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| Moving
To France ~ by Graham Downie - My wife and I moved to Mainxe, a
small hamlet in the Charente, in October 2003. Try looking it up on a map
and you’ll struggle as it only consists of a few houses and a church some
10 km’s outside Saintes (the twin town of Salisbury). Quite a move as,
in my previous life, I worked in the heart of the West End while my wife
stayed at home to look after Holly (aged 5) and Katie (3). Nov./04 |
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| Airline
Mileage Credit Cards Penalize Expats - For years, Adrian Leeds
has taken advantage of her credit card to accrue airline miles and gain
free travel for herself and her daughter. She pays for the entire restaurant
bill, they give her cash, she gets the miles/points and the best exchange
rate possible for converting U.S. dollars into the French francs. It's
been a perfect system until now. Adrian investigated nine credit cards... |
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A Place To Enjoy Your Time In Paris ~ by Will Sullivan - A French
friend of mine, Roget, once said to me that to experience France to its
fullest, you must live there, and not temporarily, but through each season
of one year to see how the country, the people and the language change.
Witnessing change is an important, if not imminent, facet of travel. Dec./04 |
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Through A Painting ~ by Maxine Rose Schur - Very nice article about
traveling around Brittany and passing through the beauty of France in the
Summer. Maxine talks about traveling through the countryside and feeling
as though you are moving through an impressionist painting and seeing the
photos in the above article you can see the comparison is valid. Maxine
lets you know where you should stay in Paris as well as the small towns
in Brittany. And from the article you will get a clear idea of what's it
like to spend time relaxing, eating and traveling through one the most
beautiful regions of France. Sept./03 |
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| Brittany's
Watchers In The Woods ~ In France ~
by Andrew Hartnagel - As anyone in the tourism industry knows, planning
is essential. Perhaps no entrepreneurs were so aware of this as the
early Neolithic people who once inhabited the far northwest corner of France
known as Brittany. Their capitalist skills were so finely honed that
they erected a host of mysterious stones and tombs in anticipation of the
next 5,000 years of curious travelers. Brilliant. Oct./04 |
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| Buying
property in France -French
people generally do not buy property as a speculative investment but as
a place in which they intend to live and settle down. |
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remain in the family for generations and there is a high level of second
home ownership, either a cottage in the country or a seaside villa or apartment.
Even though such properties may be used infrequently and only for holidays,
they often do not come onto the market until the death of parents and where
the younger generations prefer to travel to cheaper holiday destinations
outside France. Apr./07 |
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| Buying
Property In France - Learn To Love Your Agent Immo! - Learn To
Love Your Agent Immo! - Part of the process of buying a property in France
almost always involves dealing with a local French agent immobilier.For
some this can be a novel or occasionally frustrating business and in this
Fact Sheet I have tried to highlight some of the advantages and defects
in the French property buying system, and why sometimes things happen which
seem inexplicable at the time but for which there is often a rational explanation.
May/07. |
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| Buying
Property in the South of France -
There is an abundant demand for farmhouses, either ruins or recently abandoned,
for renovation. One must know what to look for, how to estimate its value
and how to negotiate a price that will not bankrupt them. For example,
that rustic farmhouse at the end of the long, winding gravel road nears
a copse of woods within an idyllic setting. Is it really worth what they
are asking? Well, if you don't see any electricity lines strung down to
the house, you might ask. Bringing in electricity can seriously increase
renovation costs. Nov./02 |
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| Travel
to France -
An expatriate living in France gives us some travel tips. Adrian B. Leeds
writes from Paris giving us some 'insider' travel ideas regarding the various
French châteaux's - She is the author of Leeds Good Value Guide to
Paris Restaurants. She also hosts an excellent website from France. |
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| France,
Spain And Dubai ~
by Rosemary Jaworsky - After my last article for Escape From America Magazine,
LIVING in GASCONY, (May 2005), I was inundated with requests for information
on residency, home buying, working and healthcare, etc. I tried to answer
every email to the best of my knowledge and from some borrowed knowledge,
too. Some of my writers, who were keen to learn more of the area and were
interested in buying, actually paid me a visit. I still have about 6 more
scheduled visits for September and October and two confirmed visits for
April and May next year. Since then, I have continued to receive requests
on secondary home ownership with a view to later retirement. Oct./05 |
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| Feasting
on the Fetes of Gascony - Gascony, bathed in sun for the
better of part of nine months of the year and a climate akin to that of
the Napa Valley in California, lends itself to the enjoyment of almost
all year round al-fresco dining and the consumption of stunning local wines.
