Tag Archives: South West France

South-West France: monthly temperatures

Weather in January: * Typical minimum daily temperature 4C, maximum 12C * Seven days with rain in January * 160 hours of sunshine   Weather in February: Typical minimum daily temperature 5C, maximum 12C * Six days with rain in February * 180 hours of sunshine   Weather in March: Typical minimum daily temperature 7C, [...]

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Investment in a local community

One is always mindful of the fact that as a property owner in a foreign land that one brings money, and thus prosperity, into the region. So it should be. In our case, we have done so since 1986. We also considered from time-to-time whether or not, for major projects, we should fly artisans here [...]

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Kerikeri, Bay of Islands, New Zealand

I have had a marvellous time this past weekend with old friends from Cape Town who have been living in Kerikeri – 250 km north of Auckland – since they arrived in New Zealand twelve years ago. The local Kerikeri slogan is “It’s So Nice They Named It Twice”. New Zealand has been fairly chilly since [...]

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