Nearly Narbonne?
Narbonne, where a single local bus fare and 20 minutes will see you at a beautiful, seemingly endless expanse of sandy beach on the Mediterranean,…
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2026-03-05
What I’ve seen of France
House-hunting status report
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…
2024-02-25
Found the property of my dreams!
Location Impossible : mission failure
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…
2024-02-20
Exploring the Sarthe: Saint-Calais
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…
2023-12-16
Holidays 2023, End of year plan
Going to have my first Trustedhousesitters pet sit
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…
2023-12-15
Sillé-le-Guillaume
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…
2023-12-12
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
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…
2023-12-12
Exploring the Sarthe with Le Mans as my base
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…
2023-12-07
composite of properties from online RE ads
House-hunting gets real
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…
2023-12-06
Laptop stolen at CDG!
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…
2023-12-06
Loving Opera at Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse
I goofed up badly but luckily was saved
I came to see Toulouse, the Pink City, when I could catch a production of La Traviata. This is my story of a screw-up that turned out fine; and I share great aria links.
2023-07-15
A happy return to Montpellier’s Opéra-Comédie
The beautiful Opéra-Comédie of Montpellier, with some outstanding conductors and excellent performers and productions, has quickly become a favorite destination of mine.
2023-06-08
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