Good morning from Southern California! I am also a retired teacher and enjoy traveling and living abroad. I have always enjoyed doing the daily life things like grocery shopping when I travel. It is so interesting to see the different products and customs. Your adventures living in France are so enjoyable to watch.
@@JaniceInFrance Finally!! An interesting, come along video to the market. I really enjoyed this video. It was nice to see the inside and outdoor market, what you bought and the price of things. I also really like the introduction at the beginning of your videos. ❤️
Good morning from sunny Ireland! A great place to find pre loved budget friendly clothes in France is your local Emmaus. They have everything, from furniture to books to clothes, shoes etc etc. Eco conscious and thrifty. Gros bisous, Leiza xxxx
I too have a grocery trolley I pull. Same style as yours. It's saved my back. I always have it either full of library books or shopping from the grocery market. Plus if go to beach I can pack things and a picnic. Plus I take the bus so fits right at my seat easy.
Always great to see you live your best live in France! About the supermarkets in France, I read that some Carrefours have a BlaBla Caisse (chat & register) where it's ok to talk with the cashier for a long time. If they have one at yours in Fointainebleau, it's a good place to talk a bit with a local to practice your French. Enjoy your dream life!
Bonjour Janice! Thank you so much for showing a little bit of French life and habits. Loved to see the trees behind you, make me remember my birth village in this time of the year. Au revoir! Have a wonderful weeK!!!! 💙💛
Bonjour Janice. I'm a southern girl living in California, dreaming about France. I work on my French all the time in case I ever get the nerve to jump over the pond. You are an inspiration. We have to take bags to the store here too. My dream is to buy a big old house out in the countryside. I'm not much of a city girl. Keep up the great work. I love your videos!
Really enjoyed your shopping trip, Nice that you found a route so that you can walk back and forth, I don’t live close to shopping at all, I would love to walk there I could use the excercise lol. Even the grocery stores there look interesting to shop at. Take care and I look forward to your next video, Sheila
Janice, it was so nice to spend the morning with you! Your apartment is a perfect little home. I love your enthusiasm and friendly manner. Thanks for taking g us along on your French adventures!
Oh my! I found your channel just now. I love everything French and have been to Paris over 10 times. I would love to move there, but I still work. I am 61 years old. I look forward to watching your videos. Hugs from Sacramento, CA.
Hi Janice, I loved your grocery store vlog in France so much! It was so much fun to watch and interesting to see all the French items. I am new to your channel and really enjoy your slower and casual way. Thanks so much! 🧡
you and your channel are truly delightful. your wonderful shopping hauls remind me of my cherished time in France. i loved the fresh produce and the care that the purveyors put into everything they sold me. France is one of the most enchanting places on earth and I'm so happy for you that this worked out. Enjoy every moment of it :)
That was fun for us and quite a lot of carrying for you, but thanks enjoyed seeing the different stops and a chuckle on the Old El Paso products at the grocery, cheers from Tennessee!
Janice I just want to congratulate you on the growth and development of your channel. You are just living your life and allowing us to experience France vicariously through you but I thought I would salute you and your channel too.
How have not seen any of your vlogs before now? I’m recovering from Covid and feeling pretty good today, so I started binge watching your vlogs! I just adore them! Thank you. It’s so refreshing to follow a blogger near my age, being an expat, and living close to my situation and so close to me😀
Wow Jeanne thank you so much for your kind words, but what I’m concerned about is how are you feeling from Covid? How long have you had it and it’s just the first time you’ve had it? Sorry for all the questions. Take care of yourself and thank you so much again for being a new view. Jeanne did you have time to subscribe please? If so thank you so much and if not I hope you do so within time.
Yes, I subscribed first thing! I wouldn’t want to miss any videos. I’m guessing I caught the variant Omicron. Today is day 5 and I feel pretty good. It’s been like a bad head cold. My husband actually came down with it first. He was down for about 5 days. By day 7 he was out mowing the lawn. Thank you for your concern, we are doing well. Tschüss from Germany
Thanks for the tour! I love French grocery stores. I hope you will be able to go to the summer markets. You will be able to save a lot of money and enjoy fresh local produce and assorted regional goodies!
