Advice please

I know there is a bridge club in a small town a few miles from me - in Lot and Garonne.

Cant provide advice but just want to say wow, good for you, go and enjoy it all.

Thanks cornergran, your comment has bolstered me up as I was beginning to think it was a potty idea!

Bonjour!
Have you had a look at French Entrée or Anglo Info?
I'm sure you would find the Bridge info you want there.

And for my twopenny worth, have a look at Cavalaire sur Mer, it could be just your cup of tea, or glass of rosé!

"Go reddevil3 go.

I don't know if the S.W. of France is far enough South for you, but I know there are Bridge clubs in La Rochelle and Royan.

Sounds like a great adventure!

Second the La Rochelle/Royan area. It has a bit of a micro climate so gets quite A lot of sunshine days a year.

I too am very envious of you, magnifique! I'm a Dinard, (Brittany) girl, but they do call it the Riviera of the north and it has a few bridge clubs!
If I were heading south, I would start in Nice and see what there is to offer in the area.

Oh redevil3-good for you!
Go for it and enjoy?

Can't help you with the bridge clubs, but do go! How lovely just to take off for a year

Thank you everyone!
Though I have a horrible feeling that when I tell my siblings they are going to say that they always suspected I was crazy and now I'm proving it!

I would be gone in a flash if my family would come ! Sounds like a great adventure x

Of course it's a potty idea, that is what is so good about it. I have never done anything on impulse or in any way different and I know I am the loser. Do it. A dull life is a life wasted. Bad , bad weekend.

Just do it, don't stop to think or the urge will be gone and you will live on, wistfully looking at pictures of properties to rent in the South of France. Bonne Chance!

Go for it, I love to do something like that , though I've got an OH who would prefer a Scottish island, I'd fancy somewhere with better weather.

What a lovely idea, I know there is a a bridge club in Nice, in Rue Paul Deroulede, hope it works out and you enjoy your gap year.

What a great idea. My DH and I have been thinking of perhaps letting the house and doing perhaps 3 month stints in different foreign cities. Would we be able to make acquaintances in Venice for example, or in NYC?

My advice, go for it. We all have time for another adventure.

I'm looking in the Bezieres/ Montpellier area. Maybe Carcassonne but I have been warned it's very windy? Are there any of you down there?

Does it matter if someone calls you crazy? It's YOUR life so go and enjoy it. At 75 surely you're entitled. They may just be jealous of you doing something they don't have the courage or opportunity to do themselves. Of course they could also be worried for you so may need a bit of reassurance that you have done your research and will have some support if needed.
I'd say go for it and have a great year - or more....

Ooooooh good for you , what a lovely idea X

michelle husband and I daydream about the same. Upping and spending 3 months at a time in a place we fancy ... easily done nowadays with AirBnB.

Grannyknot, We met some people (Australians) recently in France., they were travelling around Europe, and had been for 6 months, with a company called, I think, Trusted House Sitters. Owners go away and you move in and look after the cat or dog. They had stayed in some enviable houses, on of them a chateau. Worth a thought?

I agree with others - it's a great idea, do it while you can (especially with Brexit around the corner it might be more complicated.)
We live in the Gers near the Pyrenees which is beautiful but far from the sea and very quiet. But there is a bridge club in the nearest market town (20km) - we used to go, they make you very welcome.

What an inspirational bunch of lovely ladies who are living and loving life! How empowering for the rest of us, makes me want to be adventurous too.