A summer wedding
A summer wedding by Craig McGintyTHE sunshine had come out to ensure the wedding of footballer Benji and his wife-to-be Sabine had the perfect backdrop.For the month before the excitement had been growing amongst the players and supporters of St Cernin de lHerm, a village in the south west of France, as the day came ever closer.We had already been out for a meal and made the bride and groom walk around the restaurant whilst eating a banana with no hands.A large poster of the team picture...
A wave from the Tour
A wave from the Tour by Craig McGintyIT takes hours of map reading and meticulous attention to detail to ensure a successful Tour de France, and thats just the spectators.I had prepared and planned out a route that would land me close to the end of stage 11 of the Tour, a 164km trip for the cyclists from Saint Flour to Figeac.But thousands of other people had the same idea so it was a slow crawl through the streets of Figeac, in the Lot, before I found myself about 7km from the end of the...
Out on the bread run
Out on the bread run by Craig McGintyBREAD has an almost mythical status in France so a chance to go out on the daily delivery run could not be missed.Marie Ange Lavoix was to be my guide and as we loaded up the van, with the still warm loaves, she also checked over her route.It was to take in the surrounding villages, schools and farms with a longer stop at Villefranche du Pιrigord.The bread is different compared to regular bread as it keeps fresh for longer, Marie Ange explained.This...
View from the barber's chair
View from the barber's chair by Craig McGintyIF you want to get your hair cut in Villefranche du Perigord, a village in the heart of France, you have two choices. On one side of the street is a hairdressers, all chrome and shiny mirrors, a little further down is a barbers of the cutthroat razor kind. But its no Sweeny Todd style shop more a great place to enjoy a heavy dose of French life. Id already prepared myself for the visit, learning the French word for short, for a little shorter...
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