I also lived in Fonty and loved it. I was in my early 30s and have the fondest memories of those years. Now 50 married and with kids living in CT. We dream of going back in a few years 😊
I realize this video was a bit more challenging for you to create, thank you for the effort you put into it. It was so much fun watching a slice of your life in France.
I love your videos! You are inspiring me to try things I’ve dreamt about that I’ve been afraid to do. I’m turning 50 next month and I’m going to start following my dreams! Thank you for the inspiration:)
Google maps will let you download maps (of quite large areas) so that you can still use them when there's no cell service or something weird is going on. I'd recommend you do that so you know your route in advance.
Hi Janice, really enjoyed your shopping trip. I live in Canada and while we are a dual language country (French & English) I am an anglophone and do not speak French fluently. What I did notice was that I easily read all the display names of the seafood products in the market probably because our packaging is in both languages. I impressed myself haha. I love your videos, they are not overly long, your timing is perfect. N’est-ce pas?
Don't worry--colder weather is returning. I take my caddy and just put the groceries directly inside [no extra bags necessary]. I'm in Paris right now but returning to Maryland the second week in April. I think you're doing great.
I LOVE that you live so close to a carousel. I had a life-sized rocking carousel horse that I named Cosette. She was my first investment in art. I've been a subscriber since you started your channel. You look fabulous. Great french manicure. What's a manicure/pedicure like at Fountainbleu? I'd love if you included a video with the editor that helps you with these masterpieces.
Bonjour Janice! I’m enjoying your videos so much - I think this is the 7th I’ve viewed so far. May I offer a suggestion? It is difficult viewing your video of products because the camera needs to be held more steady (meaning not changing direction so quickly) and also needs to pan more slowly. It was a bit dizzying, especially when there’s so much curiosity about the products and packaging and names. Respectful suggestion for future videos. 😁 Keep your day-to-day life videos coming! I’d love to see how you manage transportation, like UBER, train, bus, (along with paying for them; Navigo card?) etc. Also museums - (passes, entrance lines - mundane stuff like that is always interesting! Truly!) You are inspiring!!
Thank you and you are not the first one who has said this. I will go back and do a short video just about grocery shopping and products. Thank you for following. I’m always open for suggestions.
Check setting on Google maps. One time I was driving to a location 5 min away. Google had it taking 45 min. Discovered it was set for walking, not driving.
Thanks for taking us grocery shopping with you. It would be great if you could scan the shelves a little slower so we can see the labels and prices better, and show some of the products/brands/flavors that are unique to France.
Hi Janice, I just found your channel recently. I love your "down-to-earthiness". I've planned trips to France three times and have yet to set foot in France! I am hoping I will get there in the next couple of years. I am not into all the touristy things and really am enjoying the daily life that you are sharing. More, please!!
Thank you, but I used the hop on hop off bus yesterday and I saw as like a kid in the candy store! I know they are tourist but they are also familiar! I hope you make it France!
I’ve always avoided the hop on & off bus, but when I was in Bordeaux I used it as I was tired & foot sore. It was a great way to get my bearings in a new city. Also if you want to improve your french listen to the commentary in french ( tip-the children’s version is great as it’s simpler & doesn’t get weighed down in too many details).😊
Ohhhh welcome to France. Have you visited any of the outdoor markets in your village. One of my regrets while living in Paris was not visiting the market day in FB. I always felt I get a better deal with veggies sold at outdoor markets, one thing I love about France where I visit every Monday.
