Tuesday 17 July 2012

Mind the jellyfish!

Scientists and officials in the French Riviera will soon be launching a website to tell beach-goers where they may face a risk of a jellyfish sting.



Analysis of water mass and plankton levels helps to predict jellyfish movement along the coastline.

La Résidence - THE French Property People

Monday 2 July 2012

La Barbe: France's bearded feminists

A group of French feminists has found a new way to fight inequality - with sarcastic humour and fake beards...

Colette Coffin unzipped her handbag and pulled out a small piece of artificial fur. "This is my speaking beard," she explains.
"I've got a much bushier one but this has a wider hole so I can talk without getting too much fluff in my mouth."

La Résidence - THE French Property People