Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence Provence For Your Retirement Home: Gayle Padgett’s Expat Story May 23, 2018Mention Provence as a destination to your friends, and most people have either been and want to return or are dreaming of their first visit. Gayle Padgett and her husband “flirted” with Provence for two decades, often travelling during their vacation time from US government jobs in Germany. As their retirement years approached, the “Where …Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence Amusing Stories of Expat Living in France May 31, 2017Contributor blog post by Ashley Tinker: Expat Living in France Here are just a few anecdotes from the last month of my life in France as I try to navigate where I come from and where I live now. Hamburger Shame I ate at a hamburger restaurant in Avignon (link below) a few weeks ago. …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Hotels Provence & Cote d'Azur · Living in Provence · Stay: Accommodation & Rentals in Provence Experience Luxury in the Alpilles with Domaine de Manville Golf or Spa Packages January 24, 2018Patience, vision and exquisite taste converted a run-down 250-acre agricultural property, outside of Maussane des Alpilles, into a luxury resort — Domaine de Manville. Edith and Patrick Saut purchased the land and associated ragtag collection of farm buildings in 2007. Seven years later and with a multi-million Euro budget, this 5-star hotel opened its doors …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence Genuine Provence Experiences Inspire Author Jane Dunning to Keep Writing March 22, 2018Jane Dunning is addicted to France. “I’m a real Francophile and have stayed in more than one hundred towns, cities, villages and hamlets in France. Twenty-two of these have been in Provence, the shortest for one night, the longest for four months.” The Dunnings’ four-month stay was as acting caretakers (gardiens) at a vineyard in …Continue Reading