September 17th - Andorra in summer?
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
The Independent
3.6 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2025
⏱️ 6 minutes
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I am still in southwest France, specifically at Toulouse airport departure lounge, where I am talking to Jackie Banfill and Frank Epstein – who have been in the high Pyrenean co-principality of Andorra. I know the place mainly from winter, but they say it is glorious in summer.
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| 1:03.0 | It's Wednesday the 17th of September and I'm still in southwest France, specifically |
| 1:08.0 | at Toulouse Airport, where I have met Jackie Bancville and Frank Epstein. |
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