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Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Apr 24th 2013, 1:02 am
Replies: 3
Views: 816
Posted By Bellahand

Re: Haddock and I are coming to Amsterdam...

Hi liveaboard,

Thank you for your reply :)

There seem to be mixed opinions out there. I'd read about the current situation in regards to social housing and also about why the prices are so high...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Apr 11th 2013, 5:41 am
Replies: 3
Views: 816
Posted By Bellahand

Haddock and I are coming to Amsterdam...

Hello All,

After 5 years in France, I have made a rather big decision. I am determined to live (and hopefully settle!) in..............Amsterdam.

I'm probably just one of many caught up in the...
Forum: France
Sep 12th 2011, 1:34 am
Replies: 2
Views: 849
Posted By Bellahand

Re: URGENT REQUEST FOR MAN WITH VAN. TOULOUSE - LYON this Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EDIT: Documentation no longer required. If ANYONE can help me, PLEASE let me know. The situation is getting quite desperate!!!! Thank you :)
Forum: France
Sep 11th 2011, 10:32 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 849
Posted By Bellahand

URGENT REQUEST FOR MAN WITH VAN. TOULOUSE - LYON this Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Everyone,

I'm moving from Toulouse to Lyon this Friday (16/09/11) and I am in desperate search of assistance with the move (man with a van). I have a price in mind and I would need some form...
Forum: France
Aug 31st 2011, 4:57 am
Replies: 3
Views: 873
Posted By Bellahand

Re: Change...toulouse - Lyon

Thank you! Toulouse is lovely and it hasn't all been bad...I've just learnt the hard way about taking risks as a single woman in France (i.e. auto entrepreneur!!!)...we live and learn!!!

I never...
Forum: France
Aug 30th 2011, 11:54 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 873
Posted By Bellahand

Change...toulouse - Lyon

Hi Everyone,

Well, in June 2010, I moved on my own from Paris to Toulouse. I had big dreams of continuing my teaching as an auto-entrepreneur and settling down. Things didn't work out. I'm owed...
Forum: France
Mar 24th 2011, 11:43 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 647
Posted By Bellahand

Hello, contract assistance and how time flies!

Hello everyone,

Firstly, I want to say how sorry I am to here that RogerO has passed away. I didn't know him personally but I'm certain that he offered me some good advice regarding my move from...
Forum: France
May 30th 2010, 8:01 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 6,266
Posted By Bellahand

Re: HELLO!!!

Thank you very much - it's a very sweet offer. However, my new landlord is on a tight schedule and needs to meet me before he starts work...at 6:15am (!!!!!) plus I'd feel a bit uneasy leaving 'my...
Forum: France
May 30th 2010, 1:47 am
Replies: 28
Views: 6,266
Posted By Bellahand

Re: HELLO!!!

I'm moving tomorrow and I think it's only just sinking in that I'm doing a 7-hour drive!!! I've never driven over five hours before and that was on British roads...arrgggh! I'm taking the A20...
Forum: France
May 30th 2010, 1:36 am
Replies: 32
Views: 39,470
Posted By Bellahand

Re: Best Bank In France?

When I first moved to Paris in 2008 (I couldn't speak French back then), I opened an account with the nearest bank to my flat which was LCL. It was a small branch and nobody spoke English so opening...
Forum: France
May 27th 2010, 6:23 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 3,850
Posted By Bellahand

Re: Anyone work for or know someone that does work for the UK embassy in Paris??

a friend of mine stamps the passports in the British Embassy in Paris - I very much doubt that he could help but feel free to send me a pm with your details and I'll happily pass it onto him -...
Forum: France
May 6th 2010, 6:09 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 16,690
Posted By Bellahand

Re: TEFL in Toulouse?

Oh I'm sorry, I thought you were asking me about the information I'd already written because you were questioning whether it was true or not - I think it's time for my morning coffee!!! :unsure:
...
Forum: France
May 6th 2010, 5:48 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 16,690
Posted By Bellahand

Re: TEFL in Toulouse?

Yes, I've done a Teaching English as a Foreign Language course...my CELTA...as I've said. I haven't done a TEFL course at this institution - have you read my initial post? I think I've been...
Forum: France
May 6th 2010, 5:34 pm
Replies: 368
Views: 232,787
Posted By Bellahand

Re: Useful French Phrases

This sounds great, I'm going to buy this!!!
Forum: France
May 6th 2010, 5:33 pm
Replies: 368
Views: 232,787
Posted By Bellahand

Re: Useful French Phrases

Sorry, still on a UK keyboard and a little sleepy to remember the accent codes!

je dois bouger mon cul / bouges ton cul etc

Parles a ma tete, mon cul est malade (I quite like this one!)
...
Forum: France
May 6th 2010, 5:27 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 2,293
Posted By Bellahand

Re: Moving to Lyon - appartments

My new appartment isn't in Paris. As it happens, I was never able to secure an official contract in Paris and always had to live without a contract, I had a low budget of about 400-500 euros a month,...
Forum: France
May 6th 2010, 5:19 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 16,690
Posted By Bellahand

Re: TEFL in Toulouse?

I agree and disagree.

As I've said, I think it's either better not to have a qualification to teach (as Dennerlymum successfully proves as well as many of my friends) or...if one really wants to...
Forum: France
May 5th 2010, 9:48 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 16,690
Posted By Bellahand

Re: TEFL in Toulouse?

This is just my opinion...

There are many companies out there who run courses under the umbrella name of 'TEFL COURSE' purely to make money out of the teacher and often giving the teacher a piece...
Forum: France
May 5th 2010, 6:18 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 16,690
Posted By Bellahand

Re: TEFL in Toulouse?

I don't like the look of that course.

I took a CELTA in England which was a (VERY) intensive 1-month course which I think can be spread out over three or six months if required. I totally value...
Forum: France
May 5th 2010, 6:06 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 2,293
Posted By Bellahand

Re: Moving to Lyon - appartments

Hello!

I would be careful with your expectations because securing a flat to rent isn't quite as 'simple' as it can be in the UK. For example, I've just secured a flat to rent (directly through...
Forum: France
May 2nd 2010, 12:40 am
Replies: 28
Views: 6,266
Posted By Bellahand

Re: HELLO!!!

Thank you for all of your replies!!!

I am aware that a standard CB (carte bancaire) is not a credit card, this is why I specifically changed it to (an official) VISA Carte Bleu for hiring the...
Forum: France
Apr 29th 2010, 10:00 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 6,266
Posted By Bellahand

Re: HELLO!!!

I think a French Carte de Bleue is a credit card because when I applied for it, they said it would be enough to hire a car with. But I agree, I should go to the car hire company and show them my card...
Forum: France
Apr 29th 2010, 9:40 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 6,266
Posted By Bellahand

Re: HELLO!!!

Hahaha, I did think that would be a bit obscene!!! So would you recommend that I transfer money into this account to ensure that there is actually 5000 in there???!!! It's a VISA carte de bleue but I...
Forum: France
Apr 29th 2010, 6:11 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 6,266
Posted By Bellahand

Re: HELLO!!!

What??? They actually take the 5000E deposit when I take the car????????????????????????????????????? I thought it was just a precaution and that they took the card details so that they could take...
Forum: France
Apr 25th 2010, 12:44 am
Replies: 28
Views: 6,266
Posted By Bellahand

Re: HELLO!!!

Thank you! I thought it would be a bit unreasonable but having dreamt it, I feared it might have been some form of prediction :rofl:
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