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ItвЂ™s a big cultureВ shock on so many levels and my French is not great. IвЂ™m not going to lie and say it was easy. How did you cope with the challenges of having a young family too? Were your parents supportive? It was four years, eight trips to France and two children later that eventually the property picked us! We could never afford to buy something like this in the UK.В And to be honest, if we stayed in the UK, I would want to be in London.В Neither of us knew what was ahead or what we really wanted or when the time would be right. I immediately went onlineВ looking at property and got a bit carried away! France is so big and there are so many elegant properties. After we watched it, Dick said: вЂwe could buy a house like this for next to nothing and live nicely off my pension and the odd job.'В And that was the moment he planted the seed! ItвЂ™s about a rich broker who has a lot of money, but no time to enjoy it and his life was passing by in a blur. It all started after we watched the film A Good Year.

Firstly, we were there because we love France вЂ“ good food, wine, fresh air, room to breathe and time to reflect.

ESCAPE THE AYUWOKI BEHIND THE SCNES FULL

It was quite early on in our relationshipВ and we stayed in a tiny gГ®te full of charm and character.

What made you start to think about leaving your life in England and making the move to France? Was it just the fact that you could get so much more for your money? How did the dream start to become a reality?Дick and I spent a rather romantic new year together in France in 2011. Dick Strawbridge is a retired army colonel, who has also appeared on Celebrity Masterchef and is an engineer and environmentalist. Angel Adoree is the 1940s vintage-clad redhead from East London who appeared on BBC2вЂ™s Dragons Den and won backing for herВ hospitality business, The Vintage Patisserie.

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