tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72068592011-07-31T11:38:55.565+02:00I'm going to talk about what it's like living in France. I'll share some thoughts and observations with you and hope that you'll do the same.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350543274812066653noreply@blogger.comBlogger231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206859.post-44957740747735333192009-08-12T12:45:00.003+02:002009-08-12T12:48:24.431+02:00

I'm on the lookout for people to help with http://www.bretagne-france.com/ - this Brittany France website will be primarily in French but with English also wherever possible.The website is going to be a directory site as well as information, news and blogs etc.... I purchased this website from a domain auction last weekend and am itching to get cracking.Post me a comment if you're interested!A+

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Finally placed my order for the a WPL package sewage treatment plant, in France they call them micro station d'épuration.My micro station d'épuration will be in the ground in a few weeks time and will be treating all my household waste water to the very high standards of the EN 12566-3 requirements.This will be a pleasant change from the existing state of affairs which is basically a smelly hole

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Finaly I have found a supplier of WPL Micro Stations d'Epuration in France - WPL France

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I've just been out shopping after many hours of research into this type of heating system and have come back with two air heat pumps from Bricodepot for under 600€I've pulled together a little more information about how they work here: Air source heat pumps in France: Aerothermie - Pompe a chaleurI'm looking forward to fitting them but it's going to have to wait until after next weekend! I'll let

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Fed up with only getting a couple of percent on your savings in France? The new Livret A account will be giving 4% from August and is expected to be returning 4.8% from January 2009!The European commission has forced the French government to remove certain restrictions on savings accounts in the French banking system. This is leading to increased availability of interest paying bank accounts and

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Trawling around the net fetched up a page about the Brest 2008 Tall Ship show that I thought I should share with you. It's got a nice selection of pictures taken at Brest 2008 of tall ships and a description that is worth reading for anyone that is thinking of going to the next one..... Brest 2012.To see the Brest 2008 Gallery and info Click Here

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I've been hearing from French friends that a national Operation Escargot in France is planned for tomorrow the 30th of June and that driving in France is going to be a nightmare.Plan your route carefully and be sure to take a GPS or set of maps to enable you to navigate via the back roads if the operation escargot does in fact occur tomorrow in France.Don't forget to have your fluorescent jacket

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Saturday 21st June is the Fete de la Musique - Which will ensure many people living in towns throughout Brittany and France as a whole will not be getting to sleep very early tonight.The Fete de la Musique usually involves free concerts and music in towns throughout France. In Brittany my local town of Pontivy will have several bands and different types of music spread throughout the town center.

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As of the 1st of July 2008 you are required to carry not only a warning triangle in your car but also a fluorescent safety vest while driving in France. In fact the safety vest must be carried inside the car and not in the boot.If you are involved in an accident or breakdown whilst driving in France, or assit someone in an accident or breakdown in France, you are required to wear your reflective

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I recently moved my Dotnetnuke website to a new dedicated server. Sadly the old forum Dotnetnuke module that I was running was not compatible with the more recent version of Dotnetnuke so I ditched it and went with the default forum software that ships with Dotnetnuke. The real pain is that all the old posts are lost, well not totally lost because I have a backup of the Dotnet nuke database but

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Here is an interesting article I just dug up about the French education system. Covers some topics where I was a little lost myself! Things like what the classes are called -very useful when talking to your French friends and neighbours and they ask which class your child will be in next year!!!! Don't look ignorant, go and read it now! Click HereIt also explains some of the differences between

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Currently working on a website for a french water colour painter: Gérard Bastien.Gerard Bastien is running watercolour painting courses in France, mainly in Brittany and he attends art exhibitions throughout France and sometimes the UK.The french word for a watercolour is Aquarelles - a watercolour course is Stages Aquarelles.Visit his website as it takes form at http://www.gerard-bastien.com/

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It's been a long time since I've posted in here - will get some more posts in over the comming weeks! Promise!Currently updating http://www.gites-brittany.com/ as well as creating tons of new websites for clients and an exciting collaboration on http://www.angloimmo.com/ a new French property website that will have distinct areas for Brittany and every region of France.A+Julian

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OK so it's not news that you can find great Brittany Maps, maps of France or anywhere in the world with Google Earth. It's not even news that you can incorporate Google Earth Maps and images in to websites.So what is news?I've incorporated a database with Google Maps which generates a database driven list of all of the communes and towns in Brittany France to generate links to display Google Maps

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HiThanks for the feedback Roger!I'm in the process of setting up a news/forum website...hopefully unlike the other forum sites that appear to become petty and bitchy. I'm currently running it off the back end of my web design website please take a look. http://www.brittany-internet.com/BrittanyNews/tabid/53/Default.aspx I've just posted a piece of news I picked up about the Gendarms

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I like listening to local radio to get my ear in...But since I got ADSL I've been listening to a lot of radio on the Internet...I'm using Winamp and listening to Virgin radio...I was surprised at the outstanding sound quality...Sounds as good as FM to me! Found that my much missed show from many years ago: 'The Friday Rock Show' with Tommy Vance - which used to be on Radio 1 or 2 in the UK

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It's all a little different in France. When you have an X-ray, magnetic scan or blood test it's YOU that collects and keeps the scans and results! Whereas in England the NHS is battling the never ending problem of storage and retrieval of patient information, here they just give it to the patient. A little like NASA spending millions developing a pen that will write in Space. The Russians just

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Yes it's true! ADSL is being rolled out rapidly throughout France. There is now some sort of timetable in place for the rollout of ADSL in France with the largest towns and communes getting the service before the smaller ones. I used to use Tiscali for my Dial Up Internet Connection...when ADSL arrived in my commune I was going to stick with Tiscali because their deal of 30 Euros per month

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I've been living in France for over three and a half years now and haven't been back to England once!!! In fact I've only left Brittany for two days and that was to go to Normandy. Originally we came over to run a Gite Complex but sold that last month and bought a normal Neo Breton style House in Brittany. Now we are relying on our web design in France and Internet work to keep the wolves from

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Wehay! Just rode back on my Bike from a bar in the village GREAT! BUT beware if you're tugged by the old bill in France and you're on a push bike you can still lose your driving license if you're over the limit!!!!! But you can still drive !?&*(£"! Yes that's right you can still drive a car...Ok so it's a very little car with a very small engine that'll do about 45-50 mph MAX but it's got 4

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I hope someone can answer this: Why do people still live in England, when they could live almost anywhere else in the world and have better surroundings and a better standard of living? Talk to these guys about living in France they are honest and registered estate agents in Brittany France and they have a comprehensive range of properties for sale in Brittany. But first you could take a

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Just sat down with a very nice real ale - McEwans Champion 7.3% and it's really nice ;) Had to have a drink after cutting the grass. Why do people think sit on lawn mowers are COOOL? They're not! If you've got a lot of grass to cut they're just a tool to get the job done without getting too bloody knackered. However you still get rattled about and jolted all over the place....Oh yes they can be

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I've been living in France for three and a half years. I'm living near to Pontivy in Central Brittany. I've only left Brittany for two days in all that time and that was only to Normandy. I've not been back to the UK since I waved goodbye at Portsmouth! SO what do I mis Real Ale Curry Houses M8's Mum & Dad But most of the above can come over and see me and bring a bit of the other so I get by

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