Abroad?

Good afternoon, i am in Brussels, any one else in Belguim? I took my 10 month old Grandson to the Nativity Service in our Church of Scotland this morning, very special, have a great Christmas everyone.

Welcome, felice and a very happy Christmas to you too.

I live in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. I have three grandchildren, one here in Vancouver, one in London, England and two in Lyon France.

We have managed to get Skype set up so that we can have nice long chats but nothing quite makes up for real time does it?

I am new to this site and look forward to reading all the posts and articles.

I see messages from Somerset, I went to boarding school in Weston, right above the old pier which I believe is no longer there.

Hi everyone, I'm new on here.

I noticed that butternut lives in Deux-Sevres in the Poitou-Charente region of France. I just wondered if you are anywhere near us. We are 15 minutes south of Parthenay just off the Niort road.

Hi everyone.

Just found this site ... where have I been? Or rather more to the point .. where am I?

I've lived in France (the Midi Pyrenees region)for over 10 years. I don't miss much about the UK except my grandson and talking to other grandmas.

How do I fill my days? I write, I make encouraging noises when MOH brings in the veggies he's lovingly produced in our little 'potager' (allotment) and I just enjoy oversleeping without feeling guilty.

Southern Ireland Connaught Clounty Mayonear Mayo Abbey

oops County Mayo near Mayo Abbey.

I am from Melbourne Victoria Australia.

Now getting my life sorted out and have decided to move north to Britanny - I've loved living in the Dordogne and have a huge circle of friends/aquaintances here - I'm going to miss them so much but I need to get closer to my family in the UK.

Does anyone living in Britanny have any info on walking groups, golf, tennis, singing where there is an element of British ex pats (but not overwhelmingly so)?

Why not join one of the French expat Forums and join the sub-Forum for that particular area and ask there. The are many to choose from.
Good luck with your move and your new life.

I'm another flitter, in between South Wales and Gandia (Valencia) in Spain, totally a different way of life in Spain {smile} but until the grandchildren are older & no longer need us to look after them we continue to flitter.

I am also a flitter between Manchester (city centre) and Crete (Chania)

I live in France, Pays Basque region, at the foot of the Pyrenees with my French husband and artist.

How charming "flitter" , I think I will do that !!

I've just joined. We live in Germany, equidistant from Mannheim and Karlsruhe. It's a beautiful area, wine-producing, and steeped in history. The Rhine valley doesn't make for interesting countryside, but once out of the flat wide valley, there are beautiful, unspoiled areas of forests and mountains.

Our children speak English and German and our grandchildren will most definitely be bi-lingual. My children have often said that they are really grateful for their bi-lingual upbringing.

Welcome, Jacky. Good to have another Gransnetter from 'abroad.'

It's lovely reading this thread again and seeing the descriptions of the lovely places you all live.

I just skimmed through this thread thinking it was a new one until I got to Greatnan when I had a big gulp and realised it was originally started in May 2012. Not heard too much from Absent lately in NZ. I hope all is well over there?

So where do we expats or gransabroad go for the "local" part of the website?

Welcome expats. Now here is an interesting thread for the Euro sceptics in Britain, which would probably be far better posted on the Nigel Farage thread

A lot of people are trying to stop "all these people" from other EU countries settling in Britain.

If we get rid of them, as parties like UKIP would like us to do, what will other EU countries do with you European expats?

I am not getting at you expats but the whole issue of the rise of nationalism in the EU could become something you have to think about.

I have been wondering about this myself Nelliem.

I live in a village in Cyprus like shaunsmumno1, we have been here for nearly 11 years and love it. The family come on holiday every July and we return to the UK for Christmas every year, so have quality time with the grand daughters.

Just read this thread. Glammanana: we have just started to visit Albir/ Altir frequently because a relative has a house in Altea Vella. It is a lovely part of Spain. Completely the opposite from nearby Benedorm. I can see how you would miss it. X