Yes I’ve been to them in fact several of my videos show me at the market. I never saw that I really got a better value there than I did at the groceries because it’s just one person
Hi Janice! I don't know if you have a Monoprix there, Casino, or Intermarche stores, but greàt selections of food and essential items. Plus, the outdoor markets are incredible. There is also Marks and Spencer in Paris, British store that carries all sorts of food and clothes. Think crumpets, scones and tea. Plus an incredible array of international foods. I have been shopping food and books in Paris for nearly 15 years. Let's go shopping when I get there!
You look great today! Love to see the little pieces of life in France. The €3,99 tomatoes isn’t 7 dollars, but just under 5 dollars. Just to put your mind at ease 😉
Fun, fun fun, enjoyed coming along with you : -) If you like peanut butter and have a blender or food processor where you are, it is so much cheaper to make your own! I love peanut butter, but it is (to my mind) too expensive in France. I simply buy a bag of peanuts, whizz in a food processor or blender. Add a bit of oil to get the texture you like. And voila! You have peanut butter :-) PS. When clueless about wine whilst in France, a great tip is to look for 'mis en bouteille...' on the label. This is where is it made. Look for a 'mis en bouteille à la propriété' or 'mis en bouteille au château'. This means that it was made by a small business, rather than a conglomerate. And it is usually better than any others since they put their heart and soul into what you are buying. (Note- I have had the same issue of not knowing what to buy. My partner, who is a winemaker gave me this tip and it has never let me down.)
I would love to stay with you when I come to France! I have the best time watching your videos 🤗. I would be in heaven with Old El Paso taco kits ands products 🥰😍
Thanks for taking us along, Janice! What camera are you using to film the video? Loved the quality of the footage you shot! Hope you have a great weekend!
You will surely freak out at our cost of living down here in South Africa! 🙂 Our currency is in the toilet, so to speak, and almost worthless when exchanged for dollars, pounds or euros! My weeks food cost has now forced me to eat one small meal per day only, so everything I eat has to be nutritionally sound. Having said this, I am grateful for what I can have, and our beautiful gardens that are safe to walk in every day. I have a place to stay, and never go to bed hungry - I see myself as blessed!
And merci beaucoup to you:-) I just found your channel and instagram and am very interested in all the details of your move to France since I am hoping to move/retire to Spain where I lived in my 20s and again in my early 30s. And I want to take my little dog with me. Have you done an apartment tour yet? I'd love to see the whole apartment. What a lovely walk through your city to the markets.
If you will go back and look at the very beginning videos it talks all about my move and when I had to do etc. etc.. I even have one dedicated to my animals
I have been following you for a little while. Thank you for the vlogs. I have a question--have you considered taking an immersion course in French? If not, why not? I have spent a great deal of time in France & I speak almost fluently. I imagine your experience would be more enjoyable & certainly easier if you could speak 7 understand at an intermediate level or better. I also imagine an immersion course in French culture would make a big difference. You will of course pick things up bit by bit, but why not enhance this whole experience now? FYI some customs are a bit different from 1 region to another. In any case felicitations on your move & bonne chance with your adventure.
Buy a portable air conditioner now if you haven't already. Barring that, at least a couple fans. Don't wait until it gets hot because you won't find one. Climatisation is a rare find in IDF.
Bonjour Janice love your vlogdo you have a INTERMARCHE near your house'...the prices are better than Carfour...i been living in France for 25YEARS and i do my shopping there and also Picard ...for Organic i go to Satoris or bio shops.....enjoy the wether..bisou
No they don’t unfortunately. By my produce at an Organic Place here in FB. Speaking of organic farms I’m going to be going out in interviewing one in April I can’t wait
@@leonab545 I’m sorry I misunderstood you let me start over I really would love to do the Store video a little bit longer but I’m always afraid someone is going to say something to me about videoing. The Uber which is about 10 minutes from my house to the store cost me around 765 which is probably about eight25 and US dollars. I’m sure you don’t have to tip but if you did have to tip or want to tip I mean probably one euro or two euro it isn’t like here in the state 20%. I tip my Uber driver every time at least one euro. I’m sorry I didn’t understand but I like that you took the effort Leona to email me back and say hey you didn’t answer all my questions lol
Good morning from Southern California! I am also a retired teacher and enjoy traveling and living abroad. I have always enjoyed doing the daily life things like grocery shopping when I travel. It is so interesting to see the different products and customs. Your adventures living in France are so enjoyable to watch.
