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Escape to Château de Vaudezert When Lockdown Ends

by Lisa LaCount | May 25, 2020 | Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, Event, The Chateau Experience, Travel to France

When will lockdown end so we can cross the Channel and start enjoying all that France has to offer? Well this is an as yet unanswered question, let’s see what Boris has to say at Thursday’s briefing. He has intimated that things would be opening up, and Italy and...

Is the French Countryside too Noisy?!

by Lisa LaCount | May 21, 2020 | Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, Living in France, The Chateau Experience

A few months ago I read an article in thelocal.fr which made me chuckle and reinforced just why I love our French hosts. Undoubtedly it will put a smile on the faces of all the other escapees who have taken up residency in the beautiful countryside of rural France. ...

Entente Cordiale for Summer Travel Restrictions

by Lisa LaCount | May 12, 2020 | Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, The Chateau Experience, Travel to France

Great news, that trip to France this Summer might be possible after all! We all heard the recent news that all passengers flying into the UK would go into quarantine for 14 days. However this announcement came yesterday from the Express: “Yesterday, French President...

Chateau Holidays on Airbnb?

by Lisa LaCount | Apr 22, 2020 | Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, The Chateau Experience

After this “C” thing is all done and dusted we’ll all be looking for ways to “escape” and what better way than to “Escape to the Château” – if you think it’s beyond your budget, well think again. There are many opportunities for bed and breakfast, or even whole...

Dick Strawbridge the “Superman” of DIY

by Lisa LaCount | Apr 20, 2020 | Chateau, Decoration, Design, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, Escape to the Chateau, The Chateau Experience

Wouldn’t we all LOVE to have a Handy Man like Dick Strawbridge around the House? The “Superman” of DIY When you watch Channel 4’s Escape to the Chateau it seems that there is no task which is daunting to Dick Strawbridge. He is so mild mannered and...

A Château Fit For a Queen “Le Petit Versailles”

by Lisa LaCount | Mar 13, 2020 | Chateau, Chateaux Weddings, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, The Chateau Experience, Weddings

Located in Grasse in the Region of Provence, the amazing Château Saint Georges is known as “Le Petit Versailles of the French Riviera” and you can see for yourself in the image gallery how it has earned this nickname. In 1891 this Versaille-esque Château hosted Queen...