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• Inside Bordeaux Métropole Arena for the First Time

  

  In January 2018, Bordeaux Métropole Arena, the city’s purpose-built large-scale indoor concert, entertainment and sports venue, opened its doors for the first... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Villenave d’Ornon’s Roundabout Tributes to Twin Towns Seeheim-Jugenheim and...

  

  Landscaped roundabouts are a big thing in France and there are countless examples to be spotted in and around Bordeaux. An early item on the blog focused on... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• [Video] All About the Invisible Bordeaux Domino Effect!

  

  My company Thales holds TED Talk-style internal conferences and I was invited to speak at one such event at our facility in Mérignac. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Exploring Unusual Sights on the Bordeaux University Campus in Talence and Pessac

  

  The university of Bordeaux is spread across buildings in the city centre, and throughout a massive campus that stretches from Talence to Gradignan via Pessac. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 'How to Do Bordeaux...' Feature in This Month's easyJet Traveller Magazine

  

  If you happen to be flying with easyJet during the month of March 2018, do make sure you flick through the complimentary in-flight magazine, easyJet Traveller,... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Flight AF1919 from Brussels to Bordeaux: the 1987 Eysines Air Disaster

  

  We are in Eysines, in an area known as Domaine du Pinsan, familiar to most these days for its sports fields, its swimming pool and its running path. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Parc Lescure/Stade Chaban-Delmas... as Featured on Old Postcards

  

  Over recent years, I seem to have amassed a bit of a collection of old postcards showing various sights and scenes in and around Bordeaux. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Snails of Caudéran

  

  At various locations in the quiet western Bordeaux quarter of Caudéran, traces can still be spotted of the coat of arms that was Caudéran’s when it was a... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 'Super Weekend' Tips in Current Issue of Bordeaux Moments! Magazine

  

  If you're in and around Bordeaux at the moment and pop into a tourist information centre, a hotel lobby or the reception of a town hall, be sure to pick up a... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Past and Future of the Urban Wasteland Near Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (or th...

  

  Turning off the final roundabout leading to Bordeaux’s international airport in Mérignac, there is no alternative other than to drive past a mysterious expanse... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A Low-speed Road-trip Alongside the High-speed Railway Line from Bordeaux to...

  

  On the last Saturday of 2017, I once again met up with fellow blogger, Bordeaux 2066’s Vincent Bart, for another laid-back adventure. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Why is the Garonne River Brown? Here is the Explanation!

  

  I came across an interesting article that was published by the local tourist guide Marie Hallier (Teleprotour Private tours) on her Facebook page. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 'Five Cracking Views in Bordeaux' Listicle in easyJet Traveller Magazine

  

  If you happen to be flying with easyJet during the month of January 2018, do make sure you flick through the complimentary in-flight magazine, easyJet Traveller... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2018 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The 2017 Invisible Bordeaux Awards: and the Winners Are…

  

  As 2017 draws to a close, the time has come to look back over the year on the blog. Usually this involves simply highlighting the most-read items or personal... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Back When the Pont d’Aquitaine Was Still the ‘Nouveau Pont De Bordeaux’

  

  A few weeks ago, I picked up a pamphlet that was produced around 1960 and which provided a full overview of the ambitious project to build a suspension bridge... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Introducing 'Un Air De Bordeaux', Taking Locals out of Their Comfort Zone!

  

  A few months ago I was approached for an interview by the Bordeaux tourist office ahead of the launch of their new webzine, Un Air de Bordeaux. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Three Things You (possibly) Didn’t Know About Bordeaux’s Pont De Pierre

  

  A few weeks ago, Invisible Bordeaux teamed up with la Mémoire de Bordeaux Métropole to head inside one of the city’s most famous landmarks, the Pont de Pierre,... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Phantom Windows of Bordeaux

  

  On almost every street in Bordeaux there are bricked-up windows that add a sense of mystery to the associated buildings. What can the story be? Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Inside l'Espace Médoquine for the Last Time

  

  A few days ago I attended a concert by the Australian folk and indie pop duo Angus Julia Stone at l'Espace Médoquine in Talence (usually simply known as "la... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Catching up with the Frankton 75 Crew!

  

  A few weeks ago, Invisible Bordeaux interviewed Rich Heard about the Frankton 75 project to re-enact the legendary 1942 Operation Frankton, the heroic raid whic... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2017 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL