Ashley Tinker · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence Our Renovation in Provence: Chaux instead of Paint June 24, 2016We’ve recently painted our upstairs with chaux/lime wash. We wanted to apply a wall covering that respected the age of the building. It’s important that old walls breathe in order to reduce trapped moisture. We quite liked the texture of the traditional lime wash (peinture à la chaux). We knew the ingredients, but not the …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence Reasons to Choose the Cote d’Azur Lifestyle by Chiara Orlandi May 1, 2018Italian by birth, Chiara Orlandi moved from the heart of the country, near Umbria’s capital Perugia, to the somewhat rainy, northern city of Edinburgh, in Scotland. According to Chiara, “I’ve always had a passion for travelling, learning new languages and experiencing different cultures.” While in Scotland, she worked with the local tourism group for four …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Expat Living and Real Estate Expat Living: One Step Forward, Two Back September 19, 2014If you think living in France is buttery croissants and fancy red wine, welcome to my week. Wednesday The calendar said I was to pick up Geoffrey to visit vineyards up north to take photos for my blog. The chosen location was more than an hour’s drive from Uzes. Geoffrey wanted me to pick him …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Living in Provence Why Choose Provence Lifestyle? Experiences by Author Keith Van Sickle November 20, 2017Welcome to the first in a series of articles based on Provence lifestyle. These posts are an attempt to separate fact from fiction and dig into what it means to live in Provence. To discover more we ask a series of questions to understand why some people choose to visit Provence and others change their …Continue Reading
