Category Archives: expat
La Normandie
Our final attempt to ditch the hot and sticky summer 2021 weather in Nice led us to breezy and cool Normandy for two weeks. We’d never been, and I was excited to finally — since freshman year in high school … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat in France, expat life, France, Normandy, Travel
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Freed from Captivity
Yesterday morning, after our Day Eight self-administered Covid test, we received a text from the National Health Service that we were free “to return to work.” I interpreted that to mean we were free in general. Off I went to … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat life, Scotland, Scottish Borders
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Le Perigord Noir
Finally, we were able to take a trip out of Nice. Rural France always beckons, and I had had a hankering to see the Lascaux caves since middle school geography class so off we went to the Dordogne River valley, … Continue reading
Posted in Dordogne, expat, expat in France, expat life, France, Perigord Noir
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La Nostalgie
It is truly spring, and sandal weather, and as I walk by the guest room with its French balcony doors open, the breeze sends me a whiff of the honeysuckle scent from the flowering lemon tree. I’ve always wanted a … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat in France, expat life, France, Nice, France
Tagged expat life, Nostalgia, Nostalgie
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Le Mimosa, ou Acacia Dealbata
The end of winter in the Riviera is celebrated with the arrival of the Mimosa, the bright, yellow, fuzzy pompom that grows on trees in the hills of the region and takes up residence this time of year in every … Continue reading
Posted in confinement, COVID-19, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France
Tagged Alpes Maritimes, Covid, lockdown
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