• Berlin – a city of sustainable events

    Posted November 10, 2012 by greenvana

    Promotion of sustainability and encouragement of entrepreneurship is what characterises Berlin of today. This way, the German capital has become “the place to be” for buying organics, finding a green job or starting a green business oneself. In a series of posts (Berlin – a city o...

  • Łódź turned into Polish eco-capital during ‘Natura Food 2012′ t

    Posted November 9, 2012 by greenvana

    Between 12-14 October 2012 the Polish city of Łódź became the ecological capital of Poland. 5th Organic Food Fair ‘Natura Food’, as well as 1st Ecological Lifestyle Fair ‘beECO’, Cohabitat Gathering Festival and ‘Wear Fair’ Trade of Responsible Fashion were...

  • Family Finance

    Posted November 1, 2012 by KevinJenkins

    School and University fees planning When it comes to saving for your children's education, few can afford not to start saving now. A good education is an investment for the future. The return is almost impossible to estimate. A regular savings plan for your children's education will ideally require...

  • tabellevillebouge

    Posted October 23, 2012 by ClodaghVeale

    Hi! Join me and my fellow fravimalites on our new Blog for all that is fravimal in Toulouse. Sharing your discoveries, whether it be a great restaurant, a cool bar or maybe it was a band you saw that made you say wow!...tell us all, share the experience.    French and english contributio...

  • A Call from France

    Posted October 9, 2012 by Cathie3742

    The recent events with Megan and her Maths teacher in the UK/France have triggered a media interest in my book "A Call from France".  I thought you'd be interested in an extract:-   We moved house.    The isolation of Tulips took its toll on all of us and the babes in part...

  • Ley de Costas Reform

    Posted October 7, 2012 by DaveTownsend

    hose properties which should have been demolished in 2018 have been given a 75 year concession. UPDATED Deputy Prime Minister, Soraya Saenz de Santarmaría, and Minister for Agriculture and the Enviroment, Arias Cañete. Photo EFE The Green Light has been given to a reform of the Ley d...

  • Daily shower only with a natural shower gel

    Posted October 4, 2012 by greenvana

    I like trying out new things and testing them, however, what I like even more is to simply find a great product and stick to it. It saves me time and money since I don’t fail purchasing bad quality stuff. And so, I have been buying the same shower gel in the last two years! I realise that havi...

  • how well do you speak French ?

    Posted October 4, 2012 by Cathie3742

    Yesterday I was with an English girlfriend as we strolled along in the French autumn sunshine doing a spot of window-shopping.  They call it leche-vitrine in French, ie window-licking.  It set us thinking about translations of similar phrases and this is what we came up with:- I...

  • Autumn is the season of colourful and aromatic soups

    Posted October 3, 2012 by greenvana

    23rd September is according to the calendar the first day of autumn. It is also a season of enjoying the mild sunbeams, rainbow like nature and… colourful and aromatic soups! To welcome autumn I prepared an organic vegan soup with an Asian touch. Below is my recipe for two versions of the so...

  • Runaway Girl

    Posted September 30, 2012 by Cathie3742

    There has been a great deal in the newspapers in the UK about the runaway girl, Megan, and her Maths teacher.  It sparked a media interest in my book "A Call from France" which deals with those very same situations and issues.  Available as a paperback or as an e-book from most book stores...