Archive for: May 2007

May 26, 2007

Finding a Home and a making a living in France

Filed under: Personal - 26 May 2007

Moving to live in France is the dream of many people - making a living in France is a nightmare for some.

Our new president elect promises to make it possible to run a business and employ people, to get rid

Monday, IT or not IT, that is the question

Filed under: Personal - 26 May 2007

I spent most of the day clearing email. A lot came through from my blog in www.Twiku.com about the missing 3 year old.

My own marketing is predominately Internet driven - for over ten years I have only been using the

Investing in Rental Property in France - 1 - Sete

Filed under: Personal - 26 May 2007

I spent a very positive day yesterday with Clients from the USA who are looking to invest in property in Languedoc for rental.

We are exploring a number of options, from sea-view apartments to village houses and city properties. Yesterday we

May 24, 2007

Experimental Video clip

Filed under: Personal - 24 May 2007

I would love to hear from you, you can write to me from the contact form or now you can talk to me directly by replying to this short video of me talking - the Internet is really beginning …

Video in your email

Filed under: Personal - 24 May 2007

I believe that the blending of video, email and Interent sites is slowly happening - Google has just announced their move to a video “adsense” service and the growth of sites like youtube is fantastic.

I did a small experimental video

Buying euro and currency exchanges

Filed under: French life, Investment, Personal, Real Estate - 24 May 2007

Many people buying property in France will need to change currency and buy euro. With fluctuations in sterling, dollars, Australian dollars, South African Rand and the host of other currencies, buying a property for several hundred thousand euro can be …

May 23, 2007

Buying Agricultural Land in France

If you are purchasing a property in France with a hectare or more of land, then the purchase will be brought to the attention of SAFER http://www.safer.fr/ (The Société d’Amenagément Foncier et d’Establissement Rural) by the Notaire.

This can cause problems you did not expect and you must get all matters clearly sorted, (by your honest and clever estate-agent) in writing, before you sign.

Here is an email I received today.

Madeleine McCann’s Eye holds vital clue

Filed under: Personal - 23 May 2007

Updated: 18:00, Saturday May 12, 2007
Madeleine McCann’s family believe a new picture of the missing four-year-old could play a vital role in the search for her.

The photo of Madeleine McCann shows clearly Madeleine’s distinctive right eye, where the pupil runs …

May 21, 2007

Chasing Rabbits

Filed under: Personal - 21 May 2007

We now have three dogs, our old bearded collie, Suissie, has been on every website I have made in the last ten years, especially when we were renting apartments in our home in Nizas - if only to warn prospective …

May 20, 2007

Another week passes

Filed under: Personal - 20 May 2007

I have not forgotten Madeleine McCann, in looking around the Internet trying to find something positive I could do I was saddened by the information about so many missing children - it is a week now since I posted the …

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