Let’s face it. Moving overseas is stressful. And moving overseas with pets can increase your stress levels ten-fold if you don’t have your ducks neatly in a row. Being organised …

When we first moved to France, we rented a house in the Landes while we set about finding out where we wanted to settle long-term. We had a vague idea we wanted …

If there’s one thing I miss most about our former home of Hamilton, New Zealand, it’s the plethora of family-friendly attractions on offer! Memories of weekends spent splashing in the shallow …

The Christmas market – or Marché de Noël – is what attracted us to visit Nantes this December. Having moved to France earlier this year, I was determined to experience my …

Apart from one fun but random Christmas spent in the Scottish highlands, most of my ‘holiday seasons’ have been spent in sunnier climes. Xmas to Kiwis means heading to the …

When my husband told me he wanted us to visit the Dune du Pilat (also commonly known as Dune de Pyla) I was a little sceptical. After all, I grew up …