The Old Hack

The idea was formed several years ago.  We would reach an age where the last of the kids was grown up and had flown the nest, and then we would fulfill our long-term ambition and move to the South of France. 

We started an online business, advertising French properties for sale and to let, Bed and Breakfast accommodation, gites, activity holidays etc.  Contacts were made in France, publicity and website optimisation was paid for....

Then when we came back from a visit to Languedoc Rousillon in early November last year, I found myself hospitalised for the best part of a fortnight with Legionnaire's Disease which I had contracted from who knows where during our travels.  The recovery time was long, and work on the website ground to a halt, which set us back a long way.  Who wants to visit a website with out-of-date information - or worse still no information where there should be some...

We're over the worst.  In May of this year, we bought a French car in readiness for our journey, put our house on the market and left our day jobs....

Then the house sale fell through!  We've had to re-organise our schedule three times now, with promised visits to various estate agents postponed and friends in France re-appraised constantly of our plans.  But with any luck our current house buyer will soon complete the exchange of contracts and at the beginning of October we'll be off on our long overdue adventure. 

Any ideas, stories or humorous articles about moving welcome on the blog.

We'll keep you posted!