Australia to Brittany

Stella · 11 March 2020 06:40

Hi Deanne… you might find this link interesting…

Aussies in France 2015 to 2020... and onwards General Discussion

Hi Graham (and all) I just joined, so hopefully this ‘first’ post is in the right place - I am an Aussie moving to France, after all, and my wife is Scottish. Loving the site - still lots to read - hence why I joined. After selling some land in Oz, we had enough to put a decent deposit on a house here - then get a mortgage to pay off for the next 15-20years, or buy overseas and chill. We purchased a village house in Olonzac last year, but not quite made the ‘permanent’ move yet. Love the hot summers and cool/mild winters of the region. I’m retired (Navy pension/super), and my wife is still working. We flit over regularly, and I dare say will continue until she retires. As no doubt you know, if I’m here alone - even fully owning a house - I’m still a 90-day tourist. It seems the biggest bugbear preventing people from buying overseas is the language barrier. They often ask can I speak French. “I know words, but can’t put a sentence together yet.” I’ll get there, Anyway, j…