Located in the south west corner of France the area is commonly referred
to as the 'other south of France!' Oct./06 |
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| Buying
In France -
As a foreigner buying property in France, we recommend obtaining the mortgage
through a French bank for two very important reasons. First, because our
agency is in daily communication with several of the largest financial
institutions in Europe and can therefore help you receive the credit you
are looking for (which are not obtainable by individual devices). |
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banks specialize in non-resident loans, and we will be there to guide you
through the process to be sure everything runs smoothly. Second, because
in the case of a Leaseback program you will receive your rental income
in €uros. April/04 |
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| France:
Buying a Car for Our Barge ~Have Car and Barge: Will Travel - Michelle
and Paul Caffrey summer in France aboard their 1906 Dutch steel barge.
They enjoy 1000 square feet of comfortable living space while crusing the
famous canals and rivers of Europe. It's the global nomad scene.
How they did it is brought to our readers in the Winter issue of Offshore
Real Estate Quarterly. Soon, though, the Caffreys realized they needed
some land transportation for those shopping needs. They went out and bought
a Mini that would fit nicely on the deck of IMAGINE. Now they can offer
there charter passengers the luxury of both land and sea travel ~ the only
way to travel. |
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| France:
Le Bout de Monde - If
you came to visit us for the first time, you might think that our tiny
village of Cansal in the Fenouillèdes, surrounded completely by
sloping vineyards, is as dead as a dodo. Let me try to convince you why
Cansal (c. 90 inhabitants) is never, ever boring. We'll start with
Henri, a nicely pot-bellied octogenarian, strong as an ox, who proudly
showed me his graveyard harem one day when I met him by chance in the village
cemetery. Jul/06 |
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| Like
Drinking Café Olé ~
By Maxine Schur - Great article about traveling through the Costa Brava
on Spain's northeastern border near France. This is an area that became
popular with artists in the 1920s because of its great climate, people
and food. If you want to know a little about the towns that dot this area
then the above article has some great resources for exploring Costa Brava.
June/03 |
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| French
Fried Apple Pie - By Adrian Leeds - The Tale of an
American "Pig-Out" from a Parisian Point of View. |
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writing from Paris, tells us about a classic American "Pig-Out" after years
of living in France. How you going to keep them down on the farm after
they've seen Paree? |
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| Getting
Established To Do Business As A Foreigner In France -
A very informative article by Daniel Laprès - covers such subjects
as, Who can immigrate to France? What kind of work can foreigners
do? - - Daniel Laprès an Avocat à la Cour d'Appel de Paris,
specializes in immigration to France, international commerce and Multimedia
/ e-commerce. |
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| Getting
What You Need -
The Wit & Wisdom of Bill Bonner. "I remind myself that beauty is only
skin deep. And like money, it is superficial. But superficial seems plenty
deep enough. Money can't buy love. But it can buy those Russian women in
the Bois de Boulogne. And what would be nicer - a 30 minutes of cheap,
imitation love with the woman on the bicycle...or a lifetime of the real
thing with Janet Reno? " |
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| Hollywood
to Paris: Making the Move Now-From Glitter to Intrinsic Reward -
Quarkscrew Jones is the chosen pseudonym for a former executive assistant
at a major Hollywood studio. Just before September 11, Quarkscrew decided
it was time to return to childhood dreams and escape that madhouse she'd
been led to believe was everything. Existence as she knew it no longer
sustained her. Deep within the fraz and glitter of Hollywood, she'd begun
asking the question we are all asking, "Is this all there is to living?
... On Sept. 11, 2001, we watched the Twin Towers disintegrate before
our eyes, like Snow White's kiss, naptime was over. We felt helpless that
day, and despite what the media tries to sell us, we feel helpless now.
I want to hear at least one happy story come out of a world like this.
