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Gascony: The Story of a Truffiere

Gascony: The Story of a Truffiere Dick Pyle tells us his intriguing story of moving to Gascony in the Midi-Pyrenees region of South we...

Retiring to a Small Village in Western France

Retiring to a Small Village in Western France Bill Williams retired to a small village in western France just over five years ago with his wife. T...

Practicing Reiki in France

Practicing Reiki in France Mary and her husband bought their home in France in 1993 initially just for holidays, but after ...

Setting up a Wine Domaine

Setting up a Wine Domaine On the 11th September 2001 the attack on the World Trade Center in New York changed Jonathan and Rac...

How to leave the Rat Race Behind

How to leave the Rat Race Behind Michael now lives and works in the Languedoc region, he tells us what made him decide to leave the U...

Moving to the Pyrenees

Moving to the Pyrenees June 2006 and we visited our chosen area to move to Cerdagne and Capcir areas in the French Pyrene...

Kennels in Normandy, France

When and where did it all start? Well, I think Angie and me (John) must have been drunk at the tim...
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Llamas and Carp Fishing in Limousin

Llamas and Carp Fishing in Limousin Stephanie and Chris moved to France in 2006 and now live in the north-east corner of Creuse wher...

Living in Seine et Marne

Living in Seine et Marne Originally from Ireland, Trina and her family moved to France three years ago and live in a smal...

Life in the Heart of Cathar Country

Life in the Heart of Cathar Country Dave moved to France in the 90's after living in Spain for a short while, he now lives in the he...

Living and working in Pays de la Loire

Living and working in Pays de la Loire After holidaying in France as often as they could Andrew and his wife moved here permanently in ...

Working as an artist in France

Working as an artist in France Tired of paying for a UK mortgage Jeanette Leuers decided to move to France, that was 14 years ago...

Life in the Loire Atlantique

Life in the Loire Atlantique After spending many holidays in France Mike made the now or never decision to move to the Loire Atla...

Life in the Beautiful Lot Valley

Life in the Beautiful Lot Valley When Brian met his French wife in 1989 they decided to spend 10 years living in the UK before mo...
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