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Expats in France and a rocky road to success
What does it take to make a successful life as a working expat in France? Tenacity, determination and will power, a pragmatic attitude and ...
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Expat Life in a Medieval Village in France
Our house, in the medieval village of Salignac Eyvigues in the Perigord Noir, is over 800 years old and was once linked to the Château ...
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Magical Collioure weaves its spell
As the last of the sun dips on the Cote Vermeille, the folk of Collioure come out to spread their brand of magic and mayhem. ...
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The art of the good life in France
The beautiful landscape and the way of life in France has been inspiring artists for centuries… Caroline and Perry Taylor moved to the town of ...
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Spending Christmas in France
Christmas in France – a time of festivity and celebration, good food, good wine and champagne, family and friends, lights and trees, fun and indulgence. ...
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French Christmas traditions for Franco-American Family
Kimberley Petyt spent her first Christmas in France with her French husband to be and his family in 1999. Two years later she had married the ...
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First Christmas in France for US Expat
My first Christmas in France was in 1999. At the time, my French husband-to-be and I were living in the epicenter of dot.com madness, San ...
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Food Lovers France | Best French food choices
Best French Food: France is of course known for its fabulous French cuisine – in fact it has UNESCO status! The “gastronomic meal of the ...
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Gite ahoy on a fabulous Canal du Midi boat
When Jonathan and Melanie Alport from Cambridge in England decided to move to France they were particular about what they wanted – they had a ...
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Weird France!
All of our writers at The Good Life France are Francophiles, most of them are expats who live in France. We thought it would be ...
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