While we are a long distance from Paris here in the Languedoc, the attacks of November 13th impact us all in many ways. Many of the Renestance staff have lived in our beloved capital and have family and friends there now – luckily all are safe and accounted for....
Editor’s Note: This article on living in the vineyards of France originally appeared on the International Living Website and was written by Yvonne Bauche.After spending a crazy weekend in Paris decades ago, dashing madly from the Louvre to the Arc De Triomphe,...
For this week’s entry we bring back guest blogger Maxine Tomashefksy who reflects on the transition period of retiring to a new country. Maxine had been involved in raising money for cancer in her native California, and decided that volunteering as a retiree in...
This week’s entry comes from Renestance’s Administration Specialist, Nicole Hammond. Nicole worked as a real estate agent for seven years when she first arrived in France, with local real estate agents (‘immobiliers’) and also national...
Waking up early to make other people breakfast may not be everyone’s retirement dream. For many, however, running a B&B in the South of France sounds like a refreshing alternative to the rat race. It was for Sonia and John Potts, who opened up La Bergerie de...
