Expat Living and Real Estate · Guest Post · Living in Provence Reflecting on Twenty Years Living in Aix-en-Provence October 11, 2018This article “Twenty Years Living in Aix-en-Provence” was originally published on author M. L. Longworth’s website. The post is her reflective view of how the city of Aix-en-Provence has changed in the last two decades, and of those staples that make the city unique. Our decision to move to France was fueled by wanting our …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
Ashley Tinker DIY Stores and Builders Merchants in France February 1, 2017It can be difficult to find stores near you in a foreign country. Your common knowledge of simple store names just isn’t there. If you’re renovating a house in France, depending on where you’re located, this is where you’ll find your building materials: DIY Stores (French equivalent of B&Q or Wickes (England) Electrical and plumbing …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence Formula One Race Cars to Provence Today February 25, 2015It was hardly a race back to Europe. Anne-Marie Simons moved to the United States (US) in the fall of 1966, for one year. And, stayed for 32 more. From her birthplace of Maastricht (the Netherlands), Anne-Marie’s studies in French language and culture took her to Paris and then to San Francisco for journalism. You …Continue Reading
