Happy Birthday,
With best wishes for the year ahead
Cordialement...
Posts by Sarran1955
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Our local resort.
I have the fire lit in the salon....
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Here we are with my granddaughter Béatrix on the slopes
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Oh dear, it was -10°c here last night.
-1°c now at 2 pm, with brilliant sunshine and no snow.
I think we will have a big snowfall here in a week.
Cordialement...
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Hello everybody,
Wishing you all a happy and prosperous New Year.
The tradition in France is to have family at Christmas and friends for New Year's eve.
So I have invited some friends, recently installed in the village, to my house, with a good fire (-4°c) and a traditional Corrèze supper.
I hope to be in Argentina again in March/April 2026...
Cordialement,
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Hello from central France,
-5c last night, clear sunny day today.
The roads in the village are icy in the shadows.
The snowplough was out, and is now parked under the auvent where I used to park the school bus.
35c in Misiones, but it will be cooler after the storm.
I have my trip booked for March-April 2026.
Cordialement
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Ooops!!
Survivor of Chilean blizzard that killed Briton says staff told trekkers they could proceedTom Player speaks out about incident in which Victoria Bond died along with two Mexicans and two Germanswww.theguardian.com -
Javier Milei hails ‘tipping point’ as his far-right party wins Argentina’s midterm electionsThe result falls short of giving Milei a congressional majority but has been widely described as surprising by Argentinian analystswww.theguardian.com
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Argentina formalizes $20bn currency swap deal with USBailout by Trump attempts to stabilize shaky economy under Javier Milei as he faces mounting midterms pressurewww.theguardian.com
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Hello everybody,
Kirchner rides again??
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: Argentinian court sentences man to 10 years for attempted assassinationCourt in Buenos Aires sentences Fernando Sabag Montiel and accomplice over 2022 incident in which gun was pointed at former president but did not go offwww.theguardian.com -
Drug traffickers livestream torture and killing of young Argentinian women and girlBrenda del Castillo, Morena Verdi and Lara Gutiérrez were lured with a promise of a $300 payment for a ‘sex party’www.theguardian.com
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Hello everybody,
Speaking from experience here.....
Last visit I had my faithful travel notebook computer, plus a microcomputer for my son. I was stopped at the customs, where the agent checked online for the value of the 2nd computer, less than 300 USD, so no problem.
I was really looking forward to coming over in January, but with my operation, I have postponed until Sept 2025.
Cold but sunny here, plenty of snow at the ski resort, it will be packed with tourists this weekend...
Cordialement,
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Hello everybody,
Thank you for your replies...
We are starting to have some snow here, and the ski resort has opened part-time.
I live in the Massif Central mountains, my house is at 750 metres, and the skiing is at 1800 metres
My VW camper has a diesel night heater... so nice and cosy, it even has a remote control to start it without getting out of bed...
So here is wishing you all a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year
Cordialement,
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Hello everybody,
As my French family will be working over most of Xmas, just the 25th and 1st as days off, I will be going to them in the VW camper for the traditional Xmas eve celebrations, then some outstanding jobs on Xmas day.
Due to my illness, I have had to postpone my Jan/Feb hols in Argentina, so I have rebooked the flight for Sept/Oct 2025
Les deseo a todos una muy feliz Navidad y un próspero año nuevo.
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I understand that Mercosur has signed the agreement. Next step is the EU Parliament. “where France’s steady opposition to the agreement will be one of the main hurdles to overcome”
Hello everybody,
Interesting and important to my family on both sides of the Mercosur/EU agreement.
Argentina needs to improve its exports, my expert friend in Misiones says, 'put simply, we need to have 5 containers going out for every 2 coming in'.
Argentina infrastructure development, e.g. for shale oil and gas, will need foreign investment...why not from Europe??
Europe will benefit by simplified export rules and taxes, with good markets for the industry heavy countries like Germany with car production.
Then there is France... sigh...
The French electorate, myself included, have been too complacent about the rise of the popular far right since at least 1996. Marine Le Pen, under investigation for corruption as an MEP, has her sights firmly set on the 2027 presidential election. She is using the farmers to topple the government, always for more power. The call to action is over imported meat quotas and fears over standards.
However, looking at the bigger picture, France is in a good position to be an infrastructure provider, particularly if the USA puts up trade barriers on domestic imports.
Cordialement,
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Nice to hear from you, Sarran1955 . I hope your winter in France will not be too cold.
Hello, I know it has been a while, I have been ill with prostate cancer, but things are improving. I saw the doctor at my weekly hospital visit, and he is much happier. As for the Winter, still 3 weeks to go, but there has been a bit of snow. My#1 son lives near the resort, which will open some time after the 05 Dec. I hope to visit Argentina again, but instead of January, it will be more like September.
Hasta pronto...
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Hello everybody....
Aah yes, a Jaaaag..
Nice if you like rust and overheating...
Just on the car importing topic, I went into this in some detail, and since there is no longer a Ro-Ro ferry, plus all the hassle of getting a port agent, I abandoned the project.
As said above.. Buy a car in Argentina...mostly Renault, Citroën and VW
From a wintry Europe,
Cordialement,
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Hello everybody,
Carbon footprint apart...
This is a bit crazy...
Artist evicted by London landlord cuts rent by commuting from ArgentinaAndy Leek, creator of Notes to Strangers, made the move after finding himself unable to afford rising rents in UK capitalwww.theguardian.comCordialement,
