This is the first time I’ve read through this thread, and, although it seems to have gone very OT, it is a great read.
We spend lots of time in France, Hawaii, and many other spots we love around the world, and completely understand how you feel about living in both, Jazzman.
My wife, in particular, lives for France. When she was young, she studied music there for about three years at the University of Paris-la Sorbonne, and has gone back every year since.
We’ve spent a month at a time or more in just about every country, but are particulary drawn to the countrysides of France and Italy.
Each seem to have a “soul” about them that you just don’t find elsewhere, and it’s something that stays with us, even when we come back to RSF.
