TAKE one husband, two dogs full of energy and a camper van with a mind of its own and you have a recipe for a road trip with a difference.
For her latest book writer Susie Kelly combined all these ingredients and added to the mix a 10,000-kilometre trip around France.
IN the latest This French Life podcast I chat with Susie Hollands who has established both a business and artists’ network in Paris.
The fact that she has done this in a little under three years is proof that with plenty of determination a dream move to France can become a reality.
BUYING at auction in France might seem an intimidating prospect for the uninitiated but probably the most daunting aspect is deciding to cross the threshold and have a go, writes Simon Hewitt.
Once inside on sale day you will find that what seemed arcane and baffling has its own method. But there are a few things worth knowing before you get there.
ONE of the biggest stumbling blocks for people moving to France is learning the language.
And often this frustration is only magnified by the fact that many French people take the chance to speak English in reply, and polish up their own skills.
FOR every person looking to buy in France there has to be another willing to sell, but what are the steps involved when putting your home up for sale?
As in England, selling a property in France is generally more straightforward than buying, but there are still plenty of traps for the unwary, writes Guillaume Barlet.
WRITER Susie Kelly features in the latest This French Life podcast and tells us about her new book A Perfect Circle.
Due out in March it plots the route Susie took around the circumference of France with her husband and two dogs in a struggling camper van.
MOVE to the South of France? You must be joking!
Well, he wasn’t and eighteen months later, here we still are, my husband, two children and I, still struggling to make ends meet, but enjoying a much better quality of life than I could have imagined. Writes Ione Harrison.
FOR many artists the appeal of heading to Paris and establishing a reputation within their field sees many head to the capital city.
But the challenge of actually moving to a new place, as well as find the people in the know, can see many head back home before they have found their feet.
IN the rush to start afresh in France some things can be left behind.
One of these may be the thoughts and feelings of other members of the family, especially those of the children who may have had no say in the decision to move.
THE Daily Telegraph’s Paris-based correspondent Colin Randall features in the latest This French Life podcast.
In it he talks about his life in France, offers his thoughts about the differences between the UK and French press and how he became the newspaper’s representative in the country.