from a week in Guadeloupe, it’s surprising how often the response is, “Where’s Guadeloupe?” It’s right in between several other popular Caribbean winter getaways that we northerners seek out – even … Continue reading
Posted in Sun destinations, Travel
Tagged bananas, France, French, Guadeloupe, history, Iles des Saintes, photography, rum, sugarcane, travel, tropical rain forest, winter
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Marathon of Médoc for running and wine, lots of wine!
Further to my post about enticing race destinations for all tastes (Picking your destination runs – or walks), one of my blog readers reminded me of one of the most enticing races of all, the Marathon of Médoc in France. … Continue reading