Thank you
@@JaniceInFrance Finally!! An interesting, come along video to the market. I really enjoyed this video. It was nice to see the inside and outdoor market, what you bought and the price of things. I also really like the introduction at the beginning of your videos. ❤️
Good morning from sunny Ireland! A great place to find pre loved budget friendly clothes in France is your local Emmaus. They have everything, from furniture to books to clothes, shoes etc etc. Eco conscious and thrifty. Gros bisous, Leiza xxxx
Enjoyed this video! I like seeing regular day to day activities that people do in other countries. Keep them coming. Merci beaucoup Janice!
You are welcome !
Thank you for taking us along. I think you are doing a fabulous job!
I too have a grocery trolley I pull. Same style as yours. It's saved my back. I always have it either full of library books or shopping from the grocery market. Plus if go to beach I can pack things and a picnic. Plus I take the bus so fits right at my seat easy.
Always great to see you live your best live in France! About the supermarkets in France, I read that some Carrefours have a BlaBla Caisse (chat & register) where it's ok to talk with the cashier for a long time. If they have one at yours in Fointainebleau, it's a good place to talk a bit with a local to practice your French. Enjoy your dream life!
Good idea! Thank you!
Great channel. Any daily bits you share we love.
Thank you very much
Love there kind of videos, interesting to see what other people eat. Merci 🤗🇨🇦
Merci Nathalie
Bonjour Janice! Thank you so much for showing a little bit of French life and habits. Loved to see the trees behind you, make me remember my birth village in this time of the year. Au revoir! Have a wonderful weeK!!!! 💙💛
Thank you so much. There will be more to come. My next video Will be about my apartment
It really is a global village - so many of those grocery brands are in our New Zealand supermarkets. We too prefer to eat fresh and seasonal.
Love sharing your everyday adventures.
Janice, you're just so delightful. I find myself liking your videos before even finishing seeing them.😄
Thanks for taking us shopping with you
You are very welcome
What a lovely outing!! Thank you for inviting us!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥰
You are very welcome
Bonjour Janice. I'm a southern girl living in California, dreaming about France. I work on my French all the time in case I ever get the nerve to jump over the pond. You are an inspiration. We have to take bags to the store here too. My dream is to buy a big old house out in the countryside. I'm not much of a city girl. Keep up the great work. I love your videos!
You can do it 🙂 x
Thanks for sharing!
Nothing quite like shopping in a different country. Loved this video x
Really enjoyed your shopping trip, Nice that you found a route so that you can walk back and forth, I don’t live close to shopping at all, I would love to walk there I could use the excercise lol. Even the grocery stores there look interesting to shop at. Take care and I look forward to your next video, Sheila
Thank you Sheila
Your joie de vivre is so inspiring, dear Janice 🙂
Merci beaucoup
Janice, it was so nice to spend the morning with you! Your apartment is a perfect little home. I love your enthusiasm and friendly manner. Thanks for taking g us along on your French adventures!
You are very welcome Karen and thank you for following me
Lovely episode , I love French grocery stores - i.e. Carre Four ❤️
I loved seeing your grocery store and what you bought. These are my favorite videos ❤️🇫🇷
Thank you
I love being on this adventure with you Janice!
Oh my! I found your channel just now. I love everything French and have been to Paris over 10 times. I would love to move there, but I still work. I am 61 years old. I look forward to watching your videos. Hugs from Sacramento, CA.
