"For those of you who skipped a day in geography class, Brittany is the name of the big peninsula that juts out from France’s northwest corner. Surrounded on three sides by (relatively) warm Atlantic currents..."
Read MoreCity Guide for Corlay France Posted!→
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A free online guide to the sights, sounds, and flavors of the town of Corlay, France.
Read MoreMaking Our Mark On Denmark
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Out of the country and into the city! Where we were with maybe a few hundred, we now find ourselves in a city of a million or more. It's a welcome change!
Read MoreA Small Thing Escalates into a Big Issue...
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Many of those that know me will say I'm a pretty tough girl. I not talking _street tough_, but tough in the sense of a high pain tolerance. I don't like to let some minor health issue keep me from doing the things I wanna do!
Read MoreParis In Only 4 hours, or ... What Not To Do
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OK, so you'd probably not be so dumb as to try and cram a Paris sightseeing trip into four hours. And because you're not that dumb, you're probably also smart enough to research various power needs before embarking on a year-long (at least) journey. Well... you'd not be us then.
Read MoreAu Revoir...
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It's a sad day as we board the train to Paris. I didn't realize I would grow so attached to my temporary home, fur babies, and our hosts in Le Haut-Corlay.
Read MoreThe Big Game Wasn't So Super in France
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Sports are huge parts of the pub scene here in the French countryside, but they seem to be viewed with a completely different mindset. Walk into just about any bar or pub in the States and you’ll find televised sports. That’s the same here, but with two key differences: volume and variety.
Read MoreOf French Castles, Little Lakes, and More. Because France.
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In case you've missed Sheila's photos, we're across the lake (more of a pond) from a castle. Not a damsel-in-distress-in-the-high-tower castle, but a castle all the same. It's mostly in ruin now, but it makes for a nice backdrop. Look up Le château de Corlay if you're curious.
Read MoreLe Relax Brasserie - Pub & Sandwich Shop
/Relax Bar is a pretty unassuming place. Situated right off the highway, it gets a fair amount of traffic just from people buying a pack of smokes. We visited once and found their beer selection limited, but not out of line for the small town life.
Read MoreCarpe Diem - Pub & Coffee Shop
/This quaint little watering hole was the place we frequented the most while we were in town. It's always filled with locals, covering all age ranges. Everyone is quite friendly, even to a couple of Americans who don't speak the language.
Read MorePost, Picon, and Peugeots. And Peugeots. →
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In which we discover the French way of giving bad beer flavor, how not to order postage, the vagaries of languages, and the natural car of France.
Read MoreNo One Said There Would Be Snow...
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We didn't expect snow until we hit Denmark. Apparently, we were wrong. Hence, video.
Read MoreCider, Cider Everywhere... And Not a Drop to Drink!
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I'm finding cider here in France is rich and varied! Some are quite tart, like their U.S. counterparts. Others are sweet and light. And the one I'm drinking now is on the syrupy side.
One thing all the French ciders have had in common: extremely low alcohol. I've had three or four...
Read MorePizza in France...
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Since arriving in France, we have eaten in. We haven't eaten in this often since we were young and poor! When Evo and I first met, we made a shockingly low amount of money. We had to budget every dollar we spent, which is quite similar to what we are doing now.
Read MoreCold and Rainy? A Good Day to Catchup -- And Get Ahead!
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One perpetual item on our to do list: finding additional gigs. Sheila's focus today was places other than Europe, as we're going to come up against Schengen restrictions in a couple months. She found a couple long-term possibilities in China and Australia, which opens up all sorts of new doors for us.
Read MoreAll Cocked Up. Or, Don't Be a Chicken!
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Part of the bargain struck with house sitting assignments is that we'll care for the animals while the home owners are away. Usually, that means dogs and cats. Some listings include exotic animals, like birds and reptiles. And a few, like the one we have in Le Haut-Corlay, France, have some livestock.
Read MoreYou, Too, Can Podcast Just Like ShEvo!
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People have been asking questions about our podcasting gear. Episodes of our show are much more highly produced than the standard record-and-release or two-dorks-and-a-microphone shows I’ve been (at least partially) responsible for in the past. How do we make such detailed shows without the advent of a complete recording studio? Read on, Macduff...
Read MoreA Clean, Well-Moistened Place→
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On this, the fourth episode of the ShEvo Studio On Tour podcast, we talk about water, improved health conditions, taking wrong turns, and the excitement found when shopping for groceries. A riveting way to spend twelve minutes of your time, to be sure.
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Friday Drive-Time in France
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When we arrived in France, our host, Bill, drove us around the countryside, showing some of the local flavor. Though he’d be taking his car with him on their vacation, he left us their caravan (that’s an RV to those in the States) if we needed to get out and about, with the warning that “it’s bloody well hard on petrol” ... or something to that effect. Friday was shaping up to be a clear but cold day, so ...
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