France + All Things French
Speaking French will be an advantage when buying a home in France but if you are not fluent, or don’t have a solid understanding of legal jargon, then a good French translation service can be very helpful.
We asked an expert in translation services, Sean from Day Translations Inc, to give us his tips on how a translation service can help when buying a home in France.
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Are you dreaming of owning your own slice of rural heaven in France? If so, have you wondered how you would maintain a French house from afar? And is the reality as good as you may have dreamt?
I say the reality is even better than the dream and buying our holiday home in France has been one of the most satisfying and rewarding things we’ve ever done. Don’t be deceived though into thinking that means it has always been easy, it has had its challenges, but it has been wonderful and I cannot imagine my life’s book without its ‘French Chapter’.
Living in Rural France & Salade Niçoise RecipeFor this instalment of ‘Living in France’ we share the story of building a garage, growing vegetables in a potager (French kitchen garden), making friends and our delicious Salade Niçoise Recipe.
Early in what we call our ‘French life’ (we live part time in France and part time in Australia), it was a busy time. We built a new garage. This was not a spur of the moment decision but rather a carefully planned activity. Our home has not previously had a garage and with each holiday Paul and I said to each other “we must build a garage one day”.
Welcome to A French Collection.
I’m Annette an Australia who is, by my own admission a hopeless Francophile, and lucky enough to live between my homes in Australia (Newcastle) and France (Brittany).
A French Collection started as a blog sharing our family’s experiences of purchasing a holiday home in Brittany, France and our adventures, mishaps and sheer good times of living in a small rural village nestled amongst farms overflowing with cows, chickens and maize.
