Monthly Archives: July 2007
Buy a House for Renovation in France
I get a large volume of mail about buying property for renovation – it was once possible to buy a derelict ruin for a few hundred euro and make it into a home – I have not seen anything like … Continue reading
World’s smartest man
I know I am not the world’s smartest man but this link is to test some of the strange things happening on the Internet at the moment – until this week I believed links were an important factor in Search … Continue reading
Personal networking, nudge nudge, wink, wink
I just sent out a newsletter with links back to this blog, in my leader I mentioned the research I am doing into the Web2 interactive networking sites – these are called many things including personal networking, social networking, social … Continue reading
Keep in touch when you are traveling
Most people I am in contact with in France are from other countries. They want to keep in touch with family and friends and I am fascinated the way Internet has evolved over the last ten years to make this … Continue reading
Property Prices in France Special Offers
Ther is no doubt that property prices are not rising, in fact in many instances we are seeing prices falling, but this is mostly a reaction to owners overvaluing their properties in the first place. In general prices are steady … Continue reading
Whose House is it Anyway
I pinched that headline from the Sunday Times today – (I have no qualms as they pinched mine on the next page “Once more unto the Beach” ) . It is an interesting story about a conflict in the sale … Continue reading
Triple 007
Not for another thousand years will there be a date of 07 07 07 – although is is not so clever as the upside down year I experienced in 1961 (there will not be another until 6009 and anyway there … Continue reading
Another great idea
My last posting about restaurant reviews lit up a light bulb in my head – I searched the web and found three very popular sites where anyone can give their personal opinion about wine, http://www.vinorati.com/ http://corkd.com/ http://snooth.com/ but I have … Continue reading
Nizas Music Festival 2007
7th- 12th August 2007 Nizas is a small picturesque village a few miles north of Pezenas which has been hosting a Music Festival in August for the last six years. The Festival came about when Marion Rolland, a professional viola … Continue reading
How to measure the wealth of a country
If the wealth of a country is measured in balance of payments, or how much gold is in bank vaults, then perhaps France is not rich (although for a long time French people have been stashing away cash under their … Continue reading