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Crime and Passion in France
== In my last notes I mentioned an instance of drugging and theft from the Autoroute parking areas in Spain - many of you have written to me about crimes against tourists and ex-pats in Europe. Is this a rising trend? I do know that cars with foreign or a registration which is not local are targets, two years ago there were 186 cars broken into and robbed in Pezenas, a relatively small town - the local police "could not tell me" if they were local or not, in every case I knew personally they were foreign registrations. Tourist carry valuables so are bound to be a magnet for crooks - owners of second homes are, by definition, wealthier than most people and are bound to be targets - a house with alarms and security or in a wealthy neighborhood is likely to be worth breaking into, plus there is a good chance the owner will not be there. On our rental sites we will not put the addresses for the villa rentals - this, coupled with an availability calendar would be a burglars shopping catalogue. Is crime and violence increasing? - Are the local police and the Gendarmarie taking enough action? - What can be done to reduce crime? - I would welcome any feedback you can give me please - mailto:tony@frepro.com tony@frepro.com My own thoughts have always been that the tougher the shell is on a nut, the more tempting the kernel and the bigger the nutcracker will be. == A charming neighbour of ours is the writer Helena Frith-Powell, Helena writes as "The French Mistress" in the Sunday Times as well as many other periodicals and is getting a lot of press for her latest book "Two Lipsticks and a Lover" - published this Thursday. I did offer to assist her with her research, but it seems she had already found the right lipsticks. As soon as I can get my hands on a copy I hope to discover the secrets of French women and share them with you. From what I have read so far it seems that matching underwear is a vital ingredient, I will have to synchronise my Y-fronts and liberty bodice. == haiku (attempt) #4 rain after harvest grapes lie rotting in the mud but new roses bloom ======= Crime in France Tony, I was interested to read your recent news letter regarding robberies in service stations in France. Quite frankly I am surprised that the issue of crime in France has not been discussed more frequently on your website. After 18 months of ownership we have just sold our relatively modest house in Les Issambres which is a beautiful little village on the coast about 9 km as the crow flies across the bay to St Tropez. During the past 18 months To read the rest of this article, please go to http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/269 Crime in France Tony There are over 1,200 articles in our archives at... http://francevoila.com/archives/ Archives Some Recent Articles http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/268 Cost of Living in France (and anywhere) http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/267 Long term rental Agreements http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/266 Robbery at service stations and parking areas http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/265 Using your pension fund for buying overseas property - problems ahead http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/264 Advice on Treating Lead Paint http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/263 More on Car Registration http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/260 Channel 4 Needs You http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/259 Lead, Termites and Asbestos in French Homes http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/258 Inheritance in France - this can affect you http://www.fblog.com/?q=node/view/254 Using your Pension Fund to buy Property in France === Our holiday/vacation rental site is at... http://rentalsfrance.com/ RentalsFrance We advertise holiday villa and gite rentals in most parts of France, established in 1998 we are one of the most prominent and successful villa rentals sites on the Internet - and aim to stay that way. Do browse through our websites and please use the advertising links, they help pay for the site. I do try to reply to all mail, most is about property or living in France. I publish comments in this newsletter which I believe are of interest and may help find answers for people wanting to come to France. By linking the points I make to our weblog at http://www.fblog.com FBlog I hope readers will go to the adverts which help support our overheads. Our business is our advertising sites for property and rentals at http://rentalsfrance.com/ RentalsFrance http://francevoila.com/ France voila Please make use of these sites (and do visit the adverts). What's New, Comments and News http://Fblog.com/ The France Weblog |
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