French Life
Dick Pyle tells us his intriguing story of moving to Gascony in the Midi-Pyrenees region of South west France and starting up his own unique Truffière business where you can adopt your own truffle tree and even come and harvest your very own truffles...
French Life
In this section people that have moved to France share their experiences of living and working in France. Tell us your story by clicking here.
Gascony: The Story of a Truffiere
Dick Pyle tells us his intriguing story of moving to Gascony in the Midi-Pyrenees region of South west France and starting up his own unique Truffière business where you can adopt your own truffle tree and even come and harvest your very own truffles...
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. The Williams herald from a small village between Hereford and Abergavenny, and despite the region’s...
Practicing Reiki in France
Mary
and her husband bought their home in France in 1993 initially just for holidays,
but after their retirement they decided to become permanent residents and Mary has
now established her own Reiki practice....Setting up a Wine Domaine
On the 11th September 2001 the attack on the World Trade Center in New York changed Jonathan and Rachel's lives for ever, the catastrophic events of that day made them change focus and opt for a new life in France...
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 UK and move to the South of France...Moving to the Pyrenees
June 2006 and we visited our chosen area to move to Cerdagne and Capcir areas in
the French Pyrenees. 12 months previously we lost an offer on a chalet due to the
French not accepting chains. we were told to take out a bridging loan or loose out...Kennels in Normandy, France
When and where did it all start? Well, I think Angie and me (John) must have been
drunk at the time. We where at our local pub celebrating the sale of a small farm
we owned, we sold because we where denied planning permission for a project we wanted
to undertake. I think it was Angie's fault, I seem to remember her saying...
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Doing British things in France
There are plenty of "British" things to do in France but you may have to be a little
more imaginative as far as entertainment goes. A nice meal with a good bottle of
wine is quite straightforward, but the stylish restaurant, even if there is one
near you, may not necessarily be the best...
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To B&B or not to B&B
One lettre de motivation, two cheques, three photographs and four weeks later a small delegation from the above named august institution duly arrived at our modest pad Le Round du Biou, situated in the pine forests and hills to the north of Montpellier...
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Monsieur Le Mairie
In the picturesque Normandy village of Saint Ceneri le Gerei meet MONSIEUR LE MAIRIE (otherwise known as Ken Tatham from Yorkshire - and Leeds United fan extraordinaire)...Mad car disease
We all know that the French take their grub seriously. So it should perhaps come
as no surprise that the vocabulary of gastronomy should have crept into the language
of the road. My crime was to have 'grille' (grilled) a Stop! sign - that is to say
not to have come to a complete and utter halt. Pulled over by a couple of gendarmes...
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Having An Appetite For France
BA Boyle finds herself watering the geraniums and stuffing her pockets full of snails while developing some interesting food allergies as she tries desperately not to offend...
Looking for a war grave in France
Lucy Grace relates her families experience of tracing the war grave of a relative who had been killed in France during World War II...From rain-lashed London to laid-back Languedoc
Former city-dwellers Paula Moore and Anton Wouters talk about what prompted them to relocate to the Languedoc region. They swapped London's urban bustle for views of snow-capped mountains, and have not regretted their decision...Friends in France Living the Dream
Peter
and Margaret Stephenson left their comfortable Irish lifestyle in September 2004
to search for their dream life in the sun. Leaving in wake good jobs, their beautiful
Georgian house and an incredulous circle of family and friends, they packed up their
old Jeep & trailer...Pays-de-la-Loire: Falling in love with France
Mick tells his story of buying a property in the Pays-de-la-Loire region of France. We follow his trials and tribulations as he starts renovating a house that's almost a ruin...
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