I figure, might as well start with my own. It is not a crime to be an American,
and we shouldn't have to give up our dreams just because someone, somewhere
out there doesn't like us. I am living again and I wouldn't trade this
feeling for anything." |
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| How
To Live And Work In Paris ~ One American Shares The Secrets Of Navigating
la vie Française ~ by Adrian Leeds - Thousands of Americans
of all ages come here every year in the hopes of a job, career, new friends
-- in short, a new life. Paris is very séduisant (seductive), so
if you come here on vacation once or twice, it's easy to get hooked. Beauty,
culture, cuisine, language, style, art, literature, history, romance, architecture...it's
all here for the asking, as long as you're willing to pay the price. Jan/05 |
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| How
To Obtain A French Driving License ~ Driving In France ~
by Jeff Steiner - Your American license is exchangeable for a French license
if it is from one of the following states: Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas,
Michigan, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Kentucky (Please note this
list can change at any time!). If you think I missed a state, then call
your local Préfecture or sous Préfecture or French embassy/consulate.
They will tell you if your license is exchangeable. June/04 |
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| In
Praise Of Cowards - Thoughts On France And America ~ by Bill Bonner
- One of the many conceits Americans permit themselves is that they bravely
face up to the world's terrorist menace, while others - most notably, the
French - cower in fear. Elsewhere, in the International Herald Tribune,
comes a letter to the editor in which the writer takes issue with an apparently
widespread report that John Kerry is worried about looking "too French"
and that this is a sign of "weakness" in the eyes of the lumpen voters.
April/04 |
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| In
The South Of France - Wine Country~ by Will Sullivan -
Great article about traveling and living in the south of France. Will visits
some old friends in the south of France who have settled down in a small
town and are living and working in the wine business. If you've thought
about what it would be like to live in the south of France read the above
article. Oct./03 |
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| Intricacies
Of Working And Living In Paris - I came here the first time and
got hooked. Once every few years quickly turned into coming year after
year, always staying in the same hotel in the same neighborhood, dreaming
about calling that neighborhood home. Then, with some planning, my family
and I sold our house, our cars, packed up our furniture, shipped our belongings
to Paris and moved into a furnished apartment less than half the size of
our California home with no closet space and just enough money to last
one year, or two with some luck. |
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Ne Parle Pas" In Paradise - Robin Sparks Gets Culture Shocked
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You move into a flat in the St. Germain des Près and you sip a Kir
Royal under a vermilion awning at the Buci Café and you think, 'things
don't get much better than this.' But the fact that you don't speak French
begins to make things interesting. You have to plot how to get from here
to there after you figure out where there is. And that means learning how
to use Europe's oldest subway system, the Métro. You need to make
a phone call, but first you must find out where to buy phone cards, and
then where to use them. Where is the laundromat and how do you use it once
you get there? |
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| Languedoc:
10 Steps Buying Guide - You
know those month-by-month guides that are sometimes advertised on TV –
they usually have a title like “Creative crochet for your home” and you
get a handy ring binder to keep them in? This part of the site gives
you a step-by-step, monthly planner to help you buy a home in France (afraid
there’s no ring binder, though). Think of it like planning your wedding,
or the birth of your first baby: it’s all about counting down to The Big
Day. Preparation is key. Aug./06 |
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| Languedoc:
A strong favourite for property investors - Alex
Charles, co-founder of property specialist website Creme de Languedoc,
makes the case for why over-seas investors should not miss out on this
strong investment opportunity. Sept./06 |
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| Magical
France ~ by Rosemary Jaworsky - For some of you, Gascony
is the tale of dÁrtagnan and the 3 musketeers, but for those of
us privileged to have found this beautiful and as yet, truly unspoilt part
of SW France, it is paradise.. May/05 |
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| Moving
To Charente - Living In Rural France - Above
the ground floor there were steps leading to the grenier, where thick ancient
beams held up the old tiled roof. The attic walls would need fixing. We
ducked below hanging curtains of cobwebs to check out the small finished
bedroom at the end, that lay hidden behind a rough cinderblock wall. It
was usable, with nice large arched windows. ...magnificent overhead
beams, some ancient, some newer, in every ceiling. Steps down lead to a
huge great room with fireplace, and a modest typical French kitchen at
one end. By Diana Kingham |
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| Offshore
Investment - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section
of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out
the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and
news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - If you want to know about
investing offshore we recommend that you subscribe to the NewsWire. It's
written by professionals and provides up to date information that is accurate.
