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Chateau DIY: Living the Dream

by Lisa LaCount | May 19, 2023 | Chateau, Chateau DIY, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, Living the dream, The Chateau Experience

New 8 part series starting on Sunday 21st May at 8:00 pm on More 4! This spinoff will feature eight one-hour long specials each dedicated to one of the Chateaux owners we all followed on the main series of Chateau DIY. We have all wondered how things have gone for...

Dick and James Strawbridge on Sustainable Living

by Lisa LaCount | Oct 8, 2022 | Dick and Angel Strawbridge, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, Health Eating, Living the dream

Prolific writer Dick Strawbridge was recently interviewed alongside co-author (and son) James Strawbridge on Sky TV’s Breakfast Show with Chris Evans to discuss the updated edition of Practical Self Sufficiency : The Complete Guide to Sustainable Living – where...

The French Love Affair with Lunch

by Lisa LaCount | Sep 27, 2022 | Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, French Food, Health Eating, Living in France, Living the dream

We live in Normandy and sometimes we forget that our host nation closes for their daily ritual of lunch promptly at 12 noon. We happened to be in the Bricomarche today and we had lost ourselves in the lighting aisle when we were politely reminded that the shop was...

Chateau Le Fleur, Honfleur Normandy

by Lisa LaCount | Sep 22, 2022 | Chateau, Chateau DIY, Escape to the Chateau, Living the dream, Renovation, The Chateau Experience

I saw some comments recently on FaceBook about how the Chateau owners recently featured on Escape to the Chateau DIY have progressed with their renovations, so I did a bit of research. Let’s start with Le Fleur which is located in Gonneville-sur-Honfleur, Normandy,...

Chateau Gioux – New on ETTC DIY Series 5

by Lisa LaCount | Mar 12, 2020 | Chateau, Chateaux Weddings, Design, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, Escape to the Chateau, Living in France, Living the dream, Renovation, The Chateau Experience

Let’s all welcome Nigel and Debbie (Debs) the owners of Chateau Gioux and the newest addition to the upcoming series of Channel 4’s Escape to the Chateau DIY which premiers on March 23rd. Chateau Gioux will be introduced to viewers the week of March 30th. Chateau...

Number 3 in a 20 Part Series : Focus on Picardy

by Lisa LaCount | Feb 27, 2020 | Activity, Events & Holidays, Escape to the Chateau, Living in France, Living the dream

The region of Picardy is without doubt the easiest to get to and our closest neighbour from the UK with access by ferry, chunnel or by train. It is an historical region (Battle of the Somme where over 3 million men fought and more than 1 million men were wounded or...