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Forum: Cyprus
Apr 19th 2008, 11:46 am
Replies: 18
Views: 8,800
Posted By cw239

Re: Emigrating/retiring to Cyprus from U.K.

hi windowxp
don't give up yet - no-one has directed you to northern cyprus so check out what you can get there for your £170K and prepare to be pleasantly surprised. cyprus doesn't begin and end at...
Forum: France
Feb 16th 2008, 11:43 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 12,332
Posted By cw239

Re: moving to france ALONE

hi spacephoenix
haha, ive been struggling with it for almost 60 years and have finally had enough!
you have been a brilliant achiever in 14 years - well done indeed!
thanks for the encouragement -...
Forum: France
Feb 13th 2008, 3:58 am
Replies: 62
Views: 12,332
Posted By cw239

Re: moving to france ALONE

thanks for that marion.
i don't have an OH to spoil my intentions luckily, although until Andy showed up below i did have misgivings about the rightness (or wrongness) of my decision-making. i have...
Forum: France
Feb 12th 2008, 10:30 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 12,332
Posted By cw239

Re: moving to france ALONE

hi andy
that was a truly motivational message, and one that gave me, still a wannabe ex-pat, great inspiration and some chuckles too - thanks!
best wishes, chrissie in cambridge
Forum: Cyprus
Feb 10th 2008, 10:28 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,629
Posted By cw239

Re: cyprus and europe

bad luck!!
deep frost here to start with but now a beautiful cloudless blue sky and brilliant sunshine!
Forum: Cyprus
Feb 10th 2008, 7:33 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,629
Posted By cw239

Re: cyprus and europe

good points well made.
i like your overwhelming confidence and will try to relax!!
enjoy your sun.
chrissie
Forum: Cyprus
Feb 10th 2008, 5:56 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,629
Posted By cw239

Re: cyprus and europe

but i worry about everything mitzyboy, including what might not happen for years!!
Forum: Cyprus
Feb 10th 2008, 5:47 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,629
Posted By cw239

cyprus and europe

hi everyone
does anyone happen to know what effect turkey's accession into europe is going to have on northern cyprus - interest rates, taxes, property prices, everything really?
chrissie
Forum: France
Feb 9th 2008, 9:24 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 12,332
Posted By cw239

Re: moving to france ALONE

hi sue and moose
thanks for the encouragement. you know, the more i read the greater my desperation becomes to leave this choked-up island. i tried to get to the outskirts of cambridge yesterday,...
Forum: France
Dec 16th 2007, 6:09 am
Replies: 62
Views: 12,332
Posted By cw239

Re: moving to france ALONE

hi caroline
accessibility is one of my highest priorities too. you are heading much further south than i intend to go - i guess its going to be much hotter around nice, and very much more expensive...
Forum: France
Dec 16th 2007, 6:00 am
Replies: 62
Views: 12,332
Posted By cw239

Re: moving to france ALONE

i think thats good advice chris. im amazed though that you found your ideal location in only 2 trips - some people take years ive heard.
im definitely after semi-seclusion but with good access to...
Forum: France
Dec 16th 2007, 12:35 am
Replies: 62
Views: 12,332
Posted By cw239

Re: moving to france ALONE

thats absolutely fascinating stuff chris, thanks for all your answers, especially about the paint!!
next thing is, am i wasting my time trawling the internet for properties? i do realise that i have...
Forum: France
Dec 15th 2007, 9:44 am
Replies: 62
Views: 12,332
Posted By cw239

Re: moving to france ALONE

youre right - puddles, leaves, snow, you name it, we grind to a halt. your description sounds wonderful and youre gradually wooing me back to limousin. from corezze, which i know to be southern, how...
Forum: France
Dec 15th 2007, 9:05 am
Replies: 62
Views: 12,332
Posted By cw239

Re: moving to france ALONE

hi chris,
youre funny - you dont need to read michael wrights book - youre already there!! i only read it to get his impressions of limousin life but, while very readable and often amusing, it didnt...
Forum: France
Dec 15th 2007, 8:53 am
Replies: 62
Views: 12,332
Posted By cw239

Re: moving to france ALONE

thanks val50 - my respondents have been so encouraging that im beginning to wonder what im nervous about! i suppose that having always lived in and around one city, the idea of quitting the UK seems...
Forum: France
Dec 15th 2007, 7:13 am
Replies: 62
Views: 12,332
Posted By cw239

Re: moving to france ALONE

hi chris
thanks so much for your positivity - its just what i need to hear.
limousin was in fact my firm favourite for ages until i recently read michael wrights book - i know that sounds rubbish...
Forum: France
Dec 15th 2007, 6:34 am
Replies: 62
Views: 12,332
Posted By cw239

Re: moving to france ALONE

hi angela
im so thrilled to hear from you - thanks so much for replying to my cry for help!
i need to know all kinds of stuff, for eg. how did you choose your location in such a vast country; what...
Forum: France
Dec 15th 2007, 1:10 am
Replies: 62
Views: 12,332
Posted By cw239

moving to france ALONE

Families and couples do it but I have yet to find a lone woman who has taken the leap across the channel - my nerves are getting the better of me and I don't want to give up just for lack of...
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