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I’m so sorry you didn’t have a good time, I have been several times ,mostly for work as a tv travel journalist and always really enjoyed Carcassonne. Yes it’s very touristy, but actually that’s half the fun. There are some lovely restaurants and as you hint to a brilliant 5 star hotel within the walls. So yes it may be a tourist trap, but with its history and its many lanes of bars and restaurants… I honestly think this wonderful walled city is well worth a visit :)

@@richard_hall I’m sorry I’m living just 3km away from the city for 10 years and local cancels just take away business from the center of Carcasonne to the French Disneyland for tourists, and I think you must come to the City in late winter and you see how this second most visited places in France looks like

I am having so much fun! Thank you

Ahh much appreciated! Thank you!

Actually no complaints from our end. The only festival we can hear is across the river, but with the windows closed you can’t really hear it at all. Having said that it’s our favourite event in the summer so we tend to stay pretty much to the end! Thanks for the subscription, it’s really appreciated!

@@richard_hall My pleasure.l Your videos are both informative and enjoyable so they are a pleasure to watch.

Thank you!

I should make it a theme 😂

Sooo true!

No..they just did the odd session. The continuous drumming is just an effect in my video edit :)

Thank you! 😊

That’s brilliant news. I bet you can’t wait! Don’t hesitate to post any questions here about moving and I’ll see if we can help!

@@richard_hallThanks Richard, that’s very kind. I’ll certainly do that. I will put more content on in future and can only dream of your quality!!!

Thank you so much! Yes will do :)

We are having great fun! Thanks so much watching the new episodes!

It’s a must!

I think it’s worth looking at statistics to answer this one. www.connexionfrance.com/news/new-national-burglary-figures-how-does-your-area-of-france-fare/617046

@@richard_hall That is a relatively good source of information as this media is paid for by the French government who tends to downplay the increasing insecurity that plagues France now. It is election time. Also, insecurity is not only about burglary. It is about being assaulted for a cell phone, getting "knifed" for the wrong look and for women, sexual harassment and rape are all time high. I live half of the year in France and I am French. I intended to retire there, but I am staying less and less, I avoid more and more regions and areas, France is a mess. Since Paris is preparing for the Olympics, all the homeless and illegals are getting kick out of Paris and dispatched in rural French villages where they create a lot of disturbances. Hopefully some new government is going to be established soon and France will recover.

Just out of interest The Connexion is not owned by the French government but it is owned by the English Language Media Sarl. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Connexion

@@richard_hall So I suppose that you deleted my comments. It is true that they did not fit the Narrative.

@stayfocused1041 Just to confirm I haven’t deleted any comments, if they have gone it’s UA-cam. But to be fair this is a fun series not a political one. This from UA-cam Guidelines: If our system detects that your comment violates our Community Guidelines, then the comment is removed. Sometimes, you may get a notification that your comment has been removed or that commenting is paused for your account.

In French they say a dogs bark is Waouh, waouh .. Dylan’s bark is very much a woof woof.., hope that helps! 😂

Tis a pleasure! Neither had I! Well worth a visit if you are in south west France 🇫🇷

Oil Mr and Mrs Smug to you! 😂

But of course!

Thank you, loving life here! Yes we bought a left hand drive car as it is so much easier to drive when on the French roads. Actually I love driving in France I think the country has some of the best roads in the world and so yes I do find it easy!

@@richard_hall Thank you for your answer !

We can’t wait either!!

Hi Jane, tis a pleasure! We are all so lucky to live in such a wonderful region! :)

Aha so glad you enjoyed it!!

Thank you, we will no doubt bump into you at some point! We do love it, I love the fact we still have so much exploring to do! :)

@@richard_hall after watching a couple more of your videos we have actually met you me and my partner came to your house and had a coffee just after you got it 😂

Thank you, yes such a lovely city!

Thank you we love comments like these! :)

Thank you :)

Thanks for your lovely comment:)

What was unusual for us is that as Jersey residents we were never in the EU and so we had no vote in the uk Brexit move, because the island is totally independent. But because of the strong uk agreements with the island we were still affected.

Thank you! So much more to come :)

Thank you!

Meant to say if you enjoyed that please watch our Cape Town or Wine Tram videos from our trip to South Africa!

Pah! 😂

Thank you! As long as you all keep enjoying we will keep sharing!

Oddly living in Jersey we were never involved in the voting process because Jersey was not part of the EU as it is not part of the UK. But now some say a UK government change could reverse that decision… who knows? It will be interesting to watch!

@@richard_hall I hope ... for all of us (I'm a continental).

