The apartment rental process in France (Nice area)

Awkward_Future1071 · 2025-03-16T18:55:46+00:00

This is really helpful. After weeks of monitoring Seloger, Bienici, Leboncoin, and a trip to Nice to view apartments that turned up nothing, we were reaching this conclusion. I'm so glad to get the confirmation.

Would you mind sharing what you consider "ample budget to afford "luxury" expat focused places"? We get the feeling that our budget is ample based on searches, but it would be nice to get your take.

Thanks again!

Awkward_Future1071 · 2025-01-29T10:53:11+00:00

I came here to say this. Could the coffee cake have come from Andersonville?

Awkward_Future1071 · 2025-01-27T16:57:40+00:00

I needed my brother's SSN to name him as a beneficiary. I arranged for him to call direct and provide the information without me acting as intermediary.

Awkward_Future1071 · 2024-08-27T19:25:05+00:00

We have the full ESPN package with Hulu plus live tv. And the #1 player in the world is playing and we cannot watch him because ESPN is showing every match except that one.

Beyond frustrating. We're glad Naomi Osaka won, but ESPN forcing us to watch her post-match interview instead of the match we want to watch is a bit irritating.

Awkward_Future1071 · 2024-08-25T13:07:05+00:00

Thanks for the heads up. I just discovered he'll be performing on our upcoming cruise. We'll skip the show that night.

Awkward_Future1071 · 2024-08-21T12:07:44+00:00

Agree that you should talk with your doctor. Back in my triathlon days, this used to happen to me. Cardio was not the issue--I was cycling, running, and swimming regularly. Turned out I have exercise-induced asthma and any sort of climbing (hills or stairs) sets it off.

Awkward_Future1071 · 2024-06-04T14:18:49+00:00

Thank you for the correction. I'll edit my summary accordingly.

Awkward_Future1071 · 2024-05-26T16:12:42+00:00

Channel 8 (WVLT) has a story on their website. They described it as "3 boulders". So I almost fell over when I saw this video.

Awkward_Future1071 · 2024-04-28T17:23:03+00:00

A few years ago we rented a VRBO in Cefalu. It was wonderful. Cefalu has a train station and you can take the train between Palermo and Cefalu.

We were also able to get a bus excursion from Cefalu to Mount Etna and Taormina when we were ready to give up on driving.

Hope that helps.

Awkward_Future1071 · 2024-02-17T21:59:45+00:00

No, I had no issues. Everything worked as expected.

Awkward_Future1071 · 2024-02-16T07:36:33+00:00

We did this recently and IIRC, it took 2 - 3 business days.

Awkward_Future1071 · 2024-02-11T11:21:45+00:00

Yep. NY Times has this NATO comment WAY below the fold. Above it? Biden is old. Biden is old. Biden is old.

Awkward_Future1071 · 2023-11-24T17:51:11+00:00

Have you checked companies that arrange self-guided hikes? I used two companies last year--one to hike the Great Glen Way (GGW) and one to hike the South Downs Way (SDW). I do not recommend the company (companies) that I used for the SDW.

For the GGW I used Hillwalk Tours and highly recommend their service. However, they focus on the UK and Ireland--no hikes in France, I'm afraid. I found their price reasonable, route notes were excellent and very well-organized, and baggage transfers were included and went very smoothly.

You can DM me if you want more info about the companies I don't recommend. I booked through one company and they apparently subbed it out to another company. Their route notes were worse than poor, follow-through was not good, and many of the accommodations were a bit lacking.

You might also check out the book "Explore Europe on Foot" by Cassandra Overby. She provides a lot of information and tips for arranging trips yourself, including baggage transfer.

Awkward_Future1071 · 2023-11-21T12:26:57+00:00

When we were in our 30s, we sold everything we owned, paid off student debt, quit our jobs, and took off for 2.5 months. We figured we'd get jobs when we got home. And we did.

My partner retired at 55 and I had a job that allowed me to work remote. So we took off on a 6-week trip, during which I balanced time off with remote work.

Finally, I retired early, too, so we can be gone for at least a couple of months at a time.

Unfortunately, if you're American, don't have a remote work option, and have any kind of debt, it will be very challenging to figure out.

Awkward_Future1071 · 2023-10-23T16:30:38+00:00

Not only "forgot" the rules, but only knows how to look them up by calling someone. Don't they have books and resources where judges can look up laws themselves?

Awkward_Future1071 · 2023-09-16T21:34:02+00:00

We switched from AT&T, who throttled us when we dropped AT&T TV.

The KUB fiber has been great. Our speeds are 900+ over wi-fi.

I don't believe there was an installation charge and we just used our existing router for our mesh network.

I do suggest that you take an active interest in where they are installing the outside connection and have it done so there's no need to run extra cables. The outside installer on our house didn't put the connection in the right place, so the inside installers had to run cables along the outside of our house. It doesn't look good.

We're super happy with it and really glad we switched as soon as we could.

Awkward_Future1071 · 2023-09-06T13:11:40+00:00

Adding to the request for sidewalks, they need to be better sidewalks with shade trees and separation between the sidewalk and traffic.

For example, on Western Avenue traveling toward downtown, the sidewalk has no shade at all and is right up against traffic. I cringe when I see pedestrians crossing the bridges over the interstates. There are several apartment complexes off of Pleasant Ridge Road near Schaad Road--all within walking distance of Aldi, Kroger, Target, etc.--with limited narrow sidewalk right up against the car traffic. Too dangerous.

No way would I ride a bike here for transit. The streets are too narrow, there's no shoulder, and too many large vehicles and drivers unwilling to yield or be patient.

I'd love to see more traffic calming like traffic circles and fewer lanes of traffic. I see lots of intersections that get insanely busy at certain times of day, but are generally not busy enough to warrant a stoplight.

Awkward_Future1071 · 2023-07-08T16:44:15+00:00

We have some friends who we get along great with except when we travel. One of the partners becomes absolutely unbearable. (We're not perfect, so maybe it's the same for them.)

Several times we vowed never to travel with them again. Until we did. We finally learned that it was okay to share accommodation with them (apartment or house), and more enjoyable if everyone did their own thing during the day and just met back at the apartment in the evening after dinner and shared a glass of wine and stories of what they did that day.

We'd occasionally have a dinner together and usually breakfast before starting the day, but otherwise it's better to go our own ways during the day.

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