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July 15, 2016 Living the dream, Uncategorized, Writing

Return to Quillan

On Bastille Day, two years to the day since we left Quillan to return to New Zealand, ...more
July 23, 2015 Featured, Uncategorized

Desperately seeking village

It’s now a little over a year since our time living in France, and the urge is ...more
March 16, 2015 Culture, Language

A feast for cinephiles

One of the things we like most of all about France and the French is their enduring ...more
November 14, 2014 School life

A French education

In early 2014, we took our family, including our two school-age boys, to live in ...more
November 12, 2014 Culture, Eating and drinking, Living the dream

Living more French

It’s now coming up for four months since we returned from the Pyrenees and ...more
October 29, 2014 Living the dream, Travels

Parallel lives

It’s been three months since we returned from Quillan. We’ve now been ...more
October 21, 2014 Costs, Preparations

What price dreams?

In early 2014, we took our family to live in France for three months. It was great, ...more
September 13, 2014 Costs, Living the dream

Not buying a house in France

As we find ourselves in the midst of another round of property negotiations, I am ...more
Map pf southern France showing approximate locations of our family's previous holidays near the Pyrenees
September 3, 2014 Living the dream

Sharing the dream

Since embarking on our adventure, I’ve been amazed by how many people ...more

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