Author Archives: La Giraudiere
About La Giraudiere
The whole idea of the La Giraudiere project is for people of all backgrounds, all ages, all nationalities to have the chance to live together learn about each others lifestyle exchange their knowledge, experiences and skills whilst living and working together in France and at the same time helping, improving and adding to the Project for those to come in the future. To see the different types of volunteers work that has been done and what is still required visit our websiteVolunteers at La Giraudière Sample French Cuisine
This past Sunday, Paul took a group of volunteers out to sample some authentic French cuisine. The meal was an eight course, 3-hour experience that everyone really enjoyed. We went to the nearby village of Bardenac to Restaurant Poirier. Restaurant Poirier serves traditional … Continue reading
Volunteers Immerse in French rural life
Volunteers discover what is a Randonée Volunteers at La Giraudière join local French community on a randonnée in Passirac. Sunday the 29th April dawned like a November day in the UK. However, despite this, most of the volunteers set off for the … Continue reading
A Day in La Rochelle
This past weekend we, the volunteers took a day trip in La Rochelle. This beautiful city is right next to the atlantic ocean and the sun was kind enough to stay shining all day as we explored all the gems La Rochelle … Continue reading
Flowers in Bloom Brightening up La Giraudière
La Giraudière Springs into Life Here at La Giraudière, we take great pride in our landscape and we try to ensure it is always well maintained. As part of this, we have numerous flowers that bloom at all different times throughout … Continue reading
A Change of Plan for the Volunteers
A Last Minute Plan Change for the Volunteers Friday the 11th of May, a working day… Right? WRONG! The 4 remaining volunteers and Paul took a day off to enjoy the sunny weather while it lasted (not very long) and … Continue reading
