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PhilipFaiers

  1. RT @gitesdirect: London is France's 6th biggest city, with more French living there than Bordeaux, Nantes or Strasbourg bbc.in/Naxa8L about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
  2. @oikonomenos I don't know about 'la fuerza purificadora del fuego', but I do know it was a burning issue for centuries. 1:48 AM May 30th via TweetDeck in reply to oikonomenos
  3. Joan of Arc died this day in 1431. She was only 19 years old. 1:13 AM May 30th via TweetDeck
  4. @Joannechocolat Such a pleasure to hear someone interviewed on the Breakfast couch who speaks so lucidly. As a francophile I love your work. 1:11 AM May 30th via web
  5. Igor Stravinsky's seminal ballet, The Rite of Spring, was first performed in Paris on this day in 1913. It is sublime. 4:53 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
  6. Saint Germain, a canonised French bishop died this day in 576. The church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris is named after him. 1:13 AM May 28th via TweetDeck
  7. Happy Birthday French singer Alain Souchon, 68 today. Here's his 'Foule Sentimentale' youtu.be/V_SNDGwwGFM 2:10 AM May 27th via TweetDeck
  8. Today in 1940 300,000 troops were evacuated from Dunkirk. Churchill described it as 'a miracle of deliverance'.http://bbc.in/MOV4sK 2:04 AM May 26th via TweetDeck
  9. The first Eurovision Song Contest took place this day 1956. The UK, France and Luxembourg have won 5 times, but Ireland has won 7 times. 4:58 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  10. In 1923 the Belgian airline SABENA was launched this day. I'm told the letters do not stand for 'Such A Bloody Experience Never Again'. 12:00 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  11. @Satinevip Peut-être, mais au moins il a un sens de l'humour :-) 12:58 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck in reply to Satinevip
  12. Adversity makes men, prosperity makes monsters — said Victor Hugo who died this day in 1885. Can't argue with that. 12:56 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
  13. Hergé, the creator of Tintin, was born this day in 1907. Sapristi ! 12:51 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
  14. Joyeux anniversaire Charles Aznavour, 88 ans aujourd'hui. He was once Édith Piaf's flatmate. 12:49 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
  15. RT @DukeCambridgeUK: @Satinevip @PhilipFaiers @tonyxyz111 just put "free booze" on the invite and half the Royal Family will turn up! 12:35 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
  16. What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness — said French artist Henri Rousseau who was born this day in 1844. 1:40 AM May 21st via TweetDeck
  17. @CrystalBretagne How very kind. The coastal path is perfect picnic country. 11:00 PM May 20th via TweetDeck in reply to CrystalBretagne
  18. @Satinevip Non, ils sont mariés avec des enfants et ont leurs propres maisons. 8:03 AM May 20th via TweetDeck in reply to Satinevip
  19. Shout Out: @alexfaiers and @juliafaiers — like their dad, both live in south-west France. Long live nepotism:) 4:02 AM May 20th via TweetDeck
  20. @alexfaiers Hi Alex, watch the match? Who'd be a Sp*rs fan :) 2:28 AM May 20th via TweetDeck
  • Name Philip Faiers
  • Location South-west France
  • Bio Founder of France Magazine. Writer, hillwalker, long-distance trekker, currently writing a guide to the 1000-mile Breton coastal path. Loving life in SW France.
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