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• Video: Pilot's Eye View of Take-off and Landing at Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport

  When I was recently invited to board a Cessna 172 to enjoy a flight over the Atlantic coast, the Gironde estuary and the Médoc, I made sure I had my GoPro camer... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Atlantic Coast, the Gironde Estuary and the Médoc... as Viewed from Above!

  

  A colleague and aviation enthusiast recently suggested I take flight with him in a light aircraft, with the primary objective of taking aerial photographs of th... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Inside Bordeaux's Jewish Avignonnais Cemetery

  

  Regular readers may remember the recent account of the morning spent exploring the Portuguese Jewish cemetery on Cours de la Marne, one of three final resting... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Chapelle De La Villa Algérienne: Cap Ferret’s Oldest and Most Unusual Place of...

  

  Cap Ferret’s oldest place of worship is the curious Sainte Marie du Cap, also known as Chapelle de l’Herbe, but most often referred to as Chapelle de la Villa... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Journées Du Patrimoine 2015: the Invisible Bordeaux Selection!

  

  The annual European heritage days take place on September 19th and 20th. Hurrah! As always, there are hundreds of options available, making it difficult to... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• In Conversation with Martine Lohiague, Eysines Hairdresser and Kapla Enthusiast

  

  When working on the recent article about the wooden construction toy Kapla, I briefly met Martine Lohiague, who for more than a year now has built and... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Following the Eau Bourde from Its Source to the Garonne (via Cestas, Canéjan,...

  

  It was Vincent Bart, my blogging counterpart over at the rather fabulous Bordeaux2066, who suggested we team up once again. His idea was for us to get on our... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Visiting Château d’Agassac: Wining, Dining, Plenty of History and Lots of...

  

  Châteaux in the legendary Médoc wine-growing area are not renowned for their accessibility, but one establishment which is seeking to reverse that trend is... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Video: Top 10 Essential Sights and Landmarks in Bordeaux

  When recently preparing a weekend away in one of Europe’s more exotic capital cities, my wife and I found it useful to check out Youtube clips to get an idea... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Bouillie Bordelaise: the Médocain Fungicide Which is Kind of Blue

  

  Pictured left is a familiar sight in garden centres and DIY stores throughout France: rows of packs of powder used to produce the best-selling fungicide Bouilli... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Kapla: the Dutch “gnome Planks” from Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand

  

  The play room in our family home has often been the scene of large and sometimes elaborate temporary installations made out of small pieces of wood. Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Parc Du Ruisseau: Le Haillan’s Very Own Central Park

  

  Housing, retail and industry seem to be gradually taking over every available square metre in the north-western suburb of Le Haillan. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Riding the Garonne Waves on Board a BatCub Ferry

  

  During the recent media coverage to mark the second anniversary of the BatCub ferry service on the Garonne in central Bordeaux, I realised it was about time tha... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Ateliers Louis Blériot: a Little Piece of Aviation History in the Middle of...

  

  We are in Bègles, not far from the Rive d’Arcins shopping emporium and next to the tiny Port Garonne marina. Unusually, ultra-modern office space has been... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Overlaying Old Postcards from Bordeaux and Arcachon on the Same Views Today

  

  Last year the blog ran a number of pictures that merged old photos with pictures taken from the same spot today, using the expert Photoshop know-how of friend... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Pont Saint-Jean: Bordeaux's Great Unloved Bridge

  

  You’ve got to feel sorry for Pont Saint-Jean. In the unwritten hierarchy of Bordeaux’s road bridges, it comes very much at the bottom of the table, far behind... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Invisible Bordeaux Conference at Musée d’Aquitaine on Thursday June 25th!

  

  As part of the series of conferences held by the prestigious Mémoire de Bordeaux association, I will be giving a talk in the auditorium of the legendary Musée... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Winegate: the Scandal Which Shook Bordeaux in 1973

  

  It was my Invisible Paris counterpart Adam who spotted this 1973 Paris Match cover in a museum display case. Headline news alongside Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Inside Stade Bordeaux-Atlantique, the Next Big Sporting Arena

  

  In 2012 and again in 2014 I reported on the Stade Bordeaux-Atlantique construction project. The subject started out as an suitably “invisible” topic, but has... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Cité De La Benauge: Radical Changes Ahead for the Model 1950s Estate

  

  As so often, this article began with an old postcard, specifically this 1960s “vue des grands blocs” of Cité Pinçon in the Bastide quarter of Bordeaux, the... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL