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Back to the Roots: A French-Algerian Rhapsody Posted by on Feb 16, 2012

How long does it take to go on a roadtrip from Paris all the way to Algeria? Probably beaucoup trop longtemps (way too long)! But Hamdoullah (meaning “Thank God” in Arabic, as French-Algerians would say), the cool Uncle, aka “Tonton du Bled”, has fully packed his Peugeot 504 car with plenty of cadeaux (presents) which he bought from…

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Olive and Tom in French Posted by on Aug 6, 2010

The French call it “Olive et Tom“; les Espagnols (Spanish people) call it “Campeones: Oliver y Benji“; les Portugais et les Brésiliens (the Portuguese and Brazilians) know it as “Capitão Falcão“; in Italian it’s “Holly e Benji“; in Arabic it’s “Captain Majed“; en allemand (in German) it’s called “Die tollen Fußballstars“; in polonais (Polish), it’s “Captain Hawk“; and in the…

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