I want to know who our readers are. Of course I see the stats and have a rough idea where you live, how long you visit us for and even know the most frequent visitors personally. But I want to know, who you really are. Have you taken action in your own life towards fulfilment…
A similar story to ours: beginning with love, a remarkable business venture and a successful expat family living in the south of France. Meet Julian and Dannielle Farrant, owners and operators of Athos du Midi, luxury barge holidays. Athos link Did I mention Dannielle is from Kitimat BC? We came all the way to South…
TRAVEL IS A JOURNEY, AND THE JOURNEY ITSELF IS HOME. MATSUO BASHO Many of us have the notion of travel being the best form of education. Not only can we learn from visiting historical sites, experiencing diverse cultures and tasting novel food and wine, but it can also shape who we are. The journey itself can…
Oh, have you ever woke up and knew it was going to be a really good day? Bounding out of bed with intense energy, you take on the day with such capacity, that you feel nothing can go wrong? If happiness were a rainbow, we have reached our pot of gold! Today was this day!…
LivEnglish! Live with your English teacher! We are starting our business this summer and we are already booking homestay students from Hungary and France! The English learning holiday for teenagers is a brand new concept here in Hungary. Each Anglophone family takes 1-4 students into their English speaking home for 1-3 weeks, and they are immersed into their…
How to you know it is time to pick your olives? If you like them green, pick them before they start to turn brown. That would be before the temperature at night drops, and the tree and fruit produce a defence against the weather, and start to ripen. The longer you wait the healthier…
My kids love Annie’s Shell Noodles, especially the White Cheddar variety! For those of you who don’t know what this is, it is a little cardboard box with a complete meal inside. A mom’s friend when in a pinch, it comes with enough pasta for one lunch for the kids and I. You just cook…
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Pumpkin Soup Start by cutting and gutting your pumpkin Save the seeds for later. Put the pieces face down in the oven, at 375-400 with 1 inch of water for one hour in a large baking pan. When you take your pieces out stick, the seeds go in the oven to brown, 10…
It started with a letter to my husband. A simple post on what if you only had one year left to live. From there we started to plan how we would make our dream a reality. I hope this brings you a little inspiration. Here is the letter to Alfonz, One year left to live, what…