Best of Blog in France … Download It For Free!

Best of Blog in France is here! In fact, here at Smashwords to be precise. It’s my selection of the best posts and photos from the first two years of Blog in France. Yes, I’ve been blogging since July 2009, although only very intermittently to start with. Signing up for the WordPress Post a Day [...]

7 Links (Better Late Than Never)

Back in July, Sonia Marsh, the Gutsy Writer, nominated me to take part in the Tripbase 7 links challenge. I was very flattered, but we hit a busy patch and I wanted to be able to devote the appropriate time and attention to doing this challenge. I have compiled nearly 300 posts so that’s a [...]

Kindles, Skins, Scans and Opportunites

I haven’t blogged about my Kindle and writing here for a long while. I generally save those posts for my other blog at http:www.bookarecool.com, but I thought it was time for an update here.
First of all, my Kindle has been transformed. The kids clubbed together to buy me a GelaSkin for it for my birthday. [...]

Blog 1, France 0

Well, I’m delighted. This blog won an award this week – the Expat Focus Recommended Website Award. It’s given to “outstanding expat websites” which meet Expat Focus’s four criteria:
Usefulness: it provides helpful information for others moving to or living in a foreign country
Integrity: it’s an honest, responsible site
Activity: updated frequently or with active forums
Free: doesn’t [...]