| Swine Flu Joke |
| May 01, 2009 |
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| Why France is The Best Holiday Destination |
| Mar 17, 2009 |
| When you stop and think about it, there’s no real point to this newspaper’s travel section. Or any of the few remaining high street travel agents. Or indeed the BBC’s Holiday programme — wait a minute, that’s already gone. Because when it comes to taking a vacation, we only really need France. It has beaches on the ... [ Read Full Story ] |
| A Better Week For The Pound |
| Jan 13, 2009 |
| January Bulletin - Scroll Down For Latest Update Short covering took the Pound higher despite weak economic data and an interest rate cut. Fear of a rate cut this Thursday made investors less well-disposed to the Euro. The Pound advanced from 1.0550 Euro last Monday to a peak of 1.13 Euro in the Far East early th... [ Read Full Story ] |
| What a difference a year makes... |
| Jan 05, 2009 |
| In January 2007 the pound to euro rate was around 1.49 and interest rates were predicted to hit 5.25% by Easter. Fast forward to December 2008 and the pound is down to 1.05 with talk of interest rates close to zero. Here is what Moneycorp had to say in January last year: Having spent most of the holiday fortni... [ Read Full Story ] |
| Track Santa |
| Dec 24, 2008 |
| Here is a website which tracks the location of Santa on Christmas Eve courtesy of the US defence authorities and Google: Track Santa |
| Exchange Rates Heading Towards 1 pound = 1 euro |
| Dec 19, 2008 |
| The pound has continued to take a battering and as rumours circulate on the posibility of the Bank of England cutting interest rates to 0%, talk is rife of pound/euro parity: Full Article from Moneycorp |
| FrenchEntree Property Trends 2008/2009 |
| Dec 19, 2008 |
| Read the full article on the main site. Covers all regions of France. Property Trends Review |
| Bad Weather Hits France |
| Dec 16, 2008 |
| The weather hasn't been too bad in the Lot so far this winter. A bit wetter than we would like, but it seems other parts of France have fared worse: EIGHTY thousand homes were without electricity this morning (15 Dec 08)and two people have died after bad weather hit across France. Heavy snowfall continues to aff... [ Read Full Story ] |