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Meet up with a full time vanlifer in France
Meeting up with a full-time #vanlifer who is doing #vanlife where we met on a small farm campsite in the #paysbasque in south west #france. Katharina is from Germany and she has given everything up to get on the road with her little car and her vintage caravan. I met...
Christmas far from the North Pole
Come with us on a fun trip around Toulouse to soak up the Christmas atmosphere in South West France. There are only blue skies, no snow in sight but a lot of French cheese, cakes, chocolate, Canadian whisky and even a Christmas flamingo !!
What to do in Santorini in a week
Sue asks Chris about a recent holiday he spent on the Greek island of Santorini. Listen to some recommendations about what to do, where to go, what to eat and where to stay on the island. Chris talks about some of the places that everybody knows on Santorini,...
The Medieval village of Bages, France
The Medieval village of Bages, France The Medieval village of Bages, France is set on the Mediterranean coast, near Narbonne. The name of Bages appears for the first time in a document at the end of the 8th century, the territory of the commune was crossed by man...
Learn English with Emmanuel Macron
Learn English with Emmanuel Macron Learn English with Emmanuel Macron can be seen in two ways : as a parody of Emmanuel Macron speaking English, or the way that it was intended, that is to help people get over their fear of speaking English. We hear lots of people who...
How many kisses make up a greeting in France?
How many kisses make up a greeting in France? That's a good question and it depends greatly upon where you are in France. It’s a fundamental part of living in France that can leave foreigners a little flummoxed. "La bise" is the way people greet each other by...
Le Tour de France comes to Toulouse
Le Tour de France comes to Toulouse STAGE 11: ALBI - TOULOUSE 17 July 2019 Wednesday 17 July - Following the first rest day of this year's race, the Tour de France continues with stage 11 from Albi to Toulouse. The 167 kilometres route meanders through the south of...
Facebook Live Quiz
Here is recording of our Facebook Live quiz of 9 January 2019 - our first of many. Make sure you like and follow our page https://www.facebook.com/EFLPodblog/ and join our Facebook EFL PodBlog group so you miss nothing and keep up to date with what we are doing....
Police act against Scooter Crime in The UK
Police officers will use their vehicles to knock moped thieves off their bikes - even during high-speed pursuits, Scotland Yard has said. Commander Amanda Pearson, of the Metropolitan Police in London front-line policing unit, said a hard-line approach using "tactical...
3 Jardins and Palais of Marrakesh
Marrakech is famed for its pink walls and historic buildings and souks, but just as important to the city are its beautiful gardens. From the lush courtyards of the riads to the expansive formal gardens of its palaces and museums, these green spaces are havens from...
Drowning in Plastic trailer
Drowning in Plastic trailer Drowning in Plastic trailer - Liz Bonnin reveals the full scale of the world’s plastic problem and its impact on wildlife, exploring ways in which science can offer a solution. Our blue planet is facing one its biggest threats in human...
Change your narrative, change your life
https://youtu.be/74TG41TUXT4 Good marketing talks about the buyer. Bad marketing talks about the seller. What do the homeless and Microsoft have in common?
Why we struggle learning languages
Why we struggle learning languages Why we struggle learning languages, the only barrier to learning a language is memory. The process of language learning is the process of forming memories. Nothing more, nothing less. If you understand that, and you understand how...
The Top 10 Healthiest Foods you can eat
The Top 10 Healthiest Foods you can eat The Top 10 Healthiest Foods you can eat, health food is food marketed to provide human health effects beyond a normal healthy diet required for human nutrition. Foods marketed as health foods may be part of one or more...
The consequences of an unhealthy diet
The consequences of an unhealthy diet The consequences of an unhealthy diet - researchers at Virginia Tech have found that veering away from your healthy eating habits for just 5-days could have negative effects on your metabolism and lead to long-term problems like...
What is assertive communication?
What is assertive communication? What is assertive communication you may be asking yourself, but wht is assertive communication? Assertiveness is the quality of being self-assured and confident without being aggressive. In the field of psychology and psychotherapy, it...
Do you know how Learning Happens
Do you know how Learning Happens ? Do you know how Learning Happens, because many don't fully appreciate the processes that go into learning, nor the events that actually constitute learning. Learning is the process of acquiring new or modifying existing knowledge,...
Microadventures Adventures Close to Home
Microadventures Adventures Close to Home - Join us for six minutes of adventure! You won't be going far but you'll discover how adventurer, Alastair Humphreys thinks there's fun to be had on your doorstep. Along the way we'll be exploring the expeditions you could go...
How to help every child to fulfil their potential
How to help every child to fulfil their potential How to help every child to fulfil their potential - ever wondered why kids say they’re bored at school, or why they stop trying when the work gets harder? Educationalist Carol Dweck explains how the wrong kind of...
Making an easy and delicious Chicken curry
Making an easy and delicious Chicken curry - it is so easy when you know how. If you enjoy Indian or Asian food, then you probably like curries - delicious aren't they! Chicken curry is a common delicacy in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, as well as in the...
My Learning Crush Adventures
If you want to effectively learn English, then you need to get really motivated and what better way to get motivated than to go on an adventure? Another way to get motivated to use the language is to travel... We have put these elements together in an innovative way...
Christmas lights in Toulouse, France
It's Christmas again - yeah, already ... how did that happen? Here is a selection of the lights in Toulouse, France. Christmas lights (also known as fairy lights) are lights used for decoration in celebration of Christmas, often on display throughout the Christmas...
London Adventure – Twickenham to Brick Lane
From London Victoria to Twickenham for a great match between the all Blacks and The Barbarians, then a bus ride from Victoria to Brick Lane in The East End of London... A lovely trip! Music - Mostly Cloudy - 2 Man Embassy (Thanks Guys!)
Modals of Possibility – London travel
Chris has just been to the travel information office in London, where the information officer suggested some ideas on travelling around London. In this video, he tries to remember the advice that he was given. Some of the modals of possibility were used here : You can...