1. If you would like further information about availability of accommodation in the cottage or vacation rental in France, you can email the Australian owners or phone us +61397371717 from 1 October to mid May. When not in France we are based in Melbourne, Australia.

2. While most of the booking for the gite or cottage can be conducted on the web, credit cards will not be accepted. If you are based in Australia, UK, US or NZ, you will be able to deposit money in a local bank account, otherwise you will need to arrange to wire Euros to our French bank account.

Other useful contacts (for travellers and artists)

We have found that it is often better to break the plane flight to Europe with a stop of a few days in Asia or North America. Star Alliance has a special fare for a bit more than the usual economy fare which allows access to more than just Singapore or Bangkok, and includes Hong Kong and Japan. Other carriers also offer stops via certain other places which can add to the interest of your trip to the cottage in France. If you fly into Frankfurt or Munich with Star Alliance a trip to Toulouse is included in the fare and you do not have the hassle of changing airports. Within Europe there are plenty of countries to visit beyond France and Italy, while they may not be so rich in treasures of the past, none the less can provide unexpected interest. A round-the-world ticket can also give you amazing access.

On-line art gallery for new and estabished artists. If you would like to rent some art gallery e-space check out this website. A Space for Artists is mediated so you will need to have reached a certain standard.

Landscape architecture and garden design in Australia and New Zealand by Botanical Traditions, Melbourne.

Cooking classes in the Lot, France with a starred chef.

From Bangkok you can easily take a short trip to World Heritage listed Lijiang (and Baisha) in Yunnan, China

L’agence TraduCahors propose un service de traduction français - anglais (or French - English translation) pour vous les artisans, professionnels, industriels, particuliers.

Stop in HongKong for some shopping.

Fabulous food and handcrafts in Hungary.

If you are interested in buying real estate in the Lot, France while you are staying at the gite, there is a very good real estate agent (where English is spoken), or immobilier as it is known in France, in the village. They are most helpful and cover quite a wide area.

For those of you who are artists, hand made easels are available internationally, from Jeff Lacey, in a choice of many beautiful Australian woods.

For those of you trying to make an environmental difference in and around your property, perhaps with grey water systems, solar hot water system and rain water tanks, there are current technologies that you can use right now, to assist in the dryest inhabited continent on earth.

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