Haha yes, Jersey is lovely but our new home was calling. Also living on the boat in a very windy winter was challenging! We were so excited to get to our new warm home that didn’t creak and move around in the gales 😂 thanks so much for your comment, tis much appreciated!

Thanks for watching the back catalogue.. we have over a hundred old videos up there. please do keep watching them as it should keep our hours up :)

Bonjour Dean and Cindy. We used to live in Jersey so we know St Malo really well. There are beautiful beaches along the coast. Actually Britanny is fabulous for its old towns like Dinan and its coastal walks. We decided to look further south for a warmer climate. So if you like Toulon I’m guessing you enjoy that too. There are so many lovely villages with markets where we live in Lot-et-Garonne, all served by great train links, and good healthcare (as per most of France) however its an inland destination, so there are no beaches, but there are wonderful rivers with plenty to do from fishing to boating and restaurant hopping! I think maybe rent first until you find your own perfect spot. Our long term visa took two months to get. It was a very straightforward process from a Brit point of view and I’m sure it would be the same for American citizens. Whatever, just enjoy the French adventure and take each step little by little and don’t be put off by the French bureaucracy, it’s slow, but you do get there in the end!

@@richard_hall Bonjour Richard! Thank you for the comments and suggestions. There is much to explore in France, and I'm sure we'll learn a great deal about ourselves in the process.

Hello Dean ! And welcome to France (if ever you decide to stay for good 😉) As Richard says, it depends on what sort of weather you are looking for : Toulon and the Mediterranean coast are… well, mediterranean, meaning very warm in Summer, not cold at all in winter, blue sky, few rains, warm sea (26°C/77°F). Saint Malo and the area around are very beautiful, wild, never very cold, but very rainy, a bit like in England : as we say : the four seasons in one day (probably the Irish say the same lol) and the sea is more 19°C/67°F. Now, there is an area few people know, which is the Pays Basque (just google it). It is marvelous, on the Atlantic front. And the beaches are gorgeous, as well as in the area just above the Pays basque : les Landes. Just remember that there is a strong and beautiful culture in the pays Basque, where people speak French of course, but also their own language : the Basque, a language no linguist knows where it comes from (I am serious). To put an end to my message, I also want to warn you that the South East France (from the Spanish border to the Italian border) is VERY French far right, especially Toulon and its area. They are not like American Supremacists, of course, there is no tracks of any past segregation (on that matter France can't be compared with the US : each of theses two countries have a different History) but the atmosphere there is, in my opinion, very particular. But of course, as Americans and if you are white people, you won't suffer this atmosphere… Also, this part of France is one of the most expensive, keep it in mind 😉 So, as a conclusion, I would prompt you into renting a car, taking your time, visiting Saint Malo and Brittany (all the region is beautiful, especially the Golfe du Morbihan), and then visiting the warmer Atlantic coast from Bordeaux to Saint-Jean-de-Luz first (if you have a look on Google Earth, you will see that France is nothing but a 400km/250 miles long beach, from Bordeaux to the Pays Basque). Good research and have a good trip ! (and if you have any question, just ask !)

@@heliedecastanet1882 Merci beaucoup! There is much to unpack: weather, accessibility, and politics. I am very active in social justice causes, starting with organizing events for Vietnam Veterans in the 80's, working on High Impact Practices in educational pedagogy, and recently volunteering in Ukraine by helping a new school open in Lviv. My wife is less active although she walks with me in the walk, so to speak. Her MS and our enjoyment in the sun seem to lead us to the coast. A French MS neurologist recommended St. Malo, but it looks like Portland, Oregon (where we live now until we sell our condo): rainy, cloudy, and summer heat. We had looked at southern Spain until I learned of the assassination of a Ukrainian activist in Alicante. Pays Basque looks good. Is Biarritz there? Is it less RN-driven than Toulon? Thank you for such great details! Merci!! Dean & Cindy

@@heliedecastanet1882 I just saw a political map of France....wow! cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/secondary/French-election-results-map-921803.jpg

Omg that was so long ago.. I was just a child haha - thank you! I hope the new content from our moving to France is slightly more topical 😂

@@richard_hall I’m watching them all, great stuff

Merci! We have settled in the region of 47 or Lot-et-Garonne on the river Lot very close to Villeneuve-sur-Lot. It’s a lovely part of France!

@@richard_hall It is. And just between Bordeaux and Toulouse, both nice and vibrant cities. You won’t get bored, for sure. There are quite a lot of British people in the area, aren’t there?

Haha so true - sooo relieved to get home! Btw love your blue ensign :)

Haha, thank you !

Love Corsica!

The sun has disappeared almost everywhere this year in France, but be patient, summer is coming ....pray !