Every adventure has a start...

We are at the start of a new chapter in our lives. As a family we have lived in both Canada and England and now we are looking to move again. It isn't because we have been unhappy in any one place, in fact there are parts of our lives in both Canada and England that have been great and we have had some wonderful times in both places. However, since I work at sea, it means that we can live anywhere we like. We firmly believe that we can enhance the lives of everyone in the family if we experience different cultures.

Since Laura is fluent in French and there are also a number of airlines (including the budget ones!) who fly between Scotland (where I work every other 3 weeks) and France we have decided that this would be a great place to start looking. We are thinking towards the south, probably South-East. The likely area is a triangle between Toulouse, Perpignan and Montpellier. This is a large area, but we are keen to make sure that we find the right place and right area.

At the moment we want to move over and rent for about one year so that we know that we are going to the right place and that the whole family settle in. This will also give us the chance to get all our french bank credit sorted out.

As with any big move like this, we are looking into it with great detail and believe me, there is a hugh amount of difference between the two countries even though we are both part of the EU. Renting, mortgages, healthcare, utilities, general living all seem to have a slightly different twist to the way it is done here in England so there is a lot of research to be done. The more we read and learn about France, the more excited we are to experience the culture. We will keep you posted as we go along!

Adam.