Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Living in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities Roquefort les Pins Easy Living on the French Riviera June 26, 2020After living in nine countries, Phoebe Thomas considers herself a career expat, “Where I was born doesn’t help clarify anything, it just complicates things! Born in Paris but moved when two weeks old so not exactly a Parisienne! Pure coincidence that I’m now married to a Frenchman and living in France. I have three passports, …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Living in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities Charming Reillanne a Luberon Village to Visit April 20, 2021Martine and George Greenlee arrived in Provence for a one-year trial – several years ago! It took time to decide that Reillanne, in the Luberon Valley, was the place that they wanted to live. Reillanne ticked all the boxes, and they bought a home in 2016 – it’s close to a couple of medium-sized towns …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Jemma - French Lessons Ten Ways You Know You’re in the South of France August 16, 2017Contributor blog post by Jemma: Philippe, Lolo and I are driving into nearby Cannes one afternoon, chatting away about something or other, when the insistent voice of Waze breaks in. “Wait!” I say. “What did she just say?” We pipe down inside the car, a bubble of calm amid the raging Côte d’Azur traffic surrounding …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Jemma - French Lessons · Living in Provence Music Lessons and Renting a Cello on the Côte d’Azur October 2, 2018Contributor blog post by Jemma: French Lessons has stumbled on Hogwarts School of Miraculous Strings, and it’s right here in the heart of the Côte d’Azur. How surprised and charmed – and humbled – we are . . . “The cello matter is more complicated than I thought,” a local friend emailed right before my family, and …Continue Reading