Follow our journey as our family of five moves from Colorado to France.Tumblr (3.0; @yearinfrance)http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wab17roQ1r3go0co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 10px auto 0 auto;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeslone/7036013353/in/set-72157629357470222/" title="Arno River in Pisa" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/7036013353_8b182c75b1_m.jpg" alt="Arno River in Pisa" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeslone/6889919402/in/set-72157629357470222/" title="Good Pizza in Pisa" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7236/6889919402_7086d1b36d_m.jpg" alt="Good Pizza in Pisa" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeslone/6889920118/in/set-72157629357470222/" title="Pisa" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/6889920118_d33ce0545f_m.jpg" alt="Pisa" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeslone/7036015021/in/set-72157629357470222/" title="April holding up the Leaning Tower" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7206/7036015021_7b06b5714d_m.jpg" alt="April holding up the Leaning Tower" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;margin-right:0;"/></a></div><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeslone/sets/72157629357470222/" target="_blank">Tuscany, Italy: March 2012</a>, a set on Flickr.</p>Photos from our trip to Tuscany.http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/20400418598http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/20400418598Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:30:36 -0600mikeslone<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pxdk1jZV1r3go0co1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pxdk1jZV1r3go0co2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pxdk1jZV1r3go0co3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pxdk1jZV1r3go0co4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pxdk1jZV1r3go0co5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pxdk1jZV1r3go0co6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pxdk1jZV1r3go0co7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pxdk1jZV1r3go0co8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pxdk1jZV1r3go0co9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pxdk1jZV1r3go0co10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Week 5, full post at <a href="http://ayearinfrance.com/2012/03/week-5/" target="_blank">ayearinfrance.com</a></p>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/19113571945http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/19113571945Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700monacoitalymonte carlomikeslone<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pwzjgjbL1r3go0co1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pwzjgjbL1r3go0co2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pwzjgjbL1r3go0co3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pwzjgjbL1r3go0co4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pwzjgjbL1r3go0co5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pwzjgjbL1r3go0co6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pwzjgjbL1r3go0co7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pwzjgjbL1r3go0co8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pwzjgjbL1r3go0co9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pwzjgjbL1r3go0co10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Week 4 in France. You can view the blog post and more photos at <a href="http://ayearinfrance.com/2012/03/week-4/" target="_blank">ayearinfrance.com</a></p>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/19113412339http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/19113412339Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700Frejusroman ruinsFrejus francemikeslone<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0px7obYGC1r3go0co1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0px7obYGC1r3go0co2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0px7obYGC1r3go0co3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0px7obYGC1r3go0co4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0px7obYGC1r3go0co5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0px7obYGC1r3go0co6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0px7obYGC1r3go0co7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Week 4, part 2</p>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/19113502436http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/19113502436Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700FréjusFranceFrench RivieraCôte d'Azurmikeslone<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m041fyif951r3go0co1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m041fyif951r3go0co2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m041fyif951r3go0co3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m041fyif951r3go0co4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m041fyif951r3go0co5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m041fyif951r3go0co6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m041fyif951r3go0co7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m041fyif951r3go0co8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m041fyif951r3go0co9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m041fyif951r3go0co10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Week 3 in France</p> <p><span>We’ve completed our third week in France and with it welcomed much warmer temperatures. We’ve exchanged the cold, somewhat dreary days for sunny, blue skies, outdoor lunches, and the ongoing explanation to our kids that the pool isn’t warm enough to swim in yet.</span></p> <p>Read the full blog post at <a href="http://ayearinfrance.com/2012/02/week-3/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.ayearinfrance.com" target="_blank">http://www.ayearinfrance.com</a></a>.</p>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/18439262730http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/18439262730Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:52:44 -0700Gréolières-les-NeigesGréolièresskiingsnowboardingmikeslone<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZFV_XU_7FSA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Here is a quick video to show what the drive is like from Gréolières to Gréolières-les-Neiges, France.