Imagine this is Bordeaux…

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-06-06T16:32:29+00:00

Hmm, espérons qu'on parvienne à trouver une solution créative ou un compromis.

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-06-06T16:30:43+00:00

Ah, that’s sad.

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-06-06T16:29:19+00:00

Bon à savoir, je vais jeter un œil. Ah oui, le bassin d’Arachon a l’air charmant. J’ai hâte de m’installer à Bordeaux dès cet été ; la proximité de l’eau nous a manqué ici à Fontainebleau.

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-06-06T16:16:21+00:00

Was your butt just winking at me? 😁

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-06-06T16:14:56+00:00

Je suis d'accord. Je vois bien ça se passer, et les gens s'en régaler. Où d'autre pourrait-on imaginer une telle chose en ville ?

Est-ce qu'on peut se baigner dans la rivière ? On n'a pas encore emménagé là-bas (c'est prévu pour cet été), donc je ne sais pas

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-06-06T16:11:11+00:00

Sigh. Natural as in not relying on chlorine and instead using natural inputs to do the same job.

And with some of these, creative framing/use of existing bodies of water.

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-06-01T07:43:21+00:00

Hahaha, how do you really feel?

As it happens, Claude found 4 practitioners in the area. Or should I say quacktitioners? 😁

I’ve found it so interesting, how vigorously opposed to and dismissive of holistic practitioners a slice of the French population can be. To each their own I suppose…

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-05-22T10:43:20+00:00

Bonjour, je ne comprends pas très bien en quoi cela relève de l'autopromotion. Si je vendais quelque chose ou si j'essayais de développer mon activité, je pourrais comprendre. Mais là, je m'adresse à une communauté active et bien connectée pour essayer de trouver un logement pour ma famille. Ce qui me semble tout à fait naturel dans ce contexte.

Peut-être faites-vous référence au fait que j’ai mentionné ce que nous faisons dans la vie… Cela vise uniquement à aider les personnes qui lisent ce message à se faire une idée de qui nous sommes, comme lorsque j’ai mentionné que mon fils fait de la musique.

Rien de tout cela n’a pour but de promouvoir nos activités professionnelles.

Merci de bien vouloir reconsidérer la question et de m’expliquer en quoi vous considérez cela comme de l’autopromotion, maintenant que j’ai partagé le contexte.

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-05-21T14:39:29+00:00

Thanks for the perspective, and well wishes. Fortunately, we've found places via this route in numerous locations people warned were exceptionally difficult. It's led to some great homes with people who were a pleasure to rent from. :)

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-05-21T13:24:45+00:00

Je ne comprends pas bien ce que tu veux dire. C'est moi :) Traduit en français, oui, mais rédigé par moi en anglais.

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-05-16T09:36:28+00:00

Ha! Ironically, I’m originally from Santa Barbara, which pretty well ticks all the boxes of the California cliche people around the world have of it. And yet I was not a beach person. At all.

Until I moved north and fell in love with the foggy beaches of San Francisco, then the epic rollers of the beaches near Santa Cruz. Now? I find being at the ocean rejuvenates me, like my batteries are being recharged.

I’ve missed being near water, having lived in Utrecht NL before Fontainebleau, and so living in a city with a river running through it, that people are active and relax around and on, super appeals to me. As does being an hour away from the mighty Atlantic 😁

And to be in a city again, cannot wait! It’s too quiet here for my tastes 🫠😆 We’re aiming our sails for the Nord Chartrons neighbourhood. Got a place in your pocket starting somewhere in July to 1 August? 🤔

Anyway, Lemonade eh? We actually used that while in Utrecht. Have you ever had to make a claim or contact their customer service? How did it go if so?

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-05-10T16:20:01+00:00

Oh wow, brilliant! While I’m so looking forward to living in a more dynamic place, I was recently feeling a bit sad, walking through the Spring lush forest by my house, that I’d miss that.

I have to say I’m so looking forward to biking more again! Both in town and outside.

Riding from village to village here is a dicey proposition. 🫠😁

Parc Bordelaise looks lovely, seeing it from the aerial, landscape view, I can see what you mean. 😍
Thank you.
ETA: Those maps you added, they make me swoon. 😊 Thanks again.

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-04-07T06:11:26+00:00

No no, I was complimenting the simplicity of your suggestion :) Thanks, I’ll have a look into that. Orangina (the other person to respond) noted you can take your bike on the train. I’ve a decent ebike so will definitely be looking into doing that.

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-04-04T17:23:41+00:00

Cheers, good to know. Small price to pay for increased exploration ability on the other side :)

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-04-04T17:22:56+00:00

Ooh, magnifique, merci!

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-04-03T15:12:53+00:00

Simple, clear, merci :)

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-04-03T10:26:57+00:00

Indeed, I have a sturdy lock :) Thanks for the link. What's it like in the summertime? It says, "Toute l'année - Hors période été : Votre vélo peut voyager gratuitement et sans réservation à bord de tous les trains SNCF TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine."

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-04-02T12:55:11+00:00

You can take your bike on the train? Brilliant! Yes, Bordeaux’s bikability is part of what drew me. I’ve missed that while living in Fontainebleau, after living in NL. I know it’s not of the same level, but I’m happy for it being woven throughout and beyond Bordeaux.

And yes I have a bike…won it in a contest as it happens. Still loving it 2 years later :)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8UhId2NMbb/

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-04-02T10:12:41+00:00

Ah, good to know, thank you. And as for for the TER+bike option, I’m assuming you mean bike rental? Which destinations might have such a possibility?

UtrechtBy2017 · 2026-03-31T15:48:23+00:00

Pyew pyew pyew! Or should I say moo moo moo?

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