Spring is here!

This may seem as a late announcement to you folks living in the USA and Europe.
But 1 September is officially Spring Day in South Africa and I love it. I feel as
if I may finally come out of hibernation and face the world again.
Okay, I was not hibernating all of the time, a few weeks in Morocco broke the winter
blues. I went there with the idea of finding a little Riad or house that begged me to
buy it. I searched high and low but that little house escaped me.

I went to Oualidia, Essaouira, Agadir, Taroudant, and Marrakech.
All I found were expensive apartments or modern complexes. Morocco is booming and I am
a few years to late realize my dream of living in Morocco.

On my last day before returning to Johannesburg, a friend took me to see her house in Senlis, France. Guess what happened? I fell in love! Only 15 minutes from CDG airport, 45 min from Paris - the most charming village ever.

So, a slow waltz through Internet searches for something quaint and affordable in La Belle France. So far, found a few, but affordable? Not in terms of South African money. The exchange rate sucks! Something tells me to be patient.