Archive for: March 2008

Well, pinging in the sunshine today - while the UK freezes over, in the South of France the skys are clear and bright today, but it is cold.

I have just got back from a brisk walk with the dogs …

I have been writing recently about some of the frustrations of buying property in France - these frustrations are both for the buyer and myself trying to find the right property for someone.

I work with Coast and Country , …

In many countries, including America, the UK and Australia, if I want to buy a house I select a local agent I like and I ask them what properties they can offer in the areas I am interested and at …

A useful site I have written about before is Batitel - unfortunately they charge a fixed subscription of 90 euro a year for their online service, while this is excellent value if you are a builder, it is pricey …

If you buy a house in France, the sale must be completed through a Notaire.

I am not sure exactly how to describe a Notaire in comparison to the legal or official equivalent in other countries - not a; lawyer, solicitor, …

If you are planning to move to France you will be searching lots of estate-agents websites and many of the online portals to get information on property and to find out what is on offer. This article is about finding …

Two thousand years ago the Romans made careful maps of their Empire to be able to collect taxes from all landowners - so nothing has changed there. In the museum in Beziers there are some old drawings of the plots …

Rain on my garden

Who owns the splashes I see

The sky or the pond

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Answers please on the back of a postal order

I have drunk wine from most South American countries including, Peru, Chile, Mexico and Argentina - but Amazon wine conjors up an image of muddy water and pirana fish in my glass. However, to my relief it is an …

I was trying to do a regular series of Haiku from this blog - so here is a simple one for today

802.3
over tcp/ip
gives you this haiku