Monthly Archives: August 2009

Joséphine, Ratings Guardian

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

I’m sorry to say that the 2009 summer seasons of Intervilles and La carte aux Trésors are not quite as spectacular as expected. The root cause appears to be budgetary constraints, with the dancing girls, roadshow element, DJ and A-list celebrity presenters all axed from Intervilles, and helicopter flight-time restricted to half of the show [...]


What’s that smell? – 2

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Sunday, August 2, 2009

If you passed through Northern Alsace today you may have noticed a strange, discomforting odour wafting westward across the Rhine valley? Happily for you, if it smelt like something across between a cow’s arse and a rotting corpse, I may be able to help identify the source: the Munster cheese festival in Rosheim. Munster is [...]


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