By subscribing to the "LowtaxOnline NewsWire" you will be able to receive
all important international tax and offshore stories in one compact e-mail,
conveniently sent at midnight GMT every Thursday so as to be available
around the world before the end of the working week. This LowtaxOnline
TaxWire on Moving Your Business Offshore was a Special Feature for Friday
5th January 2001 It was compiled by Tax-news.com editorial staff in London
and New York Robert Lee and Mike Godfrey. |
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| Once
listless in Seattle, but now with designs to conquer France's interior
- The French reputation for design is so formidable that, like their cuisine,
there can be a degree of intimidation when it comes to competing with or
selling to them. But think about it: if the French have taken to burgers
and pizza, then why shouldn't they also be willing to at least experiment
with design concepts from abroad? |
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| Passion
Play In Paris - By Robin Sparks - I set out to “know” Paris
in my favorite way -- by blending in and pretending to be one of
its residents. I negotiated Paris via the Metro. I sipped kirs at Les Deux
Maggots (OK, so I did hit one or two tourist spots). At en plein aire cafés
I stared unabashedly with the rest of the audience at the street theatre
as it strolled past. I learned quickly to pick out the Frenchmen from other
European males by the similarity of their narrow noses and lips, wire rimmed
glasses, receding hairlines, and thousand dollar suits. I shopped daily
at the patisseries and the boucheries and the tabacs and the outdoor markets.
I paraded down the Champs-Elysées adapting the I-Love-Being-A-Woman
attitude that French women wear so well. |
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| Paris
~ For An Escapeartist ~ by Will Sullivan - When the sun rises and
sets, it's thinking of Paris. So should we all. Paris is not only a mindset;
it's a memory of something deep inside of us, of love, of faith, of the
grand expectations of civilization. Often, this is simply called romance.
And what isn't romantic about a place so grand, that each alleyway, each
square, and each small, hidden, fountain-graced Place is beset with its
own memories and mysteries, its own essential facet of a une belle époque?
Oct./04 |
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| Paris
Meeting Places ~ Enjoying Paris ~
by Adrian Leeds - Many who make the move to Paris promise themselves NOT
to meet only people of their own nationality. I was one of those who thought
that becoming Parisian meant having Parisian friends, immersing myself
in the French community, speaking French more often than English and all
in all, avoiding the American community. Quickly I discovered this wasn't
necessarily the best approach to acclimate quickly to my new home. The
support I gained from having new found friends who understood the issues
and concerns I faced entering this new culture was invaluable to a successful
transition. French friends weren't able to provide that kind of support.
Oct./05 |
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| Paris
With Six Kids? On A Budget? Were We Mad? - US$1 equals 0.75 euro ~
by Magdalen McInnes - Monsieur Meslin, the owner, sent through stacks of
pictures—the kids were thrilled to discover there was a tree-house in the
garden and that the neighboring village (Longjumeaux) had an outdoor swimming
pool. House rental for nine days cost $1,344—including a $310 security
deposit to cover any breakages. (Thankfully we got our deposit back!) Renting
direct from the owner cuts out the middleman—and in my view saved us at
least $2,400 (if we had booked our flights through a travel agency, the
cost would have been around $5,000). May/05 |
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| Parisian
Holiday Bliss ~ Advice From Parler Paris~ by Adrian Leeds - I am
almost always home in Paris for Christmas and New Year's Eve, too - mostly
because so many friends love to descend on Paris at this time of year.
Obviously, it's a time when people have vacation, but it's also such a
romantic idea to celebrate the holidays by strolling along the elegantly
lit Champs-Elysées or sipping on a spicy "vin chaud" in a corner
café. Dec./04 |
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| Parlez-Vous
Français? – How to Work the Web for Learning French in France-
The moment you have to interact with the Parisians in non-tourist situations
(like a conference with your kid's teacher or seeking an obscure little
piece of hardware in the "sous-sol" [basement] of the "BHV") you're in
big trouble without the language. So, if you want to do more than just
exist
in Paris, I suggest you think through the best, fastest and easiest ways
to learn the language. ~ Writing from Paris, Adrian Leeds gives us the
word about what it takes to learn Français |
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| Peddling
a whole new service by Anne Bovaird - Sebastien Laurent spends
a lot of time on his bike negotiating narrow Paris streets, breathing carbon
monoxide fumes and maneuvering around demented French drivers. "The drunks
see our biker outfits and think we're training for the Tour de France.
