The big issues – reasons why I’d like to move to France

field of sun flowers at sunset

A little while ago I posted a ‘top ten why not’ list describing what – for me at least – represent the main issues that would concern me about a move to France. While these negatives might be holding me back, there are lots of positive reasons for making the move so, in this post, I thought I’d make a start on documenting these. When I came to drafting this piece and actually writing these down, I found myself with what seemed like two lists; one set of items that seemed to fall into a … [Read more...]

Move to France or the Wild West? – That’s Sud Ouest France by the way…

cowboy hat and acoustic guitar

If you were ever interested (or bored!) enough to have read my brief bio, you will have seen that, aside from blogging about a possible move to France, I'm also a musician. Like anyone with their own particular interests and/or skills, when I travel to new places, I find myself looking out for that special interest to see what the locals might have to offer. In my case, of course, that means taking an interest in all things musical. My own musical tastes are pretty eclectic mainly because, in my … [Read more...]

So why make a move to France?

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So why move to France? What are the advantages to living in France that would make the considerable challenge of the initial relocation eventually worth the effort? Of course, the answer to these questions will differ for everyone considering such a move but there are some obvious - and commonly held - reasons why it can seem so attractive. Probably topping that list would be a better climate, perhaps a somewhat slower pace of life and a greater emphasis on family and socialising (in contrast … [Read more...]