Barefoot Blogger Going, Going to France June 22, 2015Today started out early for me … like 5:30am to put together the last bit of packing. Admittedly, I’m not the best at packing light. Visits back and forth to France include shipping a few boxes by Fedex. It’s down to three 16″x20″ cartons each way. My travel Explore this Post…Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Living in Provence Choosing the Provencal Lifestyle to Embark on a Retirement Adventure July 2, 2018Deborah Bine spent her childhood in Charlotte, North Carolina dreaming of “faraway places” (her words). Her early travels included visiting her Aunt Rose in exhilarating Manhattan. “Aunt Rose owned New York — or so this sixteen-year-old ingénue from the Carolinas assumed.” On this voyage, Deborah learned some travel lessons that she continues to follow today: …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Jemma - French Lessons Unexpected Email: Bellevue’s Earliest Residents August 16, 2016Contributor blog post by Jemma: In the final days before my family and I shifted our luggage and lives to France this summer – at the very time our Toronto home was a packing pigsty, and as we trod heartily into our 10-day, do-or-die window for Yoko’s persnickety paperwork – I received a most intriguing …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence A Day in the Life of an Expat in Uzes August 24, 2016Friends often ask me “how do you spend your day in Uzes? Since you’ve asked, here’s an example of one day this week. I started the day with café crème and a treat, pain au chocolate, at a local cafe with friends. We were all heading for French class at l’Université Populaire. …Continue reading here to …Continue Reading