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Moving to France: L’Assurance Maladie – #4
INFO & key TIPS on France’s universal health insurance program . The Assurance Maladie is compensates healthcare professionals for their services.
Europe holds its Breath: the future of France
Many of France’s 48 million voters — especially those on the left — are asking themselves what the least bad option is. Or would it be better to simply stay at home and ignore both candidates in the decisive second round?
Moving to France: Buying a car — #3
I love public transport but living in a rural community means a 10-min car trip can take an hour by bus.
Macron, and Putin, and Ukraine: can ‘jaw jaw’ ever stop ‘war war’?
no one wanted to call it what it is... a 'flashpoint' an 'impasse' a 'crisis.' And finally a war it is.
Moving to France: The first month — #2
My biggest regret about moving is that I didn’t take the time to just breathe in my first month.
Moving to France: taking the Plunge – # I
I'm not dreaming of living here. I'm actually living here! Experiencing - joy, satisfaction, pride, loneliness & even feeling overwhelmed.
The Académie française battles an English invasion: To the barricades!
Should the English be removed from the new French identity card OR is the Academy being overly persnickety?
Advice from a Melbourne pub: France for Christmas – leave the stockings at home
Don't be the turkey this year! I overheard some great advice on spending Christmas in France
Carcassonne et tout ça — what’s your view?
The easy way out is to hope & pray that none of this leads back to the yellow badges of Carcassonne and WWII
Père Noël: what sets the French Santa Claus apart from the rest?
Santa but not as you know him: introducing ‘Père Noël’ the French Santa Claus.
