Countdown to Moving Day

Countdown to Moving Day

We are on a major countdown now, with only 5 sleeps until we move to France! Nights are getting a bit restless and dogs are getting anxious by all of the upheaval in the house, but an excited glint can be found in our eyes as we prepare to go on this adventure to...
The French Mortgage System Has Made Us Change Our Route

The French Mortgage System Has Made Us Change Our Route

We were not completely naive you know? We did realise that it was a huge risk to fall in love with a property at such an early stage of our research into the Lot-et-Garonne department, the costs of renovating a French property and what this would mean for our French...
Shall We Play it Safe and Move to Condom?

Shall We Play it Safe and Move to Condom?

Image: Nérac not Condom! Last month we jumped on a plane from Edinburgh to Bordeaux to go on a mission to hone in on the areas we have been looking at online for the creative retreat. Everything looks amazing from Scotland, but we don’t want to risk choosing an...