Bonjour Tous!!
Perhaps that should be Bonjour Two!! Even that may be an overstatement, seems my main visitor to the blog, got quite excited when I saw all the page reads, is a spam referer! Just Googled it, found out ways to deal with the pesky little blighter. Doesn't sound half as tricky as getting rid of Moles in your garden, but certainly less desirable.

Anyway I digress, nice little pad gone on BritsBazaar.com today, again it is with Delamarche Immobilier in Normandy, see below photo, can be yours for a cool  1,272,000 euros, Yep euros not Sterling so thats not so bad, eh?

Received kind instructions from Terredefrance.fr today to start listing their properties, will feature some in the blog later on, so the ball is rolling nicely with the immobiliers and, AND, we have had quite a few personal ads going on (Hurrah, I hear you shout)! But not as loudly as us!!!!





A well decent BMW R 1100 S motorbike, really looks the biz!! For sale in Morbihan, looks about as straight as you can get. Check it out on this link

http://www.britsbazaar.com/ads/cars-vans-motorbikes/motorbikes-scooters/bmw-r-1100-s-motorcycle-for-sale-918.html&kID=9


Also had old Hay carts, B&B's and more private sell houses etc, Many many thanks to those people using our service, don't forget a free ad with up to 10, yes 10, free photos for all you Expats in France.

Keep the ads rolling in, this site is for you, make it work, please!

And, finally, of course todays "it's bizarre" from BritsBazaar,

Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie!

There you go then, send more E-cards when on a diet!!

Bonjour Tous!!

You come across something different everyday on BritsBazaar.com!! Never seen one of these before!
This is, apparently, an Earthship, it is a totally eco-friendly dwelling, rates a rating of A on the French diagnostics test so must be good.
It is on the books of the latest immobiliers, DelaMarche in Normandie, who have kindly given us instructions to market their properties on BritsBazaar.com.


A unique opportunity to buy a world famous Earthship, first and only official fully residential Earthship in Europe.The house is totally self-sufficient for all aspects - water, power,sewage, cooling and heating.
You can find out more by going to   http://www.britsbazaar.com/ads/property/property-sales/the-earthship-891.html?page=2&kID=20

And from there is a website link for all the other great properties on their books.

We still need more of you expats listing your cars, bikes, trailers, holiday lets, whatever, this is what we really started the site for, we can easily cram it with property for sale etc but what we really want is YOU using it, remember the ADs are free for you with up to 10 photos, Get Listing!!!


Another quick "it's bizarre" from BritsBazaar;

In the town of Chateauneuf-du-Pape in Provence a municipal law of 1954 prohibits Flying saucers from landing within the borders of the Municipality.

So take heed all you Aliens, if you don't want a parking ticket keep away from Provence!!

Bonjour Tous!

Hectic times trying to get a new French classified Ads site rolling!! We were looking for semi-retirement and now we are putting in 12 hour days! Oh well, keeps us out of trouble I suppose.
Having managed to coax a large Brittany based English speaking Immobilier, Mayer Immobilier, based in Huelgoat, Finistere, into posting their properties for sale with us, we are doing all the loading up etc ourselves, we have now "visited" around 300 Breton properties in 4 days! Someone must have made a killing selling Pine Cladding in Brittany, is there a house somewhere in Brittany with out any??
Could do with more of your small ads going on, not just from the Brittany region but the whole of France, come on get it rolling, after all it is a free service to joe Public and you can put on up to 10 Free photos, let people see what you are selling, gotta be better, a picture paints a thousand words after all.

We have now had kind instructions from Charente Immobilier  a registered French real estate agency (immobilier) based in the riverside town of Jarnac in the Poitou Charentes, to go ahead and list their properties, around 300 ranging from fantastic fairytale Chateaux at over 1 million euros to old barns awaiting conversion to your dream home at the opposite end of the price scale, take a look at some of them, get some inspiration for when you win the Euro Millions!!!


Anyway, i'll leave you with an "it's Bizarre" from BritsBazaar:

Did you know...
MAFIA is an acronym for Morte Alla Francia Italia Anela, or "Death to the French is Italy's Cry"

Don't stop them going on holiday there though, does it!

We Need A New Service for English Speaking Expats in France

UP To NOW, members of the English speaking community in France looking for an on-line small ads service to buy, sell or advertise services and events, have been limited to advertising on small, local forums, often with a limited membership. If you're moving back or moving on, what can you do with a house full of stuff that can't move with you? Or, arriving in France on a
budget, how can you source furniture and household goods at a price you're happy to pay?

We need something to fill the gap. How about a classified ads website covering the whole of France where private advertisers could post their ads with up to ten photos, completely free of charge? What a great way to get rid of the things we want to sell or give away, and find what we're looking for.

And wouldn't it be a great shop window for people like crafters who want to display their handmade jewellery, cards, toys, patchwork and embroidery, etc? With the option of a PayPal button, it could even be an attractive alternative to auction sites with commission fees.

Obviously, it wouldn't seek to compete with the online forums like AngloInfo and French Entrée among many others, that many of us expats have joined, indeed, it would fulfil quite a different role. However, used in conjunction with postings on forums that don't support image uploads, private advertisers could direct enquiries to the website and save themselves the hassle of having to send out dozens of photos.  

A lot of Anglophone expats are not comfortable using French classified ad websites such as Le Bon Coin and, similarly, we prefer dealing with companies and trades people who speak English. It avoids all the confusion and misunderstandings that often arise through differences in practice as well as in language. With a site like this, businesses would have the opportunity to advertise specifically to an audience who sees the ability to speak English as an additional positive when making their buying choice.

And the expat community could use and grow the site in a variety of ways; how about advertisements for lost and found pets (and other possessions) with photographs; lifts and car-shares offered and wanted; seeking or offering accommodation; advertising clubs and events? With the social networking opportunities available via Facebook and Twitter, people could exchange and pass on all sorts of information.

I have just found  BritsBazaar which aims to link our widespread expat community that shares two essential characteristics (we all speak English and we all live in France) and bring together in one place all our ''for sales' and 'wanteds'.

Tell a friend - the more people who know, the better it will work.