Are used to live in Bakersfield many many moons ago
Hi Janice, I loved your grocery store vlog in France so much! It was so much fun to watch and interesting to see all the French items. I am new to your channel and really enjoy your slower and casual way. Thanks so much! 🧡
Thank you! If you have time would you mind subscribing please thank you. Thank you for your kind words Barbara
you and your channel are truly delightful. your wonderful shopping hauls remind me of my cherished time in France. i loved the fresh produce and the care that the purveyors put into everything they sold me. France is one of the most enchanting places on earth and I'm so happy for you that this worked out. Enjoy every moment of it :)
Thank you
That was fun for us and quite a lot of carrying for you, but thanks enjoyed seeing the different stops and a chuckle on the Old El Paso products at the grocery, cheers from Tennessee!
Listen going to the grocery stores always almost a drudgery because I never plan on buying as much as I do and then I’ve got a haul it all back lol
Loves it. Please take us everywhere you go.....
OK you got it Trish
Janice I just want to congratulate you on the growth and development of your channel.
You are just living your life and allowing us to experience France vicariously through you but I thought I would salute you and your channel too.
Thank you for your kindness!
Me too. Anywhere I travel too, especially international, I check out the supermarket first! It excites me even more than restaurants!
Yes me too
Good evening to you! Loved going shopping with you. Hope you are well.
This was delightful!
Thank you pixie
How have not seen any of your vlogs before now? I’m recovering from Covid and feeling pretty good today, so I started binge watching your vlogs! I just adore them! Thank you. It’s so refreshing to follow a blogger near my age, being an expat, and living close to my situation and so close to me😀
Wow Jeanne thank you so much for your kind words, but what I’m concerned about is how are you feeling from Covid? How long have you had it and it’s just the first time you’ve had it? Sorry for all the questions. Take care of yourself and thank you so much again for being a new view. Jeanne did you have time to subscribe please? If so thank you so much and if not I hope you do so within time.
Yes, I subscribed first thing! I wouldn’t want to miss any videos. I’m guessing I caught the variant Omicron. Today is day 5 and I feel pretty good. It’s been like a bad head cold. My husband actually came down with it first. He was down for about 5 days. By day 7 he was out mowing the lawn. Thank you for your concern, we are doing well. Tschüss from Germany
I really enjoyed this. Thank you for sharing. I would love to visit Europe someday.
I do hope you get the chance to with her it’s France or not Because it is really different and very calming I think
Merci beaucoup!
I am so jealous. I hope I will move back to France one day. In the meantime I live vicariously through you🥰🙏🏼
Thank you! I hope you get to come back!
Great video, especially loved your music choices. Keep up the good work.
Well the music goes to my creative editor Hannah. Thank you also for the video support
Just love your positive attitude!
Thank you
Thanks for the tour! I love French grocery stores. I hope you will be able to go to the summer markets. You will be able to save a lot of money and enjoy fresh local produce and assorted regional goodies!
I also lived in Fonty and loved it. I was in my early 30s and have the fondest memories of those years. Now 50 married and with kids living in CT. We dream of going back in a few years 😊
I hope you can
Love your videos and sense of adventure!
It was fun to go on this little trip with you. Thank you.
Love love your channel.
I realize this video was a bit more challenging for you to create, thank you for the effort you put into it. It was so much fun watching a slice of your life in France.
Wow! Thank you for being so supportive!
I really enjoyed this💝 I hope you do more videos like this
I have one in the works it’s already been done. All we have to do is put it together and show it.
Enjoyed your video!! 💖💖
You are absolutely lovely! I really like your channel! Thanks for sharing!
You are very welcome snappy
wonderful all that fish and seafood out in the open just lovely I'm from europe remembering dead rabbits hanging in front of the store .
Ugh yes I remember that in the 80’s where did you live?
I was born in germany und lived there 19 years, I've been to Paris many times and not a fan@@JaniceInFrance
@@inka87871of Paris or France?