We turn a lot of heads," said Laurent. At 26, this Franco-American is managing
director of Breakaway Courier Systems France, a subsidiary of the parent
company based in New York City. Laurent was born in France but did most
of his growing up in the US. During a junior year exchange program in Rouen,
he fell I in love with his native country as well as a girl. |
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| Pray
For Dawn ~ America v. France ~
By Bill Bonner - Bill Bonner talks about what is going on inside the U.S.
and how the changes we are seeing in U.S. policy could have us praying
for a new day. His reflections on the role of the neo-cons in formulating
U.S. policy is sagacious and his thoughts are clear about what is going
wrong inside the U.S. since the country began to look more unsure of itself
and its policies. What will the future look like for America? July/03 |
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| Real
Estate in France -
In the morning, you can go to bakery just across the street for croisants
straight from the oven and then buy fresh-cut flowers from the street market
for your table, stop at a café for coffee or pastis. You might stop
to chat with your Australian or Spanish neighbors, look over the shoulder
of an oil painter, or give directions to a lost tourist. |
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| Provence
And Corsica ~ Inexpensive And Beautiful ~
By Adrian Leeds - Great article about how to travel through Provence and
Corsica on little money. Summertime is coming to Europe and now is the
time to plan your trip to Corsica and Provence. The mountain towns and
beautiful beaches and the food and the people. Only two months to July
so start planning. May/03 |
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| Real
Estate in Antibes & Juan les Pins ~ Antibes
Realtor Jean-Mark Phillipe compares people who tell him they are looking
for property somewhere in France between Nice and St. Tropez to those who
say they want to live in California somewhere between San Francisco and
San Diego. While it sounds reasonable enough, many people think of the
Cote D’Azure as a single swath of land that hugs the Mediterranean Sea.
In reality, each town and village on the Riviera is distinctly different
and offers a different lifestyle.
By Lisa Abdolian Sept./05 |
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Estate in France: Land of Opportunity - France,
the country of wine, perfume, fashion and the Eiffel Tower, also provides
real estate investors with some excellent opportunities. Linda Rano at
Couleurs de France, based in the city of Toulouse in the South West, explains
why. Oct./06 |
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| Real
Estate in Gascony France For some of you, Gascony is the tale of
dÁrtagnan and the 3 musketeers, but for those of us privileged to
have found this beautiful and as yet, truly unspoilt part of South West
France, it is paradise found! Gascony is a vast area, long fought over
by the French, Romans, British and Spanish. It is a land rich in
culture and as diverse in its history. There lies evidence in almost
every village of its earlier invaders and inhabitants, going back some
2000 years. Jul/05 |
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Estate in Paris - Rent OR Purchase? Or Rent THEN Purchase? ~
For
stays in Paris of five days or more, a furnished apartment turns a "tourist
into a "visitor." The moment you press the keys on the "digicode," enter
the stairwell, turn the funny looking French key in the lock and step into
your private little world fully furnished, comfortable and lived-in, you
are no longer a tourist, nor even a visitor at all -- but a real Parisian,
even if only for a few days or few weeks. By Adrian Leeds Sept./05 |
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Buy, Rent - Apartment In Paris ~ by Adrian Leeds - In Paris, it's
not unusual for a tenant to quickly transform into a landlord. Such
is the case for thousands of foreigners, particularly entrepreneurial investment-seeking
North Americans who have fallen in love with the City of Light and "La
France Profonde" after a few trips and a short stay in a "pied-à-terre"(furnished
apartment). The first time you landed at Charles de Gaulle, it's likely
you taxied to a quaint little hotel on the Left Bank, spent the week visiting
museums, shopping at the "grands magasins," dining at the most written-about
restaurants and getting to know the lay of the River Seine. May/05 |
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| Return
to Normandy - Through the station concourse at Rouen, a majestic
arc of light and sound, into the Café Metropole to find Christophe
and Lorette sparkling with delight. Some things have changed.
The cathedral has finally shed its' scaffolding, the square now too tiny
to contain its' unblemished splendour. Jun/06 |
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In Paris ~ by Hugh Phelan - The only thing that distracted
me from the severe pain in my back was the excruciating pain in my shoulders.
