Dear Expats, Does any of you know an artisan cuisiniste in Marseille? I'm looking for someone to do a small job, to replace a worktop in my kitchen. It involves cutting it and installing a sink too, which is well beyond my ikea-do-it-yourself skills. Thanks for any indication, CB

Hello all! A big thank you to Expatforum and all the awesome folks on here that post replies, you guys basically made my wedding to a beautiful French woman possible!:D So this is actually my first post on here, cause I really could use some advice. It looks like my wife and I will be moving...

Dear Expats, I will be moving to Marseille soon (next month). People in this forum have already given me quite nice suggestions on where to live there in another thread. Thank you all for that. Right now I have another doubt, that I think deserves a new (related) thread: in which bank should...

Hi everybody, this is my first post. I'm a Brazilian physicist living in Austria and Germany for over 10 years. Next September, I will move to Marseille as a professor at the Aix-Marseille University. I'm starting to look for a place to live there. I visited the city already a few times, and...

Hi there all, I'm a new member and am looking for some information on finding a register of PACS (pacte civil de solidarité) which have taken place in the Marseille region over the last 2 to 3 months. Simply, I was married to a national of la Cote d'Ivoire in 2012 in Abidjan. She has now...

Hey, I am irish and I just moved to Marseille 2 weeks ago with my fiance who is french. I have been living in France for 4 months. I am currently taking french classes here. I would love to start yoga and pilates classes preferbly in the 13008 district and preferbly through English! Can somone...

Hello all, I am moving to Marseille in January 2013 to study french and am really excited by the prospect. However the arrangement of appropriate accommodation has my head reeling. It is proving to be very difficult to get reliable information regarding safety of certain areas. I am a single...

Hello! I am from NYC living in Marseille and studying French in Aix-en-Provence. I am desperate to find work in Marseille as a teacher of english, as a nanny, as a bartender, at a hotel....anywhere! My french is quickly improving, but not good enough for a waitress job yet. Any ideas???

Bonjour!s I am a small animal veterinarian with eleven years of experience licensed in California, United States. Before attending veterinary medical school, I owned and managed a motel in Tahoe City, California, for over seven years. I have also worked as a legal secretary for over three years...

Hello everyone! This is my first post here so hopefully I am doing this properly and posting in the correct place... I'm hoping for some information on the cost of living in either Marseille, Aix-en-Provence or the surrounding rural areas. I've been offered a teaching contract but I only know...

Hi, I am new on here, and in fact new to forums, so not entirely sure how this all works. Here's hoping a response or two will come in. I am trying very hard to establish a small business for myself, teaching English, in Marseille. I have created a website, I am registered as a l'auto...

Hello, I moved from Beijing to Marseille last month. And just recovered from a bad cold. The weather is so fickle here. You can travel between winter and summer in the same day! I am new here and would like very much to meet new friends. We can have coffee, lunch or go shopping, after work or...

Hello This is my first post since moving to France from London. I arrived in May 2011 & have now settled in Marseille. I live with my French partner and our son. My grasp of the French language is poor and I'm finding it hard to advance by studying at home. I'm interested to meet up with...

Hi everyone, New here but so far I'm enjoying the forum - lots of great topics to get me excited about going to France! So I am planning on moving over some time in the next 6 - 9 months and I would like to do my Masters of Architecture there. I have done my undergrad Bachelor of Architecture...

Marseille holds the distinction of being the second-largest city of France, as well as hosting the country’s largest commercial port. A popular tourist destination thanks in equal measure to its rich cultural and historical heritage and its stunning natural features, Marseille is home to a large...