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Buzz into Bordeaux for the day

We used our Carte Seniors to do a train trip to Bordeaux yesterday - it really is a spectacular place - And , a new Apple Shop is about to open opposite the Grand Theatre - it must be the most glamourous location in Europe!
The train journey is twice as far as to London from Sussex, and takes the same time and cost 1/2 the price!
So the cost of the train journey, and the cost of the lunch together was still less than a meal at a pub in Sussex!
Oh, yes, and I forgot the subshine, and the buzz in the Place du Parlement!

(Comment from a local house owner) April 2011.

A Dordogne Diary, Winter 2009

Autumn/Winter 2009. Mild temperatures and intermittent drizzle in much of November, interspersed with periods of brilliant warm sunshine and freezing nights in the run up to Christmas.

The gents from the local ‘chasse’ delivered part of their kill, as they do every year. This year it was a haunch of a deer, caught in our woods on Sunday, put straight into the freezer. Then the local firemen came round with their Christmas calendars and collecting bo...

Setting up a Campsite in the Dordogne

As so often in France, these regulations may vary from region to region and you would be well advised to check out locally for any variations.

An authorisation is necessary as soon as there are more than 20 campers or 6 placements at a time. Under this quantity, for your land to be used by campers, you need to declare the usage at the local town hall (Mairie). In certain cases (eg Camping à la ferme), further permission may be granted once the dep...

A Quick Review of the Market

A rural re-birth?

The population drift from country to town did not occur in France in the same way as it did in her great European industrial rivals Germany and Great Britain. The town population did not outnumber the rural population until 1932 and the farming was still a major employer until after the second world war. One in four of French citizens still lives in the countryside and perhaps 20% of the working...

Shopping basket in Dordogne

We are often asked by our clients about the average cost of living out here. It may seem the most mundane question but if you are contemplating the idea of moving out here full time and bringing a family then these factors all come into play. It seems a good idea to give an idea of a shopping trip.

Herb stall Excideuil market