XarJ Blog and Podcast

Affligem Beer

Affligem Beer
Nantes City Center

Nantes City Center

Nantes, Croisic, Guerande in Bretagne, France — Picture Gallery

Nantes
The heritage of Nantes is vast thanks to its rich history. The Chateau des Ducs de Bretagne (Dukes of Brittany) is the emblem of the historic city. The historic districts have many places and buildings that can trace the history of [...]

Rainbow in France

Perfect Rainbow in France
A beautiful Rainbow in France early July 2008

A rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that makes visible the continuous spectrum of light from the sky when the sun shines during the rain. It is a colorful arc with the outside red and purple inside.
The rainbow contains 6 or 7 [...]

 

 Rainbow in France [0:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1178)

City of Lille in Northern France - Picture Gallery
Lille saw Charles de Gaulle’s birth and growth who’s house is now a museum. The General Louis Faidherbe, director of Senegal, was also born in Lille.
The scientist Louis Pasteur was born in Dole (Franche-Comte), was appointed professor of chemistry and dean of the Faculty of Sciences of [...]

Cap Blanc Nez & Cap Gris Nez
Cap Gris Nez and Cap Blanc Nez in France Pas de Calais

Cape Blanc-Nez is a cap located in the Pas-de-Calais, made up of vertical cliffs and chalk marl of 134 meters high with rocky foreshore, whose steep sides ending in the sea It is a symbolic site of the [...]

 

 Flying Bird CAP BLANC NEZ [0:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2137)

BodyBoard Picture
Just a quick bodyboard surfing video I made a while back when I lived near Biarritz in the French Basques Country.
Featuring myself bodyboarding in Anglet at the Chambre d’Amour beach. The swell was a bit messy and choppy and the waves were gnarly and powerful!
I figure most of you will not be impressed by [...]

 

 XARJ BODYBOARD SURFING IN ANGLET FRANCE [1:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1488)

I left Toulouse on Friday April 4, 2008 and returned on Wednesday April 9, 2008. I spent my weekend in Paris with Claire and the beginning of the week at Claire’s place in Etaples. Isn’t it great to be able to visit and travel to Paris just for the weekend? I feel privileged! You can [...]

 

 MY WEEKEND IN PARIS AND ETAPLES in FRANCE [3:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2350)

Leonard de Leonard

Music Video “Be My Lord” by Léonard de Léonard featuring Meninamandine
Leonard de Leonard Biography ::
Born in the 70’s in the Paris region, Léonard de Léonard music begins with an electric guitar and a drum. In college, he sympathized with Olaf Hund with whom he formed the group Cosmogonifutil? That gives rise to an [...]

 

 BE MY LORD by LEONARD de LEONARD feat Meninamandine [2:42m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1074)

Useless Artistic Video from the TARN in France
Sometimes i get bored, sometimes i feel like making a new video and sometimes i have the free time to do it. This is one of these moments! It doesn’t mean the video clip will suck! Just means the video does not have a direct and clear purpose [...]

 

 USELESS ARTISTIC VIDEO FROM FRANCE [2:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (458)

Nice, Mediterranean coast, France :: Travel Photos Gallery
Photos taken during my Road Trip in Europe <– Click for the details
About Nice on the coast of the Mediterranean sea in France ::
Nice is a city in southern France located on the Mediterranean coast, between Marseille and Genoa, with 986,903 inhabitants in the metropolitan area at the [...]

Cannes, French Riviera :: Pictures Gallery
Photos taken during my Europe Road Trip
About Cannes in the French Riviera ::
Cannes is a commune in France, located in the department of Alpes-Maritimes and the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, famous for the International Film Festival and the glitzy [...]