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Chernivtsi. Despite an ongoing risk of theft, the British plated motor survives seven weeks in the apartment’s open parking bay. 18...
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Richard Isles
- Oct 4, 2021
- 3 min
A Tale in Two Cities
A nuptial celebration in Chernivtsi comes in the form of a lavish reception with limitless quantities of flowers, food and alcohol,...
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Richard Isles
- Oct 1, 2021
- 3 min
Live the life in Français! Allez!
La belle vie en France ...A rare opportunity to acquire an exclusive duplex 2/3 bedroom freehold apartment in the Chateau des Forges....
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Richard Isles
- Sep 21, 2021
- 4 min
Crossing the Line
The Bukavina Region CHERNIVTSI — Tucked away in the southwest corner of Ukraine, Chernivtsi is a cheerful city graciously marrying the...
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Richard Isles
- Sep 12, 2021
- 1 min
Comfort Danish Style
Overlooking the south west facing blue water of the Little Belt is Falsled Kro, a Relais Chateau and Michelin star establishment in one...
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Richard Isles
- Sep 10, 2021
- 2 min
Two artichokes live up to their name
Chateau des Forges, France 23 08 Natasha, having never eaten one before, watches curiously as I try to eloquently demonstrate the art of...
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Richard Isles
- Sep 7, 2021
- 1 min
Building Bridges
24 August 21. The fashionable French shores of Lake Geneva discretely merge into the equally stylish Swiss Azure A twisty climb, adorable...
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Richard Isles
- Jul 18, 2021
- 3 min
ATP Champions Tour 2022
June 2021. Midsummer and I've arrived in the land of the midnight sun, Sweden is celebrating, and I'm chilled having received...
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Richard Isles
- Jul 4, 2021
- 3 min
Normandy Honey
Relais Style at Le Clos, Normandy LVerneuil d'Avre & d'Iton is the location next to the "Parc National of the Perche" and situated along...
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Richard Isles
- Jun 29, 2021
- 1 min
A blend of Scotch and Cognac, sir?
'But of course!' 'Mais oui!' At an elevation of 476 feet Château de Sauge is situated on a south west facing hillside with privileged...
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Richard Isles
- May 28, 2021
- 1 min
Top Hat Dining
An essential ingredient of a planned Michelin foodie tour set for April 2023 is the sky high 3 star Jules Verne. 3 August 1995. We arrive...
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Richard Isles
- May 3, 2021
- 2 min
La Beaujolais Connexion
BAGNOLS, a hill top village in the Rhône-Alpes, in the heart of Beaujolais. Gold coloured limestone reflect the Spring sunshine. The...
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Richard Isles
- Apr 27, 2021
- 3 min
Hot Chocolate
7 pm and about time I find a roof for the night. A last minute search while making a pitstop and I strike lucky with the nearest Airbnb...
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Richard Isles
- Apr 19, 2021
- 2 min
The 39 ...part deux
In contrast to Romania and Ukraine, expressways seamlessly dissect the hard rock of the Alps, at all manner of angles. Invariably, a...
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Richard Isles
- Apr 17, 2021
- 3 min
The 39
Threat from the East (update to previous blog). An official at the Romanian checkpoint greets my return to Europe, ’you’re the first Brit...
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Richard Isles
- Apr 5, 2021
- 5 min
I’m Still Standing!
Chernivtsi and the Sunny Valley Marillella, are unique, and from the UK’s point of view, unchartered locations in an area of outstanding...
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Richard Isles
- Mar 17, 2021
- 2 min
With a Little Help...
Mountain passes, forests, snow, vistas, bewildering conversations, translators, a little cognac, a high elbow ...and collaboration UK -...
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Richard Isles
- Mar 12, 2021
- 3 min
Inner City Blues
The alleyways here aren’t strictly what you’d refer to as slums today. With a slowly emerging economy, people are better able to care...
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Richard Isles
- Mar 6, 2021
- 2 min
Slow Road to Paradise
Due to a recent redzone declaration all roads out of the region are now closed, I’m temporarily restricted to research an area of 700...
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Richard Isles
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Takin’ it on the Chin
Khmelnytskoyo street architecture is pleasantly pre-communist, the road surface ...disastrous! Today, barely any cobbles remain, lost in...
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