Category: Life in France
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Moving to a Provençal Village
Greetings dear readers and friends. So… we’ve moved! After living for 7 years in the portside city of Toulon, we recently moved just outside the village of Ollioules – a ten-minute drive from our former home and near the towns of Sanary-sur-Mer, Six-Fours-les-Plages, and Le Beausset village. We’d been thinking of moving from Toulon for…
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Moving to France, the Basics
Greetings dear readers and friends! I’ve been getting quite a few emails lately from folks thinking of moving to la belle France, and far from being an expert, I thought it was time to share some of my thoughts on what goes into making a successful transtion. I hope this post will be helpful for…
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You might be living in France if… (part 2)
Greetings dear readers and friends! Well, first of all, thank goodness it’s May. We’ve finally got some of that famous South-of-France weather kicking around which means beach and picnic-days are just around the corner. And it seems like everyone is in a great mood because, let me tell you, we had a long rainy, winter…
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You might be living in France if… (18 signs you’re a true-blue Francophile)
Sometimes you start out with a new goal in mind, a dream perhaps, and you’re not sure exactly what direction you’re headed in, but you know you’ve just got to get moving. This was how my expat life started out, fulfilling a “dream” by moving to Italy and then eventually, through a few twists of…
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Moving to France… 5 tips for living la belle vie
Perhaps there is nothing so challenging in life as moving to another country. Whether it be for work, love, or simply to have a short-term adventure, preparing to make the leap abroad brings 1,001 questions, concerns, and downright anxieties. While everyone is different in their approach to planning a major life transition, I wanted help…
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