Some French treasures.

[ArthurBottlesworth]

Thats what I'm after, whats life like out there

 

Pretty rural where I am but 1 hour chester and 1 hour 45 to manchester when I need something more

 

But some of deep france looks about 3 hours from anywhere which is just too far

 

Loved the woodland in limousin.

 

All set to go last summer then my mother died and mil hurled herself to ground and put brakes on project ....

 

My son went to uni in france and I love quality of life So think I'd manage ok ....... Need to go in with right attitude though

[Big Ben]

Yes I love it in the Limousin, where the old dears are is pretty remote with no neighbours and a 25km drive to any decent shops. So you have to plan a bit more. I lived up there for two years and although I enjoyed the peace and quiet for a while it did get pretty lonely up there. Where I am now we can walk into town visit the bars and then walk home.

I think people soon realise when they move here that you do have to travel longer distances than what you would normally be used to.

 

Quality of life is what its all about though, and the people are very friendly if you try a bit with the lingo. I have got used to saying morning to everyone I see and shaking hands, something which I think has been lost in the UK.

And plenty of expats out here means more work for me, as they all seem to buy lots of land and can't cope with it.