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I guide small, private tours in all regions of France, and also do consulting for trips in France for an hourly fee. I live in France half of each year.

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Living & Working in La France Profounde

My dream since I was 15 years old was to live in France. Why France you might ask? There are so many European countries that are beautiful that I have visited. By the way, France is still my favorite! :-) Maybe, it is because I began taking French in high school and later while in college at LSU back in the 1970s. The first time that I actually visited France, was when I was 33 years old. It’s been a love affair ever since May of 1988.

From that time forward to now in 2018, I have visited almost yearly, whenever I could scrape up enough vacation time & money, to take off from the hospital where I worked. Each time I went back to visit France, I would plan our trip, and we would explore a different region of France, and sometimes other countries.

On December 5, 2014, my forty year dream came true. My husband and I bought a 15th century stone manor with a tower in a real medieval village in southwest France, in the Aveyron department. Since then we live and work there 6 months out of every year.

Our French neighbors have totally accepted us, as the only Americans around, and have become our close friends. We work and live in a dream every single day; from the ancient stone architecture, the profuse flowers that spill out from every courtyard and shuttered window, and the 15th century church above us that tolls its ancient bells. There is even a gorgeous, ruined 12th century privately-owned château at the top of our village. It is a sight to see!

What do I do in France, and how can I help you? First of all, I do custom trip planning before you come to France for those that desire this, for an hourly fee. I devise a personalized plan based on how much time you will have for your visit, your interests, and your budget. This trip planning ends up saving you money, stress and most importantly, your valuable time once you arrive here in paradise! Getting around in a foreign country if one is not on a huge tour bus of total strangers, takes some planning, but it is so worth it.

We also rent out our 2 bedroom, 1 bath stone cottage by the week for $900 USD per week. It is right next door to us in Calmont, a medieval village in southwest France. It accommodates up to 6 people if one uses the sofa bed. It has comfortable beds, a new kitchen and is furnished with French antiques. There is also a spectacular, centuries-old stone-vaulted wine cave that we have for you to sip wine, relax in or indulge in champagne and nibble on a delectable pastry or dessert. While staying at our rental cottage, Maison Calmont, I help plan your outings at no extra cost. Local maps and tourist material are available for you. There are literally hundreds of castles, medieval villages, abbeys, famous pilgrimage sites, daily outdoor markets, vineyards and museums within an hour radius of us.

For those people that do not want to drive in a “foreign country,” I offer a service where I drive and become your personal guide for an hourly fee. This can be for a half-day, whole day, a few of the days or the entire time that you come to visit......whatever is your pleasure. I offer a private pick-up service for a fee from the Toulouse or Rodez airport for those that choose not to drive and just be pampered while staying with us.

If I could give you any advice about traveling, especially overseas, it would be this: Seeing a different country, tasting its different foods, meeting the local people, experiencing their customs and ancient history, will change you and the way you view life differently. It is so wonderful and unique that it is truly hard to describe. Come and experience living as a local in France, and not as a tourist in a huge bus. You will come back with your heart changed. Beauty and serenity will have filled your mind forever. Visit it now while you are able to enjoy it. As our young son once said, “Mom, all you have to do is dream it, plan it, and do it.” How wise he was, and those words are so true. We did it! Now we want you to come & dream with us. Just do it!

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