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Cynthia Rowden's avatar

Glad you are in France. But why do you need a visa for a 3 month stay?

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Aurélie's avatar

Bienvenue 💕 I hope Bordeaux is part of your itinerary 😉

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Sacha Cohen's avatar

I hope we can make it there too!

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Betty Carlson's avatar

I'm so glad you are here, visa in hand, and that all went smoothly. Your meet-up with Aurélie and the other Substacker reminds me very much of one I did many years back with two fellow dinosaur-era bloggers. Two of them lived in the USA and we all just happened to be in Paris at the same time. Those are precious connections. I'm still in touch with one of them every single day. (But sometimes we just share Wordles in both languages.)

Will be looking forward to hearing more.

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Sacha Cohen's avatar

Aren’t those connections the best? It’s really kismet. We had such a blast yesterday. It was hard to believe we had just met. We felt the same about Aurelie and Tim, as well as others we have met on our travels here.

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Natalie Serber's avatar

We will have to chat! I'm just now booking airline tix for 6 months in France starting early September! I hope you are having a marvelous time!

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Sacha Cohen's avatar

Absolutely! Let’s zoom 😊

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Theresa Conroy's avatar

Bienvenue, friend!

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Sacha Cohen's avatar

Merci mon amie!

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Stephanie Vanderslice's avatar

Wonderful news! I am envious of your long stay visa! If you’re in the Carcassonne area in the next two months let me know!

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Sacha Cohen's avatar

Merci Stephanie! I assumed you had one too?

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Stephanie Vanderslice's avatar

We’re here just through July then I go back to teach. But it’s in the long term plan.

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Lauren Margaret's avatar

Sounds dreamy! I hope you enjoy every precious moment.

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Finding Home Elsewhere's avatar

Amazing! I hope you have a wonderful time. & I love a boîte de livres!

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MUTHR, FCKD's avatar

Fantastique! Following along with your journey! Or should I say, journée?

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Sara Dawn's avatar

Salut vous! I'm a Brit in La Haute Loire. Have lived in France for thirty years, firstly in Grenoble, le cœur des Alpes ... A big TO SEE. Le lac d'Annecy is a good visit, as is Yvoire next to Lake Geneva. A must now, when the town will be adorned with flowers. It's very beautiful here too, in a softer, greener way. We've had no rain for a while and I've been praying for some. It came yesterday and will hang around for a few days. I live in the countryside in a town that's very old looking with the river Loire at it's centre. I'm not rich, but I'm a good vegetarian cook and there's a spare room, if you want a night or two to see the sights. Not far from Le Puy-en-Velay, which is a well known pilgrim town with touristic and religious sights to see, all set on volcanic 'sucs'. People set off from Le Puy to walk the path if Saint Jacques - There are hotels if you're more interested in luxury! Bisous tous les deux et bon séjour !

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Sacha Cohen's avatar

Bonjour Sara! Thank you so much for all of the fantastic suggestions. We were in Annecy in 2019 and would like to go back at some point. Grenoble looks gorgeous—we need to add it to our list. Thank you also for the incredibly generous offer to for us to visit with you for a few nights. I don’t think we will be out your way this time around unfortunately.

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Sara Dawn's avatar

I understand! I am a bit in the middle of nowhere here! Bonne journée !

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The Kitchen Confessional's avatar

Congratulations! We just spent two gorgeous days in Bordeaux (city) and loved it. Ate at two amazing vegan restaurants and are already thinking about when we return :) Seriously considering trying to set up an apartment swap in Barcelona so we could stay for a few months and have more time to explore! Enjoy 😊

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Sacha Cohen's avatar

Ah! You’re in France! For how long?

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Lori's avatar

Welcome back! Hope to see you this summer!

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Sacha Cohen's avatar

Merci!

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kimmyedmonton's avatar

looking forward to your upcoming dispatches

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Sacha Cohen's avatar

Merci!

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Jana Honermann's avatar

Congratulations! I am so envious but know how hard you worked at making this happen. Enjoy each moment.

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Sacha Cohen's avatar

Ah, merci Jana! 😀

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Judy MacMahon's avatar

Bienvenue ! Lovely note Dacha.

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Judy MacMahon's avatar

Oops. Published and with typos too 😳. Bienvenue Sacha - looking forward to more of your wonderful stories

Warm regards

Judy

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