Loved this Kelly ❤ a lovely reminder to slow down and enjoy the little things. I felt I was there with you 🩵

@KellyHine

12 күн бұрын

Thanks Kerry. Glad you enjoyed it! ❤

I was in Aix three weeks ago. It is the most gorgeous town. We saw two traditional weddings, so there was a happiness and good spirit all around. The public squares and fountains are perfect for socializing. I was really struck by how happy and social the French are. Mothers were out and about with their babies, school groups were at the parks, the elderly were out walking and shopping. It makes me sad to think of how few Americans, especially children, teens, and the elderly, go outside and talk to each other.

I love the cafe life. I can easily live there. Love your vlog.❤

@KellyHine

2 күн бұрын

Me too! Thanks so much. ❤

I've been in Aix En Provence for the past 2 months and I could not have expressed it better. THIS. I, too, love markets and the markets here are just incredible. Thank you.

@KellyHine

21 сағат бұрын

That's so good to hear. Thanks for sharing! ❤

I just stumbled upon your video