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Simon Gardiner: VOYAGE OF THE TALL SHIP ‘EUROPA’

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
By Simon Gardiner
Simon Gardiner: VOYAGE OF THE TALL SHIP ‘EUROPA’

While many people enjoy boat sailing around our coasts, most think that the “Age of Sail”, the great “Tall Ships”, are long gone. Search the ‘web’, there are over a dozen three masted sailing ships advertising passage. Europa was built in 1911, and served until the 1970s as Light Ship in the River Elbe. Then... »

Artists in Brittany – Inspiration and Colour

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
By Simon Gardiner
Artists in Brittany – Inspiration and Colour

I have been living and working as a artist in Brittany for the past 3 years. it’s a beautiful picturesque region with a unique character all... »

Life in Brittany

Thursday, January 21, 2010
By Freda Bateman
Life in Brittany

Thanks to a downpour I found a really exciting new group Last September I was checking my emails and one was informing me of an inaugural meeting for an association... »

Living in Brittany – My Private Paradise!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
By Freda Bateman
Living in Brittany – My Private Paradise!

I often sit in my conservatory and contemplate the panoramic view it offers me. My eyes move from the church across the valley in the East to the two... »

Petra – The Rose Red City

Wednesday, December 2, 2009
By Angie Sanderson
Petra – The Rose Red City

When I booked to visit Petra in Jordan, known as the rose-red city, I believed it would be a beautiful collection of buildings. But I had no... »

George East Column – The Reluctant Traveller!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
By George East
George East Column  – The Reluctant Traveller!

As promised in the last edition of BWM, here is our first contribution by a travel writer who appears to be on the way to becoming a... »

Nicci Fletcher Column – No Plan survives first contact with an aspiring writer!

Sunday, November 15, 2009
By Nicci Fletcher
Nicci Fletcher Column – No Plan survives first contact with an aspiring writer!

No Plan survives first contact with an aspiring writer. (part 1) It was my birthday last week. Pause for appropriate exchange of pleasantries. For me, like many others,... »

The George East Column arrives at Brittany Writers Magazine!

Thursday, November 12, 2009
By The Editor
The George East Column arrives at Brittany Writers Magazine!

If anyone should know his onions about France and the French, it’s George East. The former nightclub bouncer, private detective, radio DJ, publican, gravedigger and pickled onion manufacturer has been... »

An Autumn Love Affair

Thursday, November 5, 2009
By Nicci Fletcher
An Autumn Love Affair

I love this time of year, the leaves are turning red or gold and there’s wood smoke in the air, as thoughts turn to Christmas and the winter ahead.... »

Reporters & Columnists Wanted NOW!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
By The Editor
Reporters & Columnists Wanted NOW!

Do you have what it takes to become a reporter for Brittany Writers Magazine? Can you write regular 1000 word articles and news items for your department in Brittany? Our... »

The Legend of St Barbe’s Fountain

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
By sawdonsmith
The Legend of St Barbe’s Fountain

Isn’t it funny how there are things which you believe to be complete nonsense, until they happen to you. I’d always been sceptical of good luck charms and superstitions.... »

WW2 – Tragedy in Rennes

Friday, October 9, 2009
By David Grundy
WW2 – Tragedy in Rennes

Dedication This contribution is dedicated in remembrance of the more than 800 recorded British and French, both military and civilians, who died following a Luftwaffe bombing attack on the railway... »

It’s FREE to Register and Login to Brittany Writers!

Monday, September 7, 2009
By The Editor
It’s FREE to Register and Login to Brittany Writers!

Brittany Writers Magazine invites you to become a registered member – It’s FREE!. Simply click on “Register”  in the top right hand corner of our front page and enter a... »

Visit “Writers in Brittany” FORUM!

Thursday, September 24, 2009
By The Editor

Great news for all members, contributors and readers of Brittany Writers Magazine! We have teamed-up with WRITERS IN BRITTANY FORUM Click the above to visit and register. The idea is for... »

Rennes

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
By Helen Chandler
Rennes

The capital of Brittany for some 2,000 years, Rennes is a diverse and remarkable city with something to offer everyone. Approximately 75 km south of Saint-Malo and just... »

Forêt de Brocéliande and Merlin the Magician

Friday, October 2, 2009
By Helen Chandler
Forêt de Brocéliande and Merlin the Magician

Brittany is an area rich in myths and legends, a great number of which are connected with the famous Forêt de Brocéliande. The forest, steeped in history and... »

Short Story: Ethelfreda’s Blog

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
By Freda Bateman
Short Story: Ethelfreda’s Blog

Message One – I am an old lady who collects sticks for my wood burning stove in my tree filled garden. I don’t turn the croaking frogs near the... »

I Love Brittany

Tuesday, December 22, 2009
By Angie Sanderson
I Love Brittany

For me, Brittany is the most special part of France. I have visited twice, staying in a lovely old farmhouse outside a village near Bain de Bretagne, St.... »

UK Politics – An Expats View!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
By Joe Cool
UK Politics – An Expats View!

Over the last few years, many in Britain say that somehow we British have lost our way. This presupposes two major suppositions, simply which way we are heading, and... »

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