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Forum: France

Feb 18th 2010, 6:29 am

Replies: 19

Ahoy France

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Posted By Alacoque

Re: Ahoy France

Thanks for the encouragement.

We were talking again today about 'France' and I think that we would have to do it in a gradual way. Someone else with a teenager but also approaching retirement...

Forum: France

Feb 15th 2010, 6:54 am

Replies: 19

Ahoy France

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Posted By Alacoque

Re: Ahoy France

Hi mlp

I have sent you a PM.

Forum: France

Feb 14th 2010, 1:57 am

Replies: 19

Ahoy France

Views: 2,191

Posted By Alacoque

Re: Ahoy France

Bonjour Monsieur Le Plombier!

Wow, thank you, what a kind offer. Is there much demand?

The boat is in Dijon, was bought in St Jean de Losne but our plan was to go up to Paris, didn't get...

Forum: France

Feb 10th 2010, 4:52 am

Replies: 19

Ahoy France

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Posted By Alacoque

Re: Ahoy France

14 year old son!

Jim went over to the boat by himself last September for the month and managed even thought he doesnt have a word of French. He came back with a beard and is now a smoker - no...

Forum: France

Feb 10th 2010, 2:48 am

Replies: 25

French student living 'en famille' in UK

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Posted By Alacoque

Re: French student living 'en famille' in UK

Just wanted to add that last winter we did helpexchange in Portugal and Spain. Our first host was awful and expected us to sleep in the barn with a dangerous horse whilst she had three empty ensuite...

Forum: France

Feb 10th 2010, 2:20 am

Replies: 19

Ahoy France

Views: 2,191

Posted By Alacoque

Re: Ahoy France

I totally agree with those points. If it were up to me and my partner we would have been gone two years ago. We have some properties which we rent out they give us a small income now but who knows...

Forum: France

Feb 9th 2010, 8:55 pm

Replies: 19

Ahoy France

Views: 2,191

Posted By Alacoque

Re: Ahoy France

Sorry just a quick question.

What about leaving their friends behind? My son is an only child so his friends are so important to him (though they keep changing).

Forum: France

Feb 9th 2010, 8:53 pm

Replies: 19

Ahoy France

Views: 2,191

Posted By Alacoque

Re: Ahoy France

Ah ha!

I logged in yesterday and wrote a long drawn out reply which was basically fighting the theory that we will ruin our son's life if we remove him to France. It was so long and defensive...

Forum: France

Feb 8th 2010, 5:24 am

Replies: 19

Ahoy France

Views: 2,191

Posted By Alacoque

Ahoy France

Hi,

I have been lurking for a long time and have decided to jump in.

We have a boat big enough to live on, in France on the Burgundy canal. We would love to move over and try living there full...

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