The Striar family is off on their last European adventure to Greece, and then home to the USA after spending the last ten months travelling around Europe. Their purpose was to expose their children to new cultures and share a gap year with them, taking homeschooling to a new level. Capestang was their central location…
Daniel left with one large pack; one the school required him able to carry on his own and a knapsack with a ham and butter baguette brown-bagged lunch for the bus ride up. He was ready for five nights and six days away from home to ski in the Pyrenees Mountains with his Grade three…
‘The Midi fires the senses; makes your hand agile, your eye sharp, your brain clearer,’ wrote Van Gogh. People seem to feed off an energy in the Languedoc that translates to creative endeavors. Is it a coincidence that so many us live here; entrepreneurs from all over the world who have found their home in the warm…
Like most people that blog, eventually we need to think about making an income from it. Generating over 10,000 hits/month is our goal, to eventually run money generating ads, but it turns out to be a taller order than I imagined. Here’s What We Have Tried #1 Google Ads -I tinkered with Google ads, and decided…
Arguably the most picturesque village in the Languedoc-Roussillon, Roquebrun village with a population of just 550, clings to a cliff, over looking the Orb River. A viaduct bridge beautifully completes the French scene, making this township in Herault a popular destination. Mountains on three sides of Roquebrun create a microclimate boasting weather suitable for oranges…
‘There is no love sincerer than the love of food.’ George Bernard Shaw Cooking is science. Cooking is art. Finding the right combination of ingredients to make a dish exactly right, taking the time to create comforting home-cooked meals from scratch, and dreaming up the next dish while still making the last. Does this sound…
Visit the Office of Tourism located along the Canal du Midi in Capestang. Ask them for the ‘At The Head of the Pond’ walking tour brochure. At The Head of the Pond, (Au Cap De L’Etang) or Capestang, turns out to be rich with history. Capestang, located at the head of the Roseliere Pond, is a…
Planning our life in France, we made a simple list and followed it to the letter until our day of departure, ticking off the completely tasks. First Came The Plan The last part of our story, moving to France, is knowing we are up and running and welcome our first visitors in our rental apartment…
Francois & Carole Gauffre own La Compagnie Des Fromagers, the specialty cheese shop where they hand select each product from the best producers throughout France. In the direction of Beziers after Montady is a roundabout. Take your third exit and turn into the industrial block, and at the end you will see three wooden cut outs;…
Beziers is growing on me. I didn’t like it throughout the winter, it seemed grey and grungy to me. Then the floral markets started up and the locals emerged from hibernation and the city came alive right before my eyes. Now I only see the old buildings, the charming narrow streets that wind towards the…