Destination Europe


Sep

20

Speeding Fines in France

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I hired a car for my recent holiday and spent time driving around France and Spain. I generally avoided the autoroutes (and the expensive tolls) but did often take the national roads. These can be slower due to fewer lanes and also seeing you have to slow down when you go through a town. The [...]

Sep

19

France Telecom is Useless

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I was off line for most of last week due to a problem with my ADSL connection. I’m with Orange (previously Wanadoo) who is owned by France Telecom. I hate having to call people and speak French with them but I had no choice. The reason I hate calling people was reinforced even more with [...]

Sep

5

Who’s electricity am I paying?

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I had a strange phone call today from EDF, Electricite de France, saying that I have been paying my neighbour’s electricity bill for the last 4 months. I’ve never heard of that happening before! It seems that when I made the connection they set it up for the wrong apartment. A neighbour 2 floors above [...]

Sep

2

Roger Federer vs Vincent Spadea

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I saw Roger Federer thrash Tim Henman yesterday. Federer is playing so well, as usual. Henman didn’t stand a chance. Henman doesn’t stand a chance against most of the top player so it wasn’t surprising that he barely won a point yesterday. Federer looks to be in top form so I expect him to easily [...]