Well it has to be said that I have always been a little bit cynical
about the benefits of signing up to the
various social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter. It would be quite possible to spend all day
everyday reading tweets and checking out links and articles as well as reading
where various ‘friends’ are and what they are up to. It could become addictive and end up being
all you do. But I am also happy to be
proven wrong …….
Some time ago we responded to a tweet from the Daily Telegraph asking
for contributions to an
‘E-book’ that they were writing as a guide to expats and more
importantly for us potential expats in France – its title ‘Living in France - The
Essential Emigration Guide’.
To our surprise we had a direct e-mail back with a request for a
telephone interview. This was held back
in March and quite alarmingly lasted about an hour and a half!!!!! We were grilled to say the least – in the
nicest possible way of course.
Well the ‘E-book’ has been published (last Saturday actually) and they
have done us proud. As one of only two
featured interviews in the publication we are given three full pages and
remarkably the text is virtually a word for word transcript of our
conversation. The ‘E-book’ is full of
useful and practical information about starting and developing a life in France
with specifics about each department and region. It even describes the significant benefits of
using a property finding service when looking for a home, based on the
idiosyncrasies of the system and the frustrations of trying to deal with agents
directly when not living in France.
The ‘E-book’ can be downloaded free (it’s a bargain as well as the
Telegraph are saying that it is worth £9.99) although you might need to
register before you can - but check it out at …..
Happy
reading …………
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