Fabulous channel and videos
This was so much fun! I am impressed with the size of the grocery store, I thought it would be much smaller. Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you for your kind words Linda
I love your videos! You are inspiring me to try things I’ve dreamt about that I’ve been afraid to do. I’m turning 50 next month and I’m going to start following my dreams! Thank you for the inspiration:)
Happy birthday next month
Merci hon.....it is so refreshing to have people encourage to shop minimal. I think we waste too much food with our large shopping.
Yes
I love your shopping cart!
Thank you me too
Google maps will let you download maps (of quite large areas) so that you can still use them when there's no cell service or something weird is going on. I'd recommend you do that so you know your route in advance.
I do now this was a very old video
My fav video of yours.
Thanks Janice!
Hi Janice, really enjoyed your shopping trip. I live in Canada and while we are a dual language country (French & English) I am an anglophone and do not speak French fluently. What I did notice was that I easily read all the display names of the seafood products in the market probably because our packaging is in both languages. I impressed myself haha. I love your videos, they are not overly long, your timing is perfect. N’est-ce pas?
Thank you
Don't worry--colder weather is returning. I take my caddy and just put the groceries directly inside [no extra bags necessary]. I'm in Paris right now but returning to Maryland the second week in April. I think you're doing great.
Thank you! You are kind!
Thank you
This was fun! I really liked the Music you used Belle Epoc. I would be so happy in that Wine Isle! Cheers 🥂 🍷
That was Hannah’s creativity!
Morning! Loved the whole tour and the helpful tips! Fabulous sweater
Well thank you I appreciate it
Janice I just found your channel yesterday and love it. Thanks so much for sharing.
So good Janice to see Avon and Fontainebleau (with my favorite farmers market) that I left 1year ago to move to Colorado 🇺🇲💛🇨🇵
Awwww
I LOVE that you live so close to a carousel. I had a life-sized rocking carousel horse that I named Cosette. She was my first investment in art.
I've been a subscriber since you started your channel. You look fabulous. Great french manicure. What's a manicure/pedicure like at Fountainbleu?
I'd love if you included a video with the editor that helps you with these masterpieces.
Thank you
You are already good at this!
Charming video Janice.
Thank you
Hello from Michigan! Im glad to see you doing so well!
Thank you Deb
Thank you, this was fun.
Oh Janice, I would love to visit with you!
Awwww that’s sweet
Fish at market is fabulous
Bonjour Janice! I’m enjoying your videos so much - I think this is the 7th I’ve viewed so far. May I offer a suggestion? It is difficult viewing your video of products because the camera needs to be held more steady (meaning not changing direction so quickly) and also needs to pan more slowly. It was a bit dizzying, especially when there’s so much curiosity about the products and packaging and names. Respectful suggestion for future videos. 😁 Keep your day-to-day life videos coming! I’d love to see how you manage transportation, like UBER, train, bus, (along with paying for them; Navigo card?) etc. Also museums - (passes, entrance lines - mundane stuff like that is always interesting! Truly!) You are inspiring!!
Thank you and you are not the first one who has said this. I will go back and do a short video just about grocery shopping and products. Thank you for following. I’m always open for suggestions.
Check setting on Google maps. One time I was driving to a location 5 min away. Google had it taking 45 min. Discovered it was set for walking, not driving.
lol
I love watching your videos!!
Thank you Lori for your kind words
Thanks for taking us grocery shopping with you. It would be great if you could scan the shelves a little slower so we can see the labels and prices better, and show some of the products/brands/flavors that are unique to France.
I agree Linda about slowing down as I was getting a little dizzy but love love love the experience. 👍🤪🤣
Btw we just did a new video at the store and it is much slower!
Hi Janice, I just found your channel recently. I love your "down-to-earthiness". I've planned trips to France three times and have yet to set foot in France! I am hoping I will get there in the next couple of years. I am not into all the touristy things and really am enjoying the daily life that you are sharing. More, please!!
Thank you, but I used the hop on hop off bus yesterday and I saw as like a kid in the candy store! I know they are tourist but they are also familiar! I hope you make it France!
