I have visited France many times as a tourist over the last thirty+ years but this was the first time I came with a mission to learn the French language and way of life. I have always had a feeling of well-being when I arrive in France – all of my senses are awakened: there’s nothing like the warm toasty smell of baguettes baking or the feel of fine French […]
Seven weeks looking after two cats, one dog and two fish in a little French mediaeval town in the Pays de la Loire region? Why not, we thought when we applied for the ‘job’ through the Mind my Home app. It would be a nice opportunity to settle into a touch of French life – which is what we came away for after all! The first surprise came when we […]
After enjoying the wine routes and little villages of the Alsace region we decided to wind along another wine route a little further west and this time embarked on the Route des Grands Crus, which starts in Dijon and follows the old N74,newly renamed D974 road all the way down to Beaune. It is a beautiful drive along narrow wine-lined country roads past the grand entrances to the big wine […]