French Cooking Lessons We have been house sitting our way around the world. Not always mind you do we house sit, but we always make friends, and this house-sit in France is no different. In fact, the man across diagonally is exceptionally nice to us. You can read about our house sitting here. We had […]
House sitting in country France -Two weeks in a country hamlet- Traveling around the world is a wonderful thing for families. Whether you are a single parent or a family with a few children, (like the one owning this home), travel can be an amazing time for bonding and a great opportunity for education. So […]
Lost in an amazing maze Attraction Name: Monts de Guéret Giant Labyrinth Where: Gueret, Dept of Cruese, France Explorason loves mazes. The last one we did was well over a year ago. Early in our trip, we did the Dole maze of Hawaii. So we were long overdue for another one. We got there and […]
Chilling in Country Cruese France & surrounding areas – loads to see and do Bouganeuf is a lovely little town in the Cruese Department in the center of France. So on our first official housesit day, we drove here for some shopping at the country market. We park opposite, and the parking is free. We […]
Getting spotted in France -Day trips around Creuse and other nearby areas- Our first trip out is to a little village just a stone throw away from our house-sit. Actually a few kilometers away, but not too far. It is a little village nestled in a small valley and is famous for 17th century carved […]
An attack on Australian child on Bastille Day Bastille Day in country Aubusson France 14th July – Bastille Day. A day of national celebration? Being in a remote area in the countryside we didn’t have a huge choice. We went looking for action, but we were surprised with how it ended. We thought there were […]
Puddles in Paris (title by a 9-year-old) This is a grey, grey day in the skies of Paris. We have ventured out to see some art and thought it wasn’t that cold. After all – this is meant to be summer in Paris. By the time we emerge from the Metro we are cold, and we […]
House sitting Resumé Who we are Professional and well respected house-sitting duo with many years of experience offering pet care and home care services for any clean and neat home. We have traveled the world to many continents and countries and house-sat and offered pet-care as we travel. I am a single 56-year-old mother of […]
Exploramum – professional House sitting advice on a webinar This past week as I sat house-sitting in a country farm, I had the joy of being on a wonderful panel talking about the joys of House-sitting. Please sit back with your favorite ‘cuppa’, and have a listen to this Webinar by clicking here. Housesitmatch.com hosted this first […]
Au revoir Paris – Bon Jour country France It is Monday in France, and we say farewell to our little rooftop Airbnb apartment. Now here is a tip a friend just told me when searching on Airbnb. If you specify a low priced search (e.g.: maximum $100 a night over a maximum $200 a night, […]
Dreams come true in Paris It has been raining all morning and tomorrow we leave Paris. We still have a dream to achieve for Explorason. He loves his art. He loves to draw, and although he has previously done some painting here at Montmartre, he wants to come back and draw. He had a vision […]
Picnic in Paris under the Eiffel Tower I had a dream. Way back in Australia three years ago. That one day we would have a picnic under the Eiffel Tower. So last week in Holland I bought the red check cloth. In Cheddar, UK we bought the chutney. The other day it was the blush […]
