Have you ever felt like escaping to your own desert island?

Jane Gaskin did exactly that, trading in the family home to begin a new life in the

tropics.

But she soon discovers that Paradise has its secrets.

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you listen to podcasts. This is a on the world with John Bachelor.

To France, to us at the world.

To France, to ascertain.

Simon Constable writing for the Wall Street Journal,

Barons, and other distinguished publications.

Also, Simon Constable Climate Station, checking with Simon, because here in New England, the climate has turned suddenly beautiful.

Everything's blooming. The trees are filling in as I speak. However, it's chilly, translating into European terms about 2 degrees Celsius every morning around before sunup

rising in maybe into the 50 Fahrenheit during the day.

Simon, how is it with you?

Gorgeous south of France? Is it chilly? Good evening to you.

Good evening to you, John. Yes, it is chilly, surprisingly chilly.

We're down at about freezing as well, freezing point of water is about zero

degrees Celsius and you know that would put it in the 30s, Fahrenheit in the US. It's been chilly. It's now going to be damp for the next few days as well as

chilly. So that's not been great and I've had to change back from wearing shorts most days to

long trousers and jeans. Now to keep warm. What is interesting

here though is we do have the flowers coming up and budding in an amazing wear, even saw

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