</span></p>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/18435366394http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/18435366394Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:05:35 -0700Gréolières-les-NeigesskiingsnowboardingGréolièresmikeslone It’s hard to believe we have been in France for two weeks now. Although it was a fairly rough start...http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/17762880399http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/17762880399Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:40:03 -0700cannesdwight d eisenhowerfree internetfreeboxs+arkgourdonmediterranean seasaint raphaelvoltage transformermikeslone<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbu159zPP1r3go0co1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbu159zPP1r3go0co2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbu159zPP1r3go0co3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbu159zPP1r3go0co4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbu159zPP1r3go0co6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbu159zPP1r3go0co7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Photos from our drive along the Mediterranean coast from Cannes to St Raphael, France.</p> <div class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></div>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/17546286476http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/17546286476Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:19:00 -0700francemediterranean coastcannesst raphaelroad tripSt Raphaelmikeslone February 1 to February 8, 2012 As I write this, my eyes are filled with tears. Don’t jump to...http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/17546354023http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/17546354023Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700mikeslone<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyu4w9KrU91r3go0co1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Fluffier enjoying her new favorite French chair.</p>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/16989231811http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/16989231811Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:57:45 -0700mikeslone<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lys4lxoAjd1r3go0co8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lys4lxoAjd1r3go0co1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lys4lxoAjd1r3go0co2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lys4lxoAjd1r3go0co3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lys4lxoAjd1r3go0co4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lys4lxoAjd1r3go0co5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lys4lxoAjd1r3go0co6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lys4lxoAjd1r3go0co7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lys4lxoAjd1r3go0co9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lys4lxoAjd1r3go0co10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Photos from our travel and move to southern France on February 1st and 2nd, 2012. We arrived to a sunny, but snowy and cold <span class="Apple-style-span">Côte d’Azur.</span></p>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/16928871028http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/16928871028Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:56:19 -0700movinglufthansatravelvalbonnefrancesnowolive treesCôte d'Azurmikeslone<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyohubwAhR1r3go0co1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Our load going on the plane.</p>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/16829786564http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/16829786564Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:51:46 -0700mikeslone<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lympclDJNz1r3go0co1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>It’s official- we have Fluffer’s USDA certificate and seal, she can come with us to France.</p>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/16774479280http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/16774479280Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:38:45 -0700flufferfrancecatstravelmikeslone<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyfcef3brz1r3go0co1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyfcef3brz1r3go0co2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyfcef3brz1r3go0co3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyfcef3brz1r3go0co4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyfcef3brz1r3go0co5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span> </span></p> <p>Whew! I’m glad that is over. Although I did very little compared to the movers, we just spent the last three days watching two guys pack up our house and load it onto three different trucks- one for air, one for sea, and one for storage. Even though I didn’t do much more than direct where things should go, take down Christmas lights, and clean up left over garbage, it’s still very exhausting to move and I am glad part one of the move is over.</p> <p>I’m also very thank flu for professional movers. We’ve been lucky enough to have professionals help us during our last three moves and I don’t how we could ever go back to doing it all ourselves again. I have huge respect for the men and women that spend their lives packing and moving other people’s belongings. My back hurt from moving just a few items, while the movers lifted and loaded a whole house like it was nothing.</p> <p><span> <p>I honestly have no idea how Thomas and Garth (our movers) fit the majority of our belongings into a 20 foot container (note to self: next time we need a 40 footer). These guys should perform down on pearl street as they are part magicians, part puzzle masters, with some mad arranging skills.