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Renos in a French Village
Ever since Clive and I first travelled to France two years ago, we’ve been chatting on and off again about the idea of buying a house here. It would be a place to come for holidays and to use as a base when exploring other parts of Europe. It could also be somewhere for family
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Up and Down to Courcôme
I’ve somehow walked through my television screen and straight into one of the French renovation channels that Clive and I watch on YouTube. At least that’s what it feels like! After saying farewell to my lovely host of the past four and a bit weeks, I caught a morning train down to Angoulême. Now let
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Say “Cheese”
On the short drive back from a morning visit to “the bar” (which is a mere twenty metres down the road from yet another beautiful church), I ask Madame Julia if, after thirty years in France, all the fabulous architecture has become a bit ho-hum? “Well, no. I still find it beautiful” she answers. “But
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Pretty Quimper
I have just a few more days here in Quimper, so I thought it would be nice to share a wee bit more about this pretty city. Quimper is famous for three things in particular – faïence pottery, Saint-Corentin Cathedral and Breton culture, including Le Festival de Cornouaille. The word “faïence” refers to tin-glazed earthenware.
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La Galette Bretonne
As I sit here writing this, the church bells have just struck 6pm. Blissful sigh. I don’t believe I will ever get tired of that sound. I’ve said to Clive that if we were to buy a place in France, it would need to be close enough to a church so as to hear the
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Under Breton Skies
I am here in Quimper, Brittany through a hosting programme called Workaway. Workaway is “a platform that facilitates cultural exchange and volunteer opportunities for travellers by connecting them with hosts around the world.” Yep, that’s straight from their website. Every host has different requirements of their guests. But the basic idea is that accommodation and
Over to France
Bonjour and thank you for stopping by. My name is Renie and this is the story of my first trip (avec mon mari) to France. We flew into Paris and then journeyed south-eastward by car, through so many beautiful villages, to arrive in Nice. It was four weeks of amazingness. We were totally smitten and our lives have been forever changed! If you would like to have a peek at what we experienced, then please read on….. And if you would like to venture further with us, as we work out our future Over to France adventures, then please read on a bit further still…
Over To France 