Virelangue (tongue twister) Repeat rapidly at least three times Ces seize chats savent chanter 1. Match up the useful sayings 1. Something’s not quite right. 2. Heads or tails? 3. I always keep my word..…
by Simon Newman Most articles written about house transactions in France cover the buying process. But what about selling? Here are some pointers to keep in mind – and some cow-pats to avoid. Whatever you…
Heading up to the ski slopes this winter? Spare a thought for the 60 or so ‘joncétois’, residents of Joncet who have watched 5000 vehicles per day, many of them lorries, thunder through the tiny village for many a ski season.
New garlic, available in the Spring, has a softer and less pungent flavour than the older, dried variety. The following recipe may well convert professed garlic haters, and the parsley in it is said to remove the odour from the breath.
Join Marian Thornley every week as she shares the ups and downs of her move to, and life in Céret Settling in France We woke up for the first time in our new home, realised…
According to the Indépendant of 12th January, a couple in Sorède were amazed to see blossom on their cherry tree, followed by a few red cherries……in December. And more have appeared in January. Le monde…
1 G is for Go! Trouvez les définitions des mots suivants, qui commencent tous avec la lettre G. 1 gifted 2 grumpy 3 grip 4 gaga 5 grin 6 gherkin 7 giddy 8 goose 9…
1st October 2015 By Mary Taylor, Partner, Blevins Franks If you have ever had the feeling that you spent half your working life just to pay tax, you are probably not far wrong. What with…
7th September 2015 By Mary Taylor, Partner, Blevins Franks Automatic exchange of information is almost here. What does it mean for you, as an expatriate living in France? This loss of financial privacy affects us…
The Blevins Franks Guide to Living in France This 360-page book examines the key tax and wealth management issues for a UK national planning to move to France, already living in France or considering returning…