@@JaniceInFrance I hope so!! Best to you.
I’ve always avoided the hop on & off bus, but when I was in Bordeaux I used it as I was tired & foot sore. It was a great way to get my bearings in a new city. Also if you want to improve your french listen to the commentary in french ( tip-the children’s version is great as it’s simpler & doesn’t get weighed down in too many details).😊
Intrigued with who you are and what you do. 👏🏼🙏 Would you consider doing a video on your diet and daily meals. You look so good and healthy !
I would love to do that! My video this Thursday will be my first and last lol exercise video!!!!!😂
Hello from North Carolina. I'm new to your channel. I enjoyed your video.
Thank you for joining. I ahope you like it well enough to subscribe.❤️🇫🇷
@@JaniceInFrance Absolutely I did subscribe! 💛
Ohhhh welcome to France. Have you visited any of the outdoor markets in your village. One of my regrets while living in Paris was not visiting the market day in FB. I always felt I get a better deal with veggies sold at outdoor markets, one thing I love about France where I visit every Monday.
Yes I’ve been to them in fact several of my videos show me at the market. I never saw that I really got a better value there than I did at the groceries because it’s just one person
Hi Janice… I love your channel….🌸
Thank you so much. Thank you for supporting me
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Love your videos. I hit the like button before I even even watch them. I thought I saw a tail. How are the pets
Great!
Hi Janice! I don't know if you have a Monoprix there, Casino, or Intermarche stores, but greàt selections of food and essential items. Plus, the outdoor markets are incredible. There is also Marks and Spencer in Paris, British store that carries all sorts of food and clothes. Think crumpets, scones and tea. Plus an incredible array of international foods. I have been shopping food and books in Paris for nearly 15 years. Let's go shopping when I get there!
Yes I have two monoprix’s! They are a little pricey but Yes they usually have everything I need also they have things I don’t need but I still buy lol
Ok
You look great today! Love to see the little pieces of life in France. The €3,99 tomatoes isn’t 7 dollars, but just under 5 dollars. Just to put your mind at ease 😉
Good
You are so adorable!
Linda…. So are you!
thank you Janice. love the blog!!! Abientot
Thank you!
don't put away your warm clothes I arrive on Wed along with a cold snap! I love grocery stores
Fun, fun fun, enjoyed coming along with you : -) If you like peanut butter and have a blender or food processor where you are, it is so much
cheaper to make your own! I love peanut butter, but it is (to my mind) too expensive in France. I simply buy a bag of peanuts, whizz in a food
processor or blender. Add a bit of oil to get the texture you like. And voila! You have peanut butter :-) PS. When clueless about wine whilst
in France, a great tip is to look for 'mis en bouteille...' on the label. This is where is it made. Look for a 'mis en bouteille à la propriété' or 'mis en bouteille au château'. This means that it was made by a small business, rather than a conglomerate. And it is usually better than any others since they put their heart and soul into what you are buying. (Note- I have had the same issue of not knowing what to
buy. My partner, who is a winemaker gave me this tip and it has never let me down.)
I did that in the states too.
I would love to stay with you when I come to France! I have the best time watching your videos 🤗. I would be in heaven with Old El Paso taco kits ands products 🥰😍
Thank you for your kind words that I really can’t have anyone staying with me but I wouldn’t mind you staying in the hotel near me or an Airbnb
Thanks for taking us along, Janice! What camera are you using to film the video? Loved the quality of the footage you shot! Hope you have a great weekend!
My iphone
@@JaniceInFrance wow! Which model? I have an iPhone 8 and I am looking to upgrade. Thanks for the reply!
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@@JaniceInFrance thank you so much! I am really enjoying your videos!
