tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post2741746518691929848..comments2024-03-29T13:47:52.160+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Thinking of moving?Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50104819971070807942017-04-24T23:06:04.301+01:002017-04-24T23:06:04.301+01:00I would love to take your advice and look at that ...I would love to take your advice and look at that website but it doesn't work, or rather just takes me to the general website but I have no idea where to search. South of France would be perfect! I'll try it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26472215185111959802017-04-19T04:40:14.033+01:002017-04-19T04:40:14.033+01:00I'm not sure about 'courage'; occasion...I'm not sure about 'courage'; occasionally (when I had urgent things to see to in England) it seemed like lunacy.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23863855019539348102017-04-19T04:38:56.137+01:002017-04-19T04:38:56.137+01:00The dogs would love it out here. It's dog heav...The dogs would love it out here. It's dog heaven.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76120858743889920622017-04-19T04:36:00.613+01:002017-04-19T04:36:00.613+01:00...and far fewer tourists....and far fewer tourists.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11620413247856526602017-04-18T19:43:00.991+01:002017-04-18T19:43:00.991+01:00Cro I often wish that at some point in my life I h...Cro I often wish that at some point in my life I had made a move abroad somewhere. But I suspect that is the kind of pipedream that many of us have. You had the courage to act.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29431347911934966692017-04-18T19:06:47.871+01:002017-04-18T19:06:47.871+01:00Beautiful, sign me up.
I also like the other plac...Beautiful, sign me up. <br />I also like the other places mentioned, Cornwall, Pembrokeshire but I am a desert dweller again.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38090042553273116402017-04-18T18:17:13.054+01:002017-04-18T18:17:13.054+01:00Sol, Cro's right. South Wales has more to offe...Sol, Cro's right. South Wales has more to offer too. Cardiff is a beautiful city and the new opera house is a great seafront feature, nearby Swansea you have the Gower peninsula and breathtaking scenery, and you can still find starfish on the amazing beaches, and there's Pembrokeshire coastal path, and the seals, and the birds, and the beer, and the castles, and . . . Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65014359124401855582017-04-18T18:09:43.469+01:002017-04-18T18:09:43.469+01:00As if.
I see the main stream media has a new wor...As if. <br /><br />I see the main stream media has a new word for terrorists. The two just arrested in possession bomb making equipment and planning a major attack during the next few days in France are not Islamists, terrorists, men of eastern appearance or anything like that they are simply "radicalized men". Be careful out there Cro, there could be other sleeper cells on the move. I shall pray for you. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81967948660870120042017-04-18T16:48:05.232+01:002017-04-18T16:48:05.232+01:00Remember the film studios along there?
Probably th...Remember the film studios along there?<br />Probably there when you bought your property<br /><br />crafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3875451257776751322017-04-18T14:13:49.888+01:002017-04-18T14:13:49.888+01:00Cornwall is beautiful. If you wanted somewhere nea...Cornwall is beautiful. If you wanted somewhere nearby, and don't mind hopping over to Wales, you could always try Pembrokeshire or Carmarthenshire. You'd get more for your money.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57215707965749118892017-04-18T13:43:56.564+01:002017-04-18T13:43:56.564+01:00I would love to buy that place. Unfortunately, no...I would love to buy that place. Unfortunately, not knowing what will happen post Brexit, we will be selling and moving to Cornwall. You cant get a detatched house for that price down there... £164k is very cheapSolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64869507393488361082017-04-18T13:19:04.628+01:002017-04-18T13:19:04.628+01:00That's really why I mentioned not being tied t...That's really why I mentioned not being tied to the UK for work. I was OK, because my studio is where I worked, and that could be anywhere. My youngest son's work is via the web, so it's the same for him, and he has two homes, one in Oz, and one here. Of course not everyone can do that.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12633847997270557072017-04-18T12:12:24.218+01:002017-04-18T12:12:24.218+01:00The French will take a beautiful old cottage and c...The French will take a beautiful old cottage and change it into a modern nightmare.<br /><br />Expense is relative. A very chic new kitchen can now be installed for anywhere between €3,000 and €10,000; not a huge sum. Bathrooms are cheaper. Heating systems can be expensive; as we have recently witnessed. Otherwise most interior work to old stone houses can be done little by little by the owner.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9870308537964766712017-04-18T11:48:56.889+01:002017-04-18T11:48:56.889+01:00I do not mean to make a "modern house" o...I do not mean to make a "modern house" of an old one, but heating, water system and isolation can explode your financial ressources. And a nice new kitchen is quite expensive.chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896471907846731816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23913214800324947802017-04-18T11:41:41.059+01:002017-04-18T11:41:41.059+01:00Too much enthusiastic restoration can ruin old hou...Too much enthusiastic restoration can ruin old houses. The French are the worst culprits.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42395583672693362842017-04-18T11:20:22.808+01:002017-04-18T11:20:22.808+01:00Restauration - a good one- costs a lot of money an...Restauration - a good one- costs a lot of money and can really ruin you and maintaining an old house is not easy, I would not make this choice.chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896471907846731816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21392473180079444772017-04-18T10:32:43.735+01:002017-04-18T10:32:43.735+01:00Exactly.Exactly.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1836462104546404312017-04-18T10:32:32.735+01:002017-04-18T10:32:32.735+01:00When I bought my house in St Nicholas Rd, it was f...When I bought my house in St Nicholas Rd, it was full to the brim with students, all sleeping all over the place. I didn't get to see half the rooms, but bought it anyway!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38247415765560312282017-04-18T10:08:21.919+01:002017-04-18T10:08:21.919+01:00You pay more for a one bedroom flat in Bath.You pay more for a one bedroom flat in Bath.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40184028438672542392017-04-18T09:53:37.272+01:002017-04-18T09:53:37.272+01:00I think you may be right! Wanting to invest their ...I think you may be right! Wanting to invest their money in property outside Britain. We bought our place in Normandy four years ago for£50,000.It was habitable but needed renovation. One acre with a garden laid to fir trees,apple,pear and plum. A small paddock with pressoir and well. Two cottages we've knocked together plus an extra holiday cottage. Huge workshop and two barns. The cottages retain character in their massive beams and huge fireplaces and all date from 1746,pre revolution. What a Bargain! Luckily my husband can work two days a week via computer and there's the rub. Property in France may be cheap but work virtually impossible to find. <br />Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12005808036236733190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61026341245038401342017-04-18T09:48:17.975+01:002017-04-18T09:48:17.975+01:00Funnily enough the couple moving in are from Kemp ...Funnily enough the couple moving in are from Kemp Town, I haven't met them yet but just hope they don't fill it with students.<br />crafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39413205942263992882017-04-18T09:08:47.512+01:002017-04-18T09:08:47.512+01:00Maybe our houses are now worth telephone number pr...Maybe our houses are now worth telephone number prices too? Both of ours have simple small courtyards, although one has use of a shared private garden.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32886225327790939552017-04-18T09:06:56.227+01:002017-04-18T09:06:56.227+01:00Getting out whilst the going's good?Getting out whilst the going's good?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46909890330540836482017-04-18T09:06:18.934+01:002017-04-18T09:06:18.934+01:00Yes, but you need about a fifth of what you'd ...Yes, but you need about a fifth of what you'd need in Blighty.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54628619386936384032017-04-18T09:05:48.942+01:002017-04-18T09:05:48.942+01:00You get plenty for your money, that's sure.You get plenty for your money, that's sure.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com