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Some Ups and Downs

Well this week had a couple of “down days” when we literally fell down a ditch!! Autumn has arrived in Lot et Garonne as you can see from the sad (as in dead) sunflowers and the leaves on the trees, which now have a hint of orange if they haven’t already fallen. It’s...

Au Revoir Le Tour

So now we say goodbye to the Tour de France for this year, just returned from our trek across France to follow Stage 16 up through some magnificent alpine countryside. To those in Oz who’ve been sitting up each night to soak up the scenery on tv all I can say is it’s...

Still on the Road

Whilst we are able too i.e no travel restrictions and no house! We are criss crossing France seeing just as much as we can in our little home on wheels known as “Parsley”. So here are a few of pics of our current outing, en route to another 2 days of Le Tour! Local...

Le Tour

Just back from a couple of great days following the TDF. That annual bike race that draws fans from all around the world ( in a normal year!) but even in this crazy Covid time the local fans lined the streets, masks in place, to watch their heroes flash by in a...

On the Road Again

We decided this week to take a trip to Normandy, as you do! The “excuse” was a visit to see John and Steev, another pair of intrepid Aussie travellers who have also decided to make a new life in France 🇫🇷. It was sooooo good to catch up, hear about all their...

Paper Trail

Well step one of buying a house in France kicked off today with an electronic signature on the Compromis de Vente! This preliminary agreement begins the paper trail which is part and parcel of French administration. The final settlement should be around the second...