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The box is closed
Publié le 22 décembre 2025
par Pierre

I am adding this article to the "Before Anything Else" section because it is the last step in a complete expatriation. In 2022, before leaving, I (…)

Sale of the apartment
Publié le 4 juin 2025
par Pierre

Not so easy to sell my apartment. Yet it is a superb place on the Saint Cyprien golf course. And from the first visits, in March, the apartment (…)

Get rid of the superfluous
Publié le 4 juin 2025
par Pierre

To leave the mind and the light luggage, you have to get rid of the superfluous, and it’s not so easy. Even if like me, you have unloaded yourself (…)

Before going
Publié le 12 mars 2025
par Pierre

Preparing to leave is already quite an adventure. I had to go through a number of administrative, medical and financial procedures…

To do

– (…)

Make contacts on site
Publié le 8 août 2022
par Pierre

That’s not the most difficult part. All it took was a few searches on Facebook to find a group made up of expats and locals whose help was (…)

The budget
Publié le 7 août 2022
par Pierre

Even before starting, this road trip requires a significant budget :

– Purchase of boxes, shelves to store what I keep : about €200

– Rental (…)

Apply for a visa
Publié le 1er août 2022
par Pierre

In principle, applying for a visa is not very complicated. Simply go to the embassy’s website, complete a questionnaire and provide the requested (…)

Change management centre for retirement
Publié le 24 juillet 2022
par Pierre

What a pain !!

If one approach seemed simple to me, it is this one. What a nenni, good people.

However, it all started well, with a phone call (…)

Perform complete medical check-ups
Publié le 14 juin 2022
par Pierre

Stone Heart balance

Ultrasound, stress test. Everything is nickel. Heart under 60 Dentist’s balance sheet

Given the price of implants offered (…)

Think about the best banking option
Publié le 31 janvier 2022
par Pierre

Not very easy. I considered 3 options : Open an account in the country I’m going to, but every time I change country, you have to close/open an (…)