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Languedoc, France: The Land That Says Yes! With Wind, Wine, & Rebellion

The fortified medieval city of Carcassonne viewed from outside the city walls

Wrapped around the Mediterranean coast, from Provence to the Pyrenees, lies the French region of Languedoc. Translated literally, the Languedoc – le langue d’oc – means ‘the language of yes’. In the southern French Occitan language, Oc was the word for ‘yes’, distinguishing it from the northern old French affirmative oil – prounounced ‘oh-ee’ –Continue reading “Languedoc, France: The Land That Says Yes! With Wind, Wine, & Rebellion”

Special Launch Offer – New Travel Book from Award-Winning Author

the ebook More Manchester Than Mongolia: An Unexpected Road Trip Through Back Road Britain by Jacqueline Lambert with the text Pre Order Now and 'The Comic Memoir of a Grand Plan Gone Wrong and a review quote stating the reader hadn't laughed so much since reading Pam Ayres 'Some of me Poetry' in 1976

I am thrilled to announce that More Manchester Than Mongolia: An Unexpected Road Trip Through Back Road Britain, my new humorous travel memoir will be released as an eBook and Paperback on Friday 5th December 2025 – in time for Christmas. The ebook is available at the special launch price of 99p/99c in the UK,Continue reading “Special Launch Offer – New Travel Book from Award-Winning Author”

‘Malmesbury: A Flying Monk, A Fallen Spire, & England’s Forgotten Capital’ Writers’ Open House

Malmesbury Abbey lit up with evening light

Author Robert Fear runs a creative writing showcase every year on his Fred’s Blog. This year, he is running it as a Writers’ Open House which is free to enter and open to all genres. You can find the Writers’ Open House submission guidelines HERE. The main stipulations are that it should be previously unpublished,Continue reading “‘Malmesbury: A Flying Monk, A Fallen Spire, & England’s Forgotten Capital’ Writers’ Open House”

10 Things I’ve Learned from Life on the Road

My husband, Mark and I, packed up our life in 2016 to embark on a 3-year trip in our caravan (RV trailer.) Nine years into that 3-year trip, it seems we underestimated how addictive travel could be. So here we are, still touring, but in The Beast, a rather more rugged 6×4-wheel drive ex-army vehicleContinue reading “10 Things I’ve Learned from Life on the Road”