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by mouser
Mon Aug 27, 2012 7:14 am
Forum: France
Topic: home
Replies: 0
Views: 709

home

We are back..god i love France. positives My french is much better than I thought roads laid back food wine just every thing negatives Got to learn to shrug in Gallic fashion and be patient did not get a feel for the area we went to so need to look elsewher still want to move.. still have nagging is...
by mouser
Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:24 pm
Forum: France
Topic: toll roads
Replies: 12
Views: 2882

thanks very much
x
by mouser
Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:24 pm
Forum: France
Topic: toll roads
Replies: 12
Views: 2882

toll roads

well only a few more days untill our first look and see trip.
Question about Toll roads - what is the best denomination of money to have handy ie notes or change, are they a set fee all the same or do they vary..



Thanks

x
by mouser
Wed Aug 08, 2012 6:19 pm
Forum: Bookings
Topic: Discounting, for July 2013??!!
Replies: 41
Views: 7774

i know french Cricket i am only looking but these are funny and going into my if i get a gite file!!!!!!!!!!!1
by mouser
Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:09 pm
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Help - So Many Flies!
Replies: 23
Views: 7447

I can recommend the red top fly catcher too. http://www.molevalleyfarmers.com/mvf/store/products/red-top-fly-trap I also use fly papers in the house....Not the best things to look at, but they work really well. Exactly my strategy. I also leave them for the guests and explain although they look dis...
by mouser
Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:22 pm
Forum: France
Topic: if you were to start again where
Replies: 28
Views: 5025

strangely enough i feel a bit relieved, i was beginning to think that i had to cover all the bases and be prepared for everything when in fact reality is yes we have made the decision to have a look at France and have an idea as to what we want to do, the rest will come when it comes............ exc...
by mouser
Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:46 pm
Forum: France
Topic: if you were to start again where
Replies: 28
Views: 5025

Mouser, stop! Take a step back. Breathe. You're getting caught up in detail when you haven't yet really got a sense of what you want - for yourselves, as persons, I mean - from the next phase of your life. You're about to embark on a major - and I do mean major - life change, that's going to involv...
by mouser
Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:31 pm
Forum: France
Topic: if you were to start again where
Replies: 28
Views: 5025

but i am confused..If we have a house with gite we can register ( at the moment) at AE or get advice on micro bic etc. But i thought if we bought 2 separate independent flats/houses there would be much bigger tax implications or am i way off track as i have said i have no idea what i am talking about.
by mouser
Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:53 pm
Forum: France
Topic: if you were to start again where
Replies: 28
Views: 5025

Has it got to be a Gite ??? Why not an apartment in Nice. My apartment is booked from April to October to such as extent that I dont even get a chance to go there myself. NB. I do charge top dollar. intersting however does that not mean it is a second home as we would also have to have somewhere to...
by mouser
Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:08 am
Forum: France
Topic: if you were to start again where
Replies: 28
Views: 5025

this too is a very interesting..i presumed it was sun and heat all the way... :shock: :shock: :shock: Gods, no!* Interesting reading - though I accept this year is a bit of an oddity... http://www.laymyhat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17657&highlight=vendee If you want to more or less guarantee wa...
by mouser
Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:20 pm
Forum: France
Topic: if you were to start again where
Replies: 28
Views: 5025

interesting..........obviously the more income from rentals the better LOL you can never have enough coming in. If you required the money to live on, I'd recommend the same as Normandie, plenty of places to visit rather than a 'sunshine' destination this too is a very interesting..i presumed it was ...
by mouser
Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:31 pm
Forum: France
Topic: if you were to start again where
Replies: 28
Views: 5025

thanks guys

Food for thought. I feel like a sponge LOL trying to get as much advice etc that i can
by mouser
Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:54 pm
Forum: France
Topic: if you were to start again where
Replies: 28
Views: 5025

if you were to start again where

would you set up? We are still trying to decide where to start looking. we need to rent out gite for 6-8 weeks a year to top up pension so location etc is important. So far we love Brittany Gironde Ardeche - but expensive any other ideas - not sure do you look for somewhere nr other gites or a locat...
by mouser
Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:18 pm
Forum: France
Topic: Bradley Wiggins
Replies: 55
Views: 6577

watched it here loved it, and i just love Paris so added bonus!
by mouser
Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:49 pm
Forum: France
Topic: learning the language
Replies: 22
Views: 2894

thank everyone

will continue to converse with my 2 french colleagues at work in my french that makes them smile.

x
ps

can i just say how POSITIVE everyone here is......... although i know there will be pitfalls but sometimes we just need encouragement
thanks
night