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Bastille Day blues
I have the Bastille Day blues. It is our first time celebrating Bastille Day in France. The morning started well enough with coffee at a nearby village but we could not find the market we were looking...
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New phone and other happy things
Monday was the day I finally got round to buying a new phone after my other died on me for some reason on arrival in France. I had asked various folks for advice and was directed to supermarkets for an...
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Tuesday in France – what happened?
Our Tuesday in France was a good day but what happened? 3 weeks into our new life and I am learning to expect happy days and almost to take them for granted. We headed off into the big town to find a...
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Getting to know expats in France
Getting to know expats in France is one of the things I want to do as well as making French contacts. I am such an introvert and shy but with our new life, I want to be that bit braver in terms of...
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How life changes when you move to France
How life changes when you move to France is something you speculate about until you actually do it. In fact, doesn’t that apply to everything we take on in life? So much dreaming, wondering and...
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Bars in France and erratic opening hours
Bars in France have a charm all of their own but one of the frustrations is their erratic opening hours. We have found it impossible to find bars in France that opens after 8pm which is an issue when...
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Etel and beyond on a rainy day in France
I love that with our new attitude to life, a rainy day in France does not stop us going out to explore our new country. We woke late, managed to get to the village bakery on time, indulged on...
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No Woman No Cry – missing out on Reggae
No Woman No Cry is a famous Bob Marley song and was relevant on Friday. There are so many guides to local events in Brittany and I had spied a reggae concert about 10 miles away. I love reggae as did...
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9 reasons to visit Lac au Duc in Brittany
The largest lake in Brittany was our destination on Saturday and I wanted to share some great reasons to visit Lau au Dic There was much hilarity in the car about whether it was called that because it...
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A month in France and our reasons to be cheerful
It is now a month since we came to France so a good time to reflect on our new life and whether it has lived up to our expectations and dreams. Here are my resolutions written at the time we took the...
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