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Inspired by breathtaking views, and dreaming of finding love and romance in the mountains, Tony Hawks impulsively buys a house in the French Pyrenees. Here he imagines he will finally fulfil his childhood fantasy of mastering the piano, untroubled by the problems of the world. However, Tony's account of stumbling into the world of overseas home ownership is perhaps best heard as a useful manual of how not to go about buying a house abroad.

Inspired by breathtaking views and romantically dreaming of finding love in the mountains, Tony Hawks impulsively buys a house in the French Pyrenees. Here, he imagines, he will finally fulfil his childhood fantasy of mastering the piano, untroubled by the problems of the world.

Latitudes Pyrénées, c'est le podcast qui vous fait découvrir les Pyrénées au-delà de la carte postale. De l’Atlantique à la Méditerranée, entre la France et l’Espagne, ces montagnes sont empreintes d'histoires, de cultures et de traditions. A travers le récit des femmes et des hommes, de tout âge et de tout horizon, je vous emmène à la rencontre de ceux qui ont fait le choix de vivre aux pieds des sommets. Au-delà des paysages, que représentent ces territoires de montagnes pour celles et ceux qui y sont intimement liés ? Au fil des conversations, on se questionne sur le ...

Fuelled by a degree of mid-life crisis and the need to escape, albeit temporarily, the dull routine of modern life, David and Rob set out to walk from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, taking in French villages, beautiful scenery, and one of the most spectacular mountain ranges in Europe. Just about perfect – if you can put aside the inevitable conflict, drama, and unexpected tedium that results from two men spending over seven solid weeks in each other’s company!