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…
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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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…
Angelina’s birthday party was squeezed in before the fall break. We decided on a Halloween theme and16 kids got dressed up in their costumes, had their face painted and eat treats. Halloween is not widely celebrated in France, so we decided to bring the kids some extra fun, and made it a spooky celebration. Yes…
How are our studies coming along? Glad you asked… Currently I am working until seasons end for the canal boat company France Afloat. As I work, I listen to ‘French with Michel Tomas’ CD’s downloaded to my iPhone. It has given me confidence to talk to Sylvie my French co-worker who speaks zero English. I…
Moving to a new country comes with its’ worries. New language, new people, and new customs and that is aside from setting the children up with everything they need with school and so forth. Back when we meticulously completed our ‘TO DO List’ when moving to France, once here and settled into our new life,…
Just a note to our readers… this is not the usual post about travelling or moving to a foreign country, but a very personal account what travelling throughout Europe and moving allowed me to accomplish on a personal level. I believe we all have the ability to determine our futures through the power of thought,…