It's not all glamour on the French Riviera by Mark

It’s not all glamour here on the French Riviera as the photos below will testify!!

The local tip in the Sainte Maxime on the Le Muy road is a place I find myself visiting often these days as we are having a massive clear out of 18 years of ‘we can’t throw that out’ clutter.

The tip is open from 9am to 12am and 2pm to 5pm on weekdays and is about a 5 minute drive from the center of town.

My wife’s favourite store, Mr Bricolage, the French equivalent of B&Q which is also on the Le Muy road and only a couple of minutes from the town center. A good choice of DIY stuff and the staff are exceptionally helpful (as far as the French sales assistants can be) and they are always having some sought of promotional deal.

Renovating and building in the South of France with Michele Wallace

I went with Michele a while back to visit one of her current renovating projects; a fisherman’s house right on the waterfront. It’s a project that's behind schedule so Michele has consequently gone into over drive, for the past several weeks she has been on a mission to get it ready for the clients who arrive mid July!

Photographs are taken and sent daily by email to the clients.

Don't argue with a women, I know this from experience!!

What a great place to sit and relax.