For friends who are wondering where I'm looking and where I'm going to settle, I want to provide an overview. You'll see how wide-ranging these…
Where I'm at House-hunting by car with Kristian (January 29-February 7) gave us an almost overwhelming amount of impressions and information to reflect upon and…
Beyond my fantasies, in fact It happened: while traveling with Kristian, we went to a house that had enticed me online, and for once the…
A day trip on market day Saint-Calais is one of France's two-hundred-some Petites Cités de Caractère. These days it has about 3,000 inhabitants, and as…
As far as I'd planned before arriving in France I'm in Paris for 5 nights, 3 concerts, a big and thrilling indulgence. All the concerts…
The medieval town Guillaume de Sillé, a vassal of the Count of Maine, built a fortress here on the fringes of Maine, and assisted in defending…
Wednesday after arrival, I made my first day trip in the Sarthe. I was out uncharacteristically early, catching a 7:35 am bus, because I wanted…
I traveled straight on to Le Mans after arriving at CDG airport, Paris. It's easy to get to, just an hour forty minutes by train…
An update on my househunting in France, with somewhat narrowed search zones.
Got my visa! With a VLS-TS in my passport, it's time to find and buy my next home. For the last two years, I've been…
While I was waiting for a train at the airport station, a quick thief snatched my laptop from its tote right beside/behind me. Huge loss…
A photo gallery from an early October visit to Chihuly in the Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.