Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence · Rebecca Ronane It Takes a Risk Taker to be an Expat in Provence April 30, 2019The Old School Expat The word expat has always made me feel uncomfortable. It conjures up in my mind an old-fashioned view of a person. Someone who takes tea with the best china in their adopted country and then proceeds to whine about their surroundings. I am no doubt generalising, but of course, there are …Continue Reading
Jemma - French Lessons How to Survive the French Car Pound October 6, 2017Contributor blog post by Jemma: French Lessons welcomes 2017’s guest contributor: Rachael, our friend and dinner party guest whose evening ended badly. She’d only bid us ‘bonsoir’ when she promptly returned to Bellevue’s gate. A call to the police confirmed that yes, indeed, her car had been towed to Antibes’ pound. Rachael drove our car home …Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence Buying a House in Provence? Tips You Should Know September 22, 2021We wanted another fixer-upper and that’s certainly what we bought! As I wrote this article this tractor was wreaking muddy havoc in our yard. Buying a house is Provence is relatively straight forward. However, you do sometimes hear horror stories. Robin recently had a client that overpaid twice the worth of their house. The villagers …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Julie Whitmarsh · Living in Provence Provencal House Renovation It’s Transformation Time February 18, 2019By Vaucluse Dreamer: Firstly I have to start with an apology – the last few months have been rather chaotic with one thing and another and I find that this really is the first time I’ve been able to sit and write about our little half-life in France for quite some time. It’s probably best …Continue Reading
