Historically, the French patronize a wide variety of sole proprietors for virtually all of their basic needs: meat, bread, vegetables and a host of other supplies. Of course now much of these needs are provided by large grocery stores, corporate behemoths where one never meets le partron. I still believe there are advantages to developing [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 13, 2009
Your mobile phone in France – UPDATE
I recently reviewed the telecommunication options for those traveling in France. Among the companies offering service in Europe (including Callineurope and Mobal) the following are my recommendations. Unlike the better known plans there are no set up fees with the following and per minute costs are minimal. Consider either of these two options: 1. If [...]