</p> <p>They also have the social skills to go along with their spacial genius and are darn pleasant to be around. We had a number of conversations over the past three days including talks about kids (9 kids between us), gay cruises, HBC colleges (historically black colleges), the Dallas Cowboys and their lack of playoff appearances, and Shaun the neighborhood wandering kid/man. I respect that they learned each of our kids names and actually spelled “slone” right every time it was written (a big deal in my book).</p> </span><span> </span></p>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/16537353559http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/16537353559Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:15:00 -0700movingboulderfrancecannesmoversmikeslone<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybcw9eUK41r3go0co1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Our container going to France. Our stuff is being packed and loaded today.</p>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/16413427304http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/16413427304Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:36:09 -0700mikeslone<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly5xi0ZfbX1r3go0co1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Fluffer doesn’t want to be left- sleeping in a moving box.</p>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/16239534832http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/16239534832Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:15:36 -0700mikesloneWe leave for a year in France in roughly two weeks. Can&#8217;t believe it is almost time....http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/15957684793http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/15957684793Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:45:16 -0700francecannesmovingmikeslone<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxg0vjD5WK1r3go0co1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxg0vjD5WK1r3go0co2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxg0vjD5WK1r3go0co3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxg0vjD5WK1r3go0co4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxg0vjD5WK1r3go0co5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxg0vjD5WK1r3go0co6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span> </span></p> <p>As we near closer to our move date (end of January) our list of things to do is getting a bit longer. The relocation company has provided us with a lot of assistance, but the one area that we’ve been somewhat on our own is: traveling and moving our cat, Fluffer.</p> <p>Honestly it would be much easier to leave Fluffer in Colorado with family than take her to France, but our oldest daughter would more than likely not get on the plane to France without her beloved cat. Which means I’m tasked with researching what is needed to travel with a cat on a plane and move her to France for a year- fun.</p> <p>Here is what I’ve found out: there is no one resource with definitive answers regarding what you have to do to travel and move a cat to France. There is plenty of information out there, but some of the information is contradictory and we have no idea which source should be trusted. Based on my limited time researching a move to France, this seems fairly common- multiple sources saying almost the same thing, but typically having at least something contradictory. You’ll also find a lot of information about someone moving from the UK to France, but not as much information for an American moving to France.</p> <p>Check out the full post: How to Take Fluffer The Cat to France</p> <p><span> <div>Source: <a href="http://www.AYearinFrance.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.AYearinFrance.com" target="_blank">http://www.AYearinFrance.com</a></a></div> </span></p>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/15463781719http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/15463781719Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:30:00 -0700fluffertravel with catfranceair travel with catmikeslone<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/h2OfQdYrHRs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>As I’m transitioning from living and working in the United States to France (moving soon), I’ve begun to look for travel apps that can help make the move easier. I have the typical iPhone travel apps such as FourSquare, Kayak Pro, FlightTrack Pro, Skype, TripIt, Zagat, iTranslate Pro, SpkEasy FR, Luthansa (and many other airlines), Hotel Tonight, eCurrency, etc, but recently I’ve come across a type of travel app that I wasn’t familiar with and absolutely love: augmented reality apps that instantly translate foreign text.</p> <p>The app that I’ve been using is the Word Lens iPhone app from Quest Visual with the French to English dictionary. This app is seriously amazing- one of the best uses of augmented reality that I have ever seen on an iPhone app. I’ll say it again, this app is amazing. Watch the video above for a demonstration.</p> <p>Read more at <a href="http://ayearinfrance.com/2012/01/augmented-reality-app-instantly-translates-french-text-on-signs-menus/" target="_blank">AYearinFrance.com</a></p>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/15315529171http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/15315529171Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:42:23 -0700iphone apptravel appiphonetranslationfrenchmikeslone<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx3awePP7m1r3go0co1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><span> <h1>Place Shifting: My Solution to Watching American TV in France</h1> <p><a href="http://ayearinfrance.com/2011/12/place-shifting-my-solution-to-watching-american-tv-in-france/" target="_blank"><a href="http://ayearinfrance.com/2011/12/place-shifting-my-solution-to-watching-american-tv-in-france/" target="_blank">http://ayearinfrance.com/2011/12/place-shifting-my-solution-to-watching-american-tv-in-france/</a></a></p> </span></p>http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/15101251703http://yearinfrance.tumblr.com/post/15101251703Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:38:38 -0700slingboxplace shiftingmikeslone