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
Expat Living and Real Estate · Keith Van Sickle · Living in Provence Living in Provence Getting Deep Into Local Culture October 10, 2019Living Part-time in Provence My wife and I live part of the year in St-Rémy and it’s been fun to get to know the place. One way we’ve done it is through local associations, which are groups organized around a common interest. Associations are popular in France and every town and village has at least …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Julie Whitmarsh · Living in Provence Renovating in Provence When the Water Stopped April 23, 2019By Vaucluse Dreamer: By the start of November, our little place was in a state of chaos in readiness for the work to start. The rooms were piled high with relocated furniture & building supplies and Andy had laid new Travertine floors throughout the 2 main spaces upstairs that would become the new bedrooms and …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Keith Van Sickle · Learning French Learning French in Provence it’s Not a Race November 14, 2018Never Argue With Your French Teacher My wife Val and I live in California but I spend several months every year in St-Rémy-de-Provence. When we first started doing this some years ago, Val spoke basic French and I spoke next to none. So we each took classes in the US to improve our French and …Continue Reading
