We’re a Finnish/Czech – French couple who packed their belongings from a little bit allover the world and started the search for a new home in France. Nico (the French gentleman) had not lived in his homeland for 25 years after an NGO service went long and the Horn of Africa became his home. Suska, born in Finland but also a Czech citizen, has lived all around the world but had never lived in France (even if visited plenty of times, but still, just visited).
In spring 2015, a description of us stated: “Suska has been an Airbnb host (and guest) for years, and when a house of a friend became available in Djibouti, we decided to take on a project as a grand rehearsal of our long term dream, renovating a guesthouse/B&B in an old farmhouse (or even better a mill!) in the rustic countryside of France”. And that is exactly where we are now. Not a mill though, but that’s alright.
The following fall we spent literally “on the road”. It took about 4 months, 24000 kilometers in the car, 86 houses to visit in nearly 20 south-west France departments. Until finally, exhausted but excited, we found our own little Hamlet. With all the French formalities considered, we were able to move in in March 2016. The renovations started immediately and we welcomed the first guests in July 2017. The feedback has always been overwhelming!
We like to think that there can never too many zen places in the world. This means that even if we’re not saying we’re the one and only, nor the most beautiful or luxurious (far from that, actually), we’re still sure we can offer you a hideaway that will make it worth your while to visit and stay.
One could say we’re just rather laid back and happy people. We enjoy life and make the most out of it by either traveling ourselves – or sharing it with travelers. Now that we’ve found our piece of heaven and the count of the countries visited totals to around 80, we’ve decided to concentrate on the latter. Hope our paths with you will cross one day, too!