@@beachgirltake2 Thank you that is a nice complement
You will surely freak out at our cost of living down here in South Africa! 🙂 Our currency is in the toilet, so to speak, and almost worthless when exchanged for dollars, pounds or euros! My weeks food cost has now forced me to eat one small meal per day only, so everything I eat has to be nutritionally sound. Having said this, I am grateful for what I can have, and our beautiful gardens that are safe to walk in every day. I have a place to stay, and never go to bed hungry - I see myself as blessed!
Yes you are but it certainly bothers me that you only get to eat one meal a day
I frugal shop too
Good I wish I started doing this mini mini years ago
Janice, always pay attention to the price per kilo for fruit and veg. Have you tried shopping in Lidl?
No it’s too far for me
Please move your camera as slow as possible so we can see the labels. How fun to shop with you in France.
Will do thank you
Would love to see more of Fountainbleau the town and videos of activity like this. Are there cafes? Shops to walk to? Thank you!
I’m going to be doing that video tomorrow on my way to the château to do a video on it
Awesome! Look forward to it - looks like a really lovely little town.
@@lesliet.4672 it is thank you!
And merci beaucoup to you:-) I just found your channel and instagram and am very interested in all the details of your move to France since I am hoping to move/retire to Spain where I lived in my 20s and again in my early 30s. And I want to take my little dog with me. Have you done an apartment tour yet? I'd love to see the whole apartment. What a lovely walk through your city to the markets.
If you will go back and look at the very beginning videos it talks all about my move and when I had to do etc. etc.. I even have one dedicated to my animals
I have watched a few of them, but thanks. Do you have an apartment video?
@@karenjohnson6667 yes coming out next Thursday
Do you have a Sunday market like they have in Paris? I enjoy shopping in foreign markets and seeing the interesting packaging and different options.
Yes, if you look at the video there is a clip from an outdoors market!
I have been following you for a little while. Thank you for the vlogs. I have a question--have you considered taking an immersion course in French? If not, why not? I have spent a great deal of time in France & I speak almost fluently. I imagine your experience would be more enjoyable & certainly easier if you could speak 7 understand at an intermediate level or better. I also imagine an immersion course in French culture would make a big difference. You will of course pick things up bit by bit, but why not enhance this whole experience now? FYI some customs are a bit different from 1 region to another. In any case felicitations on your move & bonne chance with your adventure.
I have two animals in a limited budget that’s probably why I have not done it
Buy a portable air conditioner now if you haven't already. Barring that, at least a couple fans. Don't wait until it gets hot because you won't find one. Climatisation is a rare find in IDF.
Good idea Tracy
Not in the state now $$$. Everything is sooooo expensive here!!
Yes ridiculous
Smoothie using zucchini? I like to see that!
Bonjour Janice love your vlogdo you have a INTERMARCHE near your house'...the prices are better than Carfour...i been living in France for 25YEARS and i do my shopping there and also Picard ...for Organic i go to Satoris or bio shops.....enjoy the wether..bisou
No they don’t unfortunately. By my produce at an Organic Place here in FB. Speaking of organic farms I’m going to be going out in interviewing one in April I can’t wait
I went to Picard’s though
@@JaniceInFrance love Picard food.....have a nice afternoon
Short and sweet. I did get a bit dizzy trying to see the wine prices lol
How much was Uber? Do they tip for uber and for food delivery?
I don’t know I have never had food delivered, but I would at least tip 2 euros.
@@JaniceInFrance thanks! meant also about getting Uber to the store and back.
@@leonab545 I’m sorry I misunderstood you let me start over I really would love to do the Store video a little bit longer but I’m always afraid someone is going to say something to me about videoing. The Uber which is about 10 minutes from my house to the store cost me around 765 which is probably about eight25 and US dollars. I’m sure you don’t have to tip but if you did have to tip or want to tip I mean probably one euro or two euro it isn’t like here in the state 20%. I tip my Uber driver every time at least one euro. I’m sorry I didn’t understand but I like that you took the effort Leona to email me back and say hey you didn’t answer all my questions lol
@@JaniceInFrance thanks so much for getting back to me! You answer is very helpful. Best wishes