My dad had decided that our holidays there would be a chance to see the ‘real Switzerland’, industrial zones, banking hubs, immigrant hostels and all. The wisdom of this decision is up for debate (my mum certainly had an opinion or two on the matter) but I was reminded of these peculiar trips to the […]
Tag: Corsica
Is Corsica safe? Fierce fires spark mass evacuations of holiday hotspots in France
A staggering 1,400 hectares of forest and woodlands have been destroyed in the south of France and the island of Corsica on Monday, authorities said. The biggest fire was in the village of Bastidonne, in the Vaucluse region, where fires, intensified by strong winds, consumed some 600 hectares of forest. About 100 residences were evacuated […]
‘Make Corsica Italian again’: Trump trolled over itinerary map blunder (PHOTO)
Published time: 23 May, 2017 18:21 Donald Trump is being trolled online after he made another geographical gaffe – this time apparently returning the Mediterranean island of Corsica to Italy. A map of Trump’s itinerary for his first foreign trip as US President puts the French region of Corsica within Italy’s borders. Corsica, located west […]
Swimming to a Secret Desert Beach in Corsica
Corsica … a beautiful island, no doubt, but quirky. It’s more like being in Italy than France, and the locals — some the offspring of bandits and anarchists — speak a dialect that feels more like Italian than French. But distinctly Corsican. The region boasts the best beaches in the Mediterranean, but it also offers […]
