I'm moving....

[VWPowered]

yep leaving this humble home for another... moving 7 hours south to the mountains, (well going t the interviw on the 19th to be shown around etc but as we are the first he's organised we are sure to have the job, involves looking after a 12th century chateau, tower and we get a 4 bed house, rent free, last couple were there 12 years )

[FredTransit]

Damn I am jealous, I would love something like that, but it would have to be here in the UK

[Guest Tony Hayers]

Congrats.But the big question - is there more shite round the locality of your new gaff?

[VWPowered]

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphot ... y_Sept_09/

 

took this lot in the week we were there last year, lotsa tat down sarf

[garbaldy]

good luck hope you get the job.i know you will be better off as i do a similar job with a tied cottage and its a good way to live for nowt only a tent would work out cheeper leaves more to spent on sh1te afterall theres no point being the richest man in the graveyard

[VWPowered]

we're hoping to save to get a crib of our own and get out of the renting cycle, has cost us a fortune over the years..

[garbaldy]

we're hoping to save to get a crib of our own and get out of the renting cycle, has cost us a fortune over the years..

i know what you mean the last time i paid rent it was £90 a month

[Tayne]

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[M'coli]

Mountains??? Massif Central, Alps or Pyrenees?

[VWPowered]

blimey mine in the uk was £75pw on a crappy 10x15ft bedsit :(here its €400 for a moderate 2 bed house with a small barn (but we have no neighbours which is nice) excluding the bills of cause

[VWPowered]

Mountains??? Massif Central, Alps or Pyrenees?

just down from the corbieres

[garbaldy]

blimey mine in the uk was £75pw on a crappy 10x15ft bedsit :(here its €400 for a moderate 2 bed house with a small barn (but we have no neighbours which is nice) excluding the bills of cause

yes but ive not paid rent or council tax for over 19 years

[VWPowered]

http://autoshite.commlm/forum/viewtopic.ph ... travelfest

 

same area we went on holiday last year

[VWPowered]

blimey mine in the uk was £75pw on a crappy 10x15ft bedsit :(here its €400 for a moderate 2 bed house with a small barn (but we have no neighbours which is nice) excluding the bills of cause

yes but ive not paid rent or council tax for over 19 years

does that mean your in.... a caravan??..

[garbaldy]

blimey mine in the uk was £75pw on a crappy 10x15ft bedsit :(here its €400 for a moderate 2 bed house with a small barn (but we have no neighbours which is nice) excluding the bills of cause

yes but ive not paid rent or council tax for over 19 years

does that mean your in.... a caravan??..

nope a bungalow on its own in an acre off orchard goes with the job and we even get free hot water and heating so our only bills are phone and electric, well i suppose i should have to pay something

[VWPowered]

awesome this is the place we'll be looking after naff site mind

[garbaldy]

awesome this is the place we'll be looking after naff site mind

very nice looking place,so what would your job entail then.

[ChinaTom]

Lucky chap!! There always seems to be a Tagora or two advertised in Carcassonne on Leboncoin. Looks like a brilliant way of life - how do you come by such opportunities?

[VWPowered]

errr mine errrwell janien's will be cleaning duties, looking after the pool, guests, bedding everything with running the house but not cooking..mines to cut the grass its 2 days a week with an optional paid 3rd daywill find out the finer details on the 19th

[VWPowered]

Lucky chap!! There always seems to be a Tagora or two advertised in Carcassonne on Leboncoin. Looks like a brilliant way of life - how do you come by such opportunities?

she found it in 'Lady Magazine' some posh mag

[michiel]

That sounds grand, good luck! Good region to pick up rustfree tat as well perhaps, plane to the south, crash in a real chateau then pick up car and drive home...

[garbaldy]

errr mine errrwell janien's will be cleaning duties, looking after the pool, guests, bedding everything with running the house but not cooking..mines to cut the grass its 2 days a week with an optional paid 3rd daywill find out the finer details on the 19th

my misses doesnt have to help out here as they have a housekeeper who also gets a free house, i work 5 days a week all off which are paid off course i too got the job through some posh mag think it was called the country lady or something like that.i forsee a sales increase for the posher mags comeing

[Rusty Pelican]

Sounds perfect , Some people only dream of such things and youve got the chance to " live it " , really hope it comes off for you both

[M'coli]

Just over 3 hours from the Col du Tourmalét...

[VWPowered]

whats that then

[M'coli]

It's a famous climb on Le Tour!

[VWPowered]

we struggled with 2 kids up 800 metre mountain to see ruined chateau so without them should be dead easy

[fotorabia]

nice one..ill strike u off the NZ queue then shall i...and if i come visit this year one wont be slumming it will one old chap...obey that lawn order..dont just mow round the wreck collection..

[VWPowered]

your always welcome at ours rab