Provence Real Life
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True Stories from Provence
Welcome to our Real Lives in Provence section, where people that have made the move share their stories. If you would like to share your story, please email us. We'd love to hear from you! For more information on family and daily life in Provence, visit our Life in Provence section.Healthcare in France
A Guide for the Expat
An introduction to healthcare in France
The World Health Organisation placed France No. 1 in the world.
Complementary health insurers
How to make your choice for top-up provision.
The need for decent 'mutuelle' cover
A real life experience gives a snapshot of healthcare provision in France.
French Medical Terminology
An A-Z from English to French.
Finding your way around 'Le Secu'
Employment in France
Making the Effort to Learn French
Ailsa Emmott: one wife's quest to find her way in France
Even for an independent person like Ailsa, giving up a job and moving to a country with a different language was not easy. In 1994 she moved to Monaco to be with Steve and later that year they married. Steve had basic A-level French but he also had a facility with language and was a confident, outgoing person. For Ailsa, it wasn't so easy...
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Jilly Bennett writes about Life in the South of France
Stories from her Pension Milou
Jilly Bennett has been writing for years - about her life in Wales, then life near Canterbury, then life in Australia and now about her life in the south of France. Jilly now runs a dog hotel on the Côte d'Azur and has started her own blog.
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Finding a place to live in Provence
About to become Avignonnaise
It's a former convent (with a reception for les femmes de mauvaise vie on the rez-de-chaussee), converted to the Ecole de Beaux Arts at the end of the 18th century, and then to a condominium in 2001. I am going to live there, amidst exposed beam ceilings and open stone work.
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Kate's decision to retire to Provence
Asking the right questions
I seriously considered making Avignon in Provence my retirement home for quite some time. When I was first considered France, I was looking at the south west (the Lot, Cahors, Agen) where several or my friends retired.
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How best to prepare for a move overseas
Make a moving check list
Make a 'move portfolio' with various dividers - believe me, it will be full and if you don't have it organized, you will spend hours looking for papers.
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From Illinois to Provence
And many stops in between!
Born on a farm in Illinois and determined that she would see the world, Kate Schertz has lived in 10 states and 15 different countries, including France.
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French Property Database Search
Over 12,000 properties for sale throughout France.....
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