This is Join us in France, episode 272.

Bonjou, I'm Annie Sergeant, and on a typical episode of Join us in France,

I talk with someone who's visited places in France and we talk about the experience.

About once a month I chat with my friend Elise, who is a licensed tour guide in France and she

loves to talk about history and art and things like that and so do I.

And some of the episodes like this one is just me trying to demystify something about France

or answer a question that comes up on the Facebook group that's the

join us in France close group on Facebook. So that's what I'm going to do today is

answer the question that someone asked where would you settle in France for a month?

The lady wrote my husband and I are planning on a month in September in France to live like

locals we can both stay connected to work via

computer and plan to have our mornings and afternoons free to roam in the

town or area. We like markets, museums, gardens and cafe life. We won't have a car.

I'd love any suggestions, thank you. All right, sounds like a nice plan, doesn't it?

There are a lot of things to consider, so let's talk about it.

As always, show notes for this episode are on join us in France.com

and the number 272 272 and if you're planning a trip to France

the site is full of great resources. You should check it out. The The So where would you go if you could spend a month in France to live like locals. Most of us French people, we stay where

family is or where our jobs take us. But as a temporary resident, you won't have any job or family constraints.

That is wonderful.

You can go anywhere you like.

So what are some things you need to think about. Number one I think and this person

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