YOUR BRITISH CAR IN FRANCE with Polly Cannie If you’re intending to hang on to your British car in France and re-register it, make sure before leaving the UK that you have at least…
Sadly, new tricks are thought up every day by unscrupulous scammers hoping to con us out of our euros, so it pays to be alert.
There’s no two ways about it, learning a foreign language is hard work, requiring ongoing determination and commitment.
There is an old joke about a tourist who has lost his way and stops to ask a local for directions. After giving the matter long and thoughtful consideration, the local scratches his head and replies, “well, I wouldn’t be starting from here!”
School holidays in France are organised according to three “holiday zones”, A, B and C, in order to manage the flow of French holidaymakers.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water….. Summer sees the return of the jellyfish to the Catalan coast…but no more than past years so no need to abandon the…
Brexit is likely affect many of us living here in the P-O in one way or another. Indeed, most are already feeling its effect as exchange rate fluctuations spiral down to all time lows. This…
Estate planning in France is made far more challenging by ‘forced heirship’ succession law and inheritance tax rates of up to 60%.
Did you know that if you look at the petrol pump symbol on your fuel gauge, there is a small arrow indicating on which side you’ll find your petrol cap? Amazing eh?
Did you know that Le Boulou will soon have the longest ‘autoroute ferroviaire’ in Europe?