Expat Living and Real Estate · Jemma - French Lessons · Living in Provence The not so Glamorous Côte d’Azur Life of Home Upkeep October 19, 2018Contributor blog post by Jemma: I couldn’t write this post until things had been resolved – or mostly resolved, as the case would be. Even then, I didn’t know if I should bother. It’s France. Everyone expects home maintenance problems. And how can anything be a problem, really, if we’re talking about summer in the shimmering Côte …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Julie Whitmarsh · Living in Provence Expat Living: How Another Year in Provence Flies By June 4, 2018Contributor blog post by Vaucluse Dreamer: This time last year I was writing about our first year in Provence, borrowing the title from Peter Mayle, who so sadly died earlier this year, having fuelled the dreams of so many people over the years (ourselves included) with his wonderful stories of life in the Luberon. It’s hard …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence True Confessions of a Blundering Expat in France June 28, 2016Well, I did it again. I’ve made almost every blunder imaginable since moving to France. And I keep adding to it. First I was locked out of my apartment when returning from a visit to the States. I t wasn’t enough that I had endured a grueling 23-hour travel day. The keys were left in …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
