Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence · Sophia van Woensel-Mose Provence Property: Why Hire a Buyer’s Agent? July 7, 2015Most foreign house hunters do not realize that they can hire a buyer’s agent in France. They only ever encounter real estate (listing) agencies, either online or on the ground. French estate agents are hired by vendors to find a buyer and get the highest possible price. Vendors usually list their property with several listing …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
Ashley Tinker · Stay: Accommodation & Rentals in Provence Bells, Shutters and Stone Traditional Architecture in Provence December 14, 2020Church Bells of Bonnieux Recently, we stayed in the hilltop village of Bonnieux in Provence’s Luberon where we were treated to a singular sensory experience. We reached out to Vincent Gils, the only carillonneur (bell-ringer) left in the Vaucluse area and one of few left in France. Vincent’s father, Bernard, taught him to ring the …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Julie Whitmarsh · Living in Provence Living in Provence Let the Home Renovation Begin October 1, 2018Contributor blog post by Vaucluse Dreamer: It’s well over 2 years now since we finally picked up the keys and opened the door to our little house in Provence after so many years of dreaming about it. We couldn’t afford a perfect house with elegant gardens and a pretty pool and always knew that our little …Continue Reading