Matters were of course compounded by the fact that I barely knew were I
was, wasn’t sure if I was pronouncing the name of the place I was trying
to get to properly and even if I was, I had no idea how to get there. Life
underneath the city was proving difficult. March/04 |
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| Running
Away To Home - Robin Sparks in Paris - The place is filling now
with an interesting crowd. People are buzzing around, moving into the main
room. The techno music has changed to jazz and the volume has been turned
up a notch. Tres interessant, and here I sit pecking away. A blonde man
leans over my table and begins speaking to me in French. I take off my
glasses, look him in the eye, and say, "Je ne parle pas beaucoup Francais.
Parle vous Anglais?" "Un petite peu,"? he says. |
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| Short
Term Work Resources - Resources for Locating Jobs Abroad
- Transitions Abroad has collaborated with Escape from America Magazine
to bring escape artists a broad and exhaustive compilation of job opportunities
in over 30 countries all over the world, including a regional guide to
the Mediterranean, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Europe, Asia,
and the Middle East. In addition to that treasure, this page and
the next offer sound leads to serving in a voluntary capacity, as well
as teaching overseas at some of the world's most prestigious schools.
In following issues of Escape from America Magazine, we will be adding
to this valuable resource on a regular basis. We know how important
our Jobs Overseas section of your magazine is, and we're doing something
about it. Check it out. |
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A French Lover ~ And Other Tips For Learning The Language ~ by
Jane Watt - When I arrived in France 10 years ago, the energetic elderly
Frenchwoman who lives down the road made obscure comments about pillows
being a good place to learn French. By the time I eventually understood
her meaning (that taking a French lover was the best way to learn the language),
I was almost ready to agree. Most of my friends believe I should be fluent
by now. But, while my French is good, I can’t say that it flows readily
and easily. April/05 |
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| Teach
English in France - Six months ago, Jason Neiverth and his wife
sold everything and moved to Grenoble, France. Just out of Graduate
School (and speaking very little French), he never believed that he would
be able to make the move either financially or practically. But as
it turns out, he says, "I am making a comfortable living working only 12
hours a week and taking wonderful French classes at night. The rest
of my time is, well…mine!" June/02. |
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| Thanks
to the Internet: Fourteen Glorious Days of August in Provence and Corsica
– On $50 a Day! - Paris based expat Adrian Leeds takes a working
holiday, has a perfect vacation, and tells us all about it. "Ménerbes
was made famous by Peter Mayle in his tale titled "A Year in Provence,"
the trials and tribulations of an Englishman and his wife who have set
out to retire to an old stone Provençal home in "peace." Tourists
flock here now, but the charm remains and we lunched on big beautiful salads
in an open terraced restaurant with a view of the surrounding hills and
farms. - - Corsica is a perfect blend of France and Italy. The architecture
is simpler in style as in Italy, but isn't quite as "laisser faire." The
cuisine is a blend of traditional French and pastas and we found the restaurants
to serve a good quality for very reasonable prices, about 25% less expensive
than dining in Paris." |
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| The
new mobility - Ever felt like the Clampets on their move to Beverley
Hills? As far as Americans in Europe are concerned there appears to be
three distinct types of "relocatees," each with their own distinct needs.
Jennifer Schlegel defines them and offers a few tips appropriate to each. |
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| The
Pros and Cons of Owning in Paris -s'il vous plaît - Glenn
Cooper has been living in Paris for the past 10 years. His Paris based
apartment rental agency, works closely with their US affiliate to provide
visitors to Paris with a number of well located furnished apartments in
the heart of Paris. Glenn writes about the Paris real estate market from
properties to prices, and then tells how to go about your purchase step
by step. Wait a minute. Maybe you don't want to purchase. Great deals there,
too. |
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| The
River Loire Up Close And Personal ~ Horse Carriage Ride Along River Loire~
by S.A. Costigan - The pair of horses clopped forward, jerking the open
carriage into motion while the six American passengers grabbed for the
bags, cameras, and jackets that had slipped from our laps. “I apologize
for my poor English,” our driver Celine murmured over her shoulder, her
voice just a shade above a whisper, “but I will do my best to answer questions.
