Category: New Ideas

June 22, 2008

The Oyster Club and Moliere

There have been several famous Oyster Clubs, these were often private societies dedicated to fine eating in good company.

Through the enterprise of Robin Hicks, a businessman who lives near us in the Herault, a group of press, publishers and bloggers …

June 4, 2008

Finding Properties for Sale

Filed under: New Ideas, Personal - 04 Jun 2008

On my blog at www.FrUK.eu I am writing about setting up ways to find what properties are available for sale in France. This is not an easy task. A reader sent me information about three websites in Australia which …

May 27, 2008

The Joule in the Crown

I am looking at using solar energy for power and heating, although after three days of heavy rain and dark grey sky this seems a bit remote. But I have a large, south facing, roof which needs replacing so, with …

May 23, 2008

Google Video Player

I am beginning to use videos more in my blogs and on websites I use - I have been telling myself for years that this is important and that I should be giving a video blog regularly - it is …

April 23, 2008

Beziers to Stanstead with Ryanair

It seems Ryanair are pleased with the work the people in Beziers have done to make their new Bristol-Beziers route a success, so they are operating a trial service from Stanstead in the summer.

The nice people from BlaBlaBlah sent …

April 14, 2008

The Key To Liberation

Often it is the small victories which give the most pleasure. When times are hard and it is difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel, the smallest success can make everything seem possible again.

In France the …

April 11, 2008

The Future of Realtors in France

In my blog over at New Bricks and Pantiles - I am taking stock about the work I am doing in selling real-estate.

I mention some of the techniques on the Internet which a buyer can use to search for …

March 24, 2008

Pinging in the Rain

Filed under: New Ideas, Personal, Techie Stuff - 24 Mar 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 …

March 21, 2008

French Estate Agents

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 …

Building Costs in France

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 …

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