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Rae-Helen

May 11, 2018
4 min

L'autre vie

Our other life in France. #1 It's a sunny May day here in Beaulieu sur Dordogne and in truth I should be soaking up some rays as tomorrow looks rather forebo...

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Rae-Helen

Oct 19, 2019
2 min

Bonjour!

With the French Festival “Paris to Provence” only one week away ( Nov 29th to Dec 1st) we wanted to invite you to pop into Como House and Garden in Kew, Melb...

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Rae-Helen

Apr 1, 2019
7 min

My Favourite things...

L' Autre Vie- My other life in France By Rae-Helen Fisenden Catchy little song isn’t it? "My Favourite Things." Probably one of the most memorable from The S...

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Rae-Helen

Feb 26, 2019
5 min

Hidden Water Treasures

By Rae-Helen Fisenden This is an article featuring some "top secret" information about three fascinating places we've found and explored in our local area in...

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Rae-Helen

Feb 21, 2019
4 min

Madame Noire

This blog helps explain a rather fascinating real estate option here in France known as "viager" and also a little story to go with it about a neighbour here...

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Rae-Helen

Feb 9, 2019
3 min

Madame Sucrée

L'autre Vie Blog by Rae-Helen Fisenden My experience of cooking in France I quite like to cook. And, although I do get a tiny bit anxious these days, I do li...

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Rae-Helen

Jan 15, 2019
8 min

A Guest's Dordogne insights

In this blog I sought out a guest who, along with her husband, stayed in both of our properties located in the Dordogne Valley in the South West of France in...

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Rae-Helen

Nov 1, 2018
6 min

You’d be MAD to book your French holiday accommodation with an Australian property owner

I was having lunch with a friend recently and during conversation my widely travelled friend said that she’d NEVER book a house overseas, or Airbnb accommoda...

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Rae-Helen

Sep 27, 2018
5 min

How it actually began...

L'autre Vie #12 My Other life in France. The very beginning of our french adventure. By Rae-Helen Fisenden ourcottageinfrance.com We'd been fortunate to hav...

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Rae-Helen

Sep 21, 2018
5 min

The MOST asked question.

L'autre Vie #11 ( My other life in France ) A blog about choosing between our two french cottages located in the South West of France in the Dordogne Valley...

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Rae-Helen

Aug 2, 2018
5 min

"Sky high and contemplating WHY?"

L' Autre Vie #10 By Rae-Helen Fisenden. Kind of funny really. I’m writing this whilst travelling at 35,000 feet at the moment between Melbourne and the Sun...

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Rae-Helen

Jul 31, 2018
3 min

"The French sure know how to picnic"

L'Autre Vie #9 By Rae-Helen Fisenden. One of our favourite past times when we're in France is to indulge in a leisurely picnic. We've noticed that designate...

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Rae-Helen

Jul 5, 2018
4 min

10 very good reasons to explore the Dordogne.

L’ Autre Vie ( My other life in France ) #8 By Rae-Helen Fisenden ( photos by Neil Fisenden ) 10 Very Good Reasons to explore the Dordogne: My husband and I ...

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Rae-Helen

Jun 12, 2018
3 min

L'autre vie #7 "Our other life in France" "Peacocks and Butterflies" by Rae-Helen Fisenden

It was one of those spur of the moment decisions that Neil and I make which often lead to a surprisingly lovely experience. People call us "fluid". I call it...

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Rae-Helen

May 29, 2018
3 min

L'autre vie #6 Our " other " life in France.

"Tuesday night dinner in a small french village" -by Rae-Helen Fisenden. Warning! Food photos abound in this blog and they will make you hungry! We have been...

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Rae-Helen

May 29, 2018
4 min

L'autre vie #5

Our "other" life in France. "Laundry and pizza" by Rae-Helen Fisenden I just finished watching a rather boring video on a very old open-air laundromat locate...

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Rae-Helen

May 20, 2018
3 min

L'autre vie #4

Our other life in France. "The Royal Weeding?" by Rae-Helen Fisenden Saturday the 19th of May dawned with delightful sunshine pouring through our cottage bed...

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Rae-Helen

May 14, 2018
2 min

L'autre vie #3

Our other life in France by Rae-Helen Fisenden The Fête de la FRAISE! Arriving in beautiful Beaulieu sur Dordogne we quickly got to work giving our three lev...

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Rae-Helen

May 12, 2018
4 min

L'autre vie #2

Our other life in France#2 by Rae-Helen Fisenden So after an interesting journey navigating the train strikes in Paris and Bordeaux ( see blog #1 ) we fin...

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Rae-Helen

Apr 3, 2018
4 min

“ I wasn’t really naked, I simply didn’t have any clothes on” – Josephine Baker

I wonder, if like me, you’ve never actually heard of Josephine Baker or perhaps the name rings a faint bell. I first became intrigued with her story after vi...

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