Why
bother with France?
For a
start, the people speak a foreign language.
If you speak English they’ll speak French; if you speak
French, they’ll speak an incomprehensible local patois.
The waiters are rude, the women are moody, the men are
lecherous. They’re lazy,
arrogant and argumentative.
They’ll kill and eat anything that moves, usually cooking it in a
sea of wine and garlic. They
all go on holiday at the same time.
When dogs aren’t being carried around in handbags they’re
dumping on the pavements. Let’s face it.
France is rubbish.
Don't be ridiculous!
Of course it's not. Especially where we live.
Where
we live, the people are friendly, the food is fantastic, the wine is
brilliant (and we’re right in the middle of Cognac country, for
those with a taste for the world’s best drink).
The weather’s wonderful (usually), the beaches are
spectacular. It’s amazingly
peaceful in our little hamlet, but we’re only a short distance from
buzzing towns like Saintes, Royan and La Rochelle and just a bit
further from big cities like Bordeaux and Poitiers.
Tennis, golf, horse-riding, go-karting?
All within a short drive.
Or just relax in our beautifully renovated gites or around
our spectacular indoor swimming pool.
It’s up
to you.
You
could try Spain?
