Things to do in the Limousin

What seems to be a common theme over here is that alot of people consistently argue that there is not alot to do here in the Limousin........I suppose some may rightly argue that that's the point!  If you choose to live in the rural countryside then surely you are choosing a simpler lifestyle?  Country walks and the like.

Myself and Jax are both young and full of energy, we like trying new things and we try and get a balance of the quiet life with keeping things interesting.

What we have definitely found out here is this.  ADVERTISING FOR EVENTS,TOURIST ATTRACTIONS, PARTIES E.T.C ARE HERE BUT THEY ARE IN FRENCH!!

This might sound very expat but its not meant to.  We have simply found that in order to find out about things its best alot of the time to look in the French papers like Le Populaire.  Alot of the British mags out here are great but they simply don't have the information about Vides (Car boots) Fetes and other events that the French go to.

Similarly I am sure the French don't know much about English events going on locally.

We have found that within one hour of our guest house www.theretreatfrance.com  there is everything from canoeing,horse riding,shooting, archery,tennis to Theme parks, cultural cities like Poitier and plenty of lakes for sailing in!

So if you want a relaxed holiday think about coming out and seeing us,  but also should you want to do loads of activities here then you can do that too!!!

vince and jax

Ryan Air updates..

After last weeks ash cloud we thought we would write a little bit about good ol Ryan Air.  Not sure how many of you know this but Ryan Air has a newsletter and if you take regular flights or just like taking spur of the minute holidays its a MUST.

Go to Ryan Air and sign up to the newsletter.....they will tell you every time they put a flight sale on!!!  Currently and until midnight they are doing £3 one way flights.....grab yourself a cheapy holiday!!!
 www.ryanair.com

Lazy Days at the retreat

Here a couple of pics from our last guest visit here at the retreat.  Local attractions include Saut de la Brame and Lac St Pardoux:

Music Holidays at the Retreat

So a quick bit about me and what I do at the Retreat...I'm Vince by the way.  Me and my fiancee Jackie run The Retreat France here and we both have different skills.

I am a full-time musician and have been for 10 years.  I have played with music legends like Jocelyn Brown and new pop stars like Beth Rowley, James Morrison and Nizlopi!  I also had the privelage of winning two awards in 2008 at the UK INDY AWARDS (Best male Solo and Peoples Choice)

What I do at the Retreat:
Well I have a small writing studio where I offer songwriting courses or just recording holidays for the more expereinced musician.

I use Logic 8 (9 to be installed) with various different bits of kit that help to create quality recordings (you can see a kit list on the website) www.theretreatfrance.com

EVERYTHING we do here at The Retreat is bespoke as we know that most people coming here want different experiences from their stay!!!

So wether it be a family holiday, peaceful break away, recording/songwriting trip or a Pamper weekend in the Spa....GET IN TOUCH and see what we can do for you.

Vince and Jax

www.theretreatfrance.com
www.vincefreeman.com  (MY MUSIC)

Better weather and Mans work!

The weather has been getting better in the last week or so (apart from rain yesturday).  We have been in the garden getting the vegetable patch ready for the summer.  We are complete novices but had a great crop last year from the garden.
For our visitors the garden is available anytime to chill out in.  We have BBQ and hammocks available.  (the picture below is of Stevies Garden not ours!!)  but it looks just like that honest!

The plan this year is to have a marquee up in the garden for the summer so our guests and us can enjoy evening parties and Jam sessions.

ta ta for now!

Away but returning for Chakra alignment and Ladies evenings!!

So we are back in the land of hussle and bussle! (Blighty!) This time just for a week.  Vince has some shows to do during Cheltenham race week and I have returned to purchase some equipment for the Spa.  For your information when we return I will be advertising a series of Ladies evenings with free demonstrations of new treatments like 'non-surgical facials' 'hot-stones' and hopi-ear candles.

These are going to be free evenings for up to 8 ladies to experience what these new treatments have to offer.

Stay tuned for the next blog on Chakkra alignment.

Jax x

First log fire!!!

So we decided to break out the unused fireplace in the front room.....and....we havent killed ourselves!!  yey for us!:)
The house is still sanding too!  yey for you!:)