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Rural France which includes any place outside of a city or large town can be idyllic but when purchasing check the small print as to what is yours ... Read article

You know what customer service means in the UK along with that old adage that the customer is always right. Read article

The eco new build was progressing well, not mine, but that of our friends and they had reached the stage where they had to order the windows and the ... Read article

One of the first tasks you do when moving to France is open a French bank account which is a straightforward process and once you have put some money ... Read article

'Bonjour' is where we start, an essential to begin - not just a greeting, but a pre-requisite before saying anything. Read article

After years of living near an Airport with nose to tail traffic going passed our door, we decided that having just retired we wanted a complete ... Read article

Where you decide to locate yourself in France can be influenced by many factors depending on why you are looking for a property there. Read article

In rural France there is no local public bus/coach service. Read article

The picture of France is of small towns and villages based around the Maries office with a variety of little shops catering for everyday needs. Read article

The title of a UK sitcom depicting a corner shop which was open from dawn to dusk and could certainly never be confused with French shopping hours. Read article

We live in Funchal Madeira, an archipelago of Portugal in the Atlantic Ocean, 360 miles directly west of Morocco and 540 miles southwest of Lisbon ... Read article

Our daughter has been educated in France up to University level when she decided to go toEdinburgh for a four year business degree in which she ... Read article

Fans of Andrea Camilleri’s famous detective Inspector Salvo Montalbano, and there are many, would love to trace the footsteps of their hero across ... Read article