I will have to speak low because the horses are voice directed. They get
confused.” Jun/05 |
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| There's
no place i'd rather be - For many Americans the best fringe benefit
of a relocation to Europe is the opportunity for accessible travel through
a continent with incredible cultural diversity. Of course, there are the
destinations that anyone on a two-to-three year residency will have on
their "must see" list, but few people will return to the US without some
village, region, resort or city occupying a special place in their recollections
of traveling through Europe. Those who stay a little longer often have
the chance to range a bit farther and perhaps to form a long-term bond
with a particular place. Clare Sievers asked six prominent US citizens
resident in Europe to share their thoughts on a favorite holiday destination. |
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| The
Secret Formula of the Frugal Gourmet in Paris -
Adrian Leeds has found the way to live in Paris and to eat her meals too.
An enviable position. In addition she knows where all the best
restaurants are. She is willing to share some of her secrets and
does so in this enticing article. Bon appétit! |
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| The
Wasteland - From The Daily Reckoning - T.S. Eliot, American by
birth, English by choice, was once asked why he had moved to London, instead
of settling down in St. Louis with a nice woman from the midwest. "I didn't
like being dead that much," was his reply. - A new feature on Escape Artist,
The Daily Reckoning, by Bill Bonner - Bill is the publisher of a group
of investment services, called Agora Financial Publishing. Agora has offices
in Paris, London and Baltimore, so Bill had a choice of where he wanted
to live. While he shuttles back and forth between these offices he chooses
to live in a château in France which he and is wife Elizabeth renovated. |
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| Three
Days This June In Paris - Learn How To Make Your Dream To Live In France
Come True- If you've always dreamed of moving to France or starting
a new life in Paris, this power-packed conference is a MUST! April/04 |
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| 10
Tips for Linking Up with a Job in Paris - Using a Parisian Escalator to
get to the Top - Finding work is a full-time job, as anyone knows.
For expats in France, it can be a 24/7 proposition. Face it, we're battling
against our cute accents, Anglo-Saxon mannerisms and lack of connections.
Fortunately, the job market is thawing. And the long-range forecast is
tropical. Here are 10 tips for weathering your hunt. by By Rose Marie Burke
- writing from Paris. |
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| To
Buy Or Not To Buy ~ Buying In France ~
by Graham Dooley - I have been in Brittany, France for 13 years and in
that time I have seen the property market change several times. There are
literally hundreds of property agents in one form or another advertising
their wares predominantly on the web and also in the many other journals
and property exhibitions available around the globe today. We have clients
from all over the world and have sold to citizens from as far a field as
Hong Kong, the USA and Australia. Jan/05 |
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| Touring
the South of France - Paris to Vichy, the Cevennes, Arles, the Camargue-Out-of-the-Way
Places in the South of France - Linda Thalman from Paris In Sites
Newsletter discovers great places to wine, dine, shop, and taste the culture
that is the South of France. She and her traveling companion, Pierre, are
ahead of the pack in this article that takes you to the best known and
the least known places of of Arles and Vichy. They beat the tourist season
and got great deals. She writes, "Zooming down the auto route on
the last lap home we knew we wanted to explore more of France. Treasures
await you. Don't miss them." |
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| Voila!
- Paris Again ~ by Mary Lou Sanelli - After learning that I had
accumulated enough mileage credits to fly to virtually any destination
imaginable, it took me only a few seconds to say aloud the word, Paris.
Years ago, I’d visited the city like so many other hippy kids with a backpack
and a hundred bucks that needed to last me. It wasn’t the right time in
my life to experience a city refined as Paris, yet how it felt to walk
its sidewalks and to weave through its ancient neighborhoods has been alive
in me ever since, lodged in mind like a scent. Mar/05 |
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| Wild
And Lovely Corsica - The Best Of France And Italy With A Twist, US$1 equals
0.88 euro~ by Steenie Harvey - The beautiful Mediterranean island
of Corsica has both French and Italian influences. And of course it was
the birthplace of Napoleon. The island is famous for its beautiful beaches
and people and would be the perfect place to own a second home. If you
can think of nothing but Mediterranean sunlight, food and fun, then Corsica
is the island for you. Oct./03 |
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| You
want to live overseas and travel overseas, but how do you make a living?
- Become A Travel Writer - Our own magazine is looking for a specific
type of writer. Get the details on this offer and a travel writers
course in Paris, France - April/04 |
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