Les Gorges du Fier

Yesterday I decided to visit les Gorges du Fier and, if possible, the Chateau de Montrottier (which is just next to the gorges). They’re about 10km from Annecy, so it’s not too far to go by bike. It’s slightly uphill at the beginning, but still reasonable, then it’s flat-ish until the last 1km [...]

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La Cremerie du Lac

On the edge of the old town of Annecy is a little cheese shop called La Cremerie du Lac. They sell dairy products, primarily cheese although also eggs, milk, butter etc., as well as wine and jam. They have a wide selection of cheeses, local (e.g. Reblochon, Tomme, etc.), other French cheeses (e.g. [...]

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TCK Academy Class 2

The second class of the TCK Academy was held yesterday (evening for me, 5a.m. for some others). It featured Robin Pascoe as the guest speaker – the title of the teleconference was “Raising Global Nomads: Parenting Abroad in an On-Demand World”. Robin Pascoe is the author of several books [...]

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Kite Flying

On my way home from work today, I was riding my bike on the paquier past the lake in Annecy. It was a nice day with a gentle breeze and so there were a couple of people out flying kites. For some reason, I had this incredibly strong flashback – one I’ve never [...]

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Fête de la Musique

The Fête de la Musique is an annual event in France, held on the 21st of June every year (the same day as the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere).

The aim of the festival is to let anyone and everyone play music, whatever the genre and wherever they want. It tries to promote [...]

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Long-lost Friends

Any TCK knows how it feels to say goodbye to a friend, whether it’s because the friend moves or the TCK himself moves. Either way, even if you manage to keep in touch via the myriad of tools we now have at our fingertips such as facebook or msn, nothing can [...]

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I MUST choose a nationality

So says a guy I met at a friend’s leaving party last Friday night (or was it morning? To be honest, the hours just kind of blended together…). The conversation was something like this:

[Joke in French which I didn't get, because of some cultural reference I don't understand (and still don't d'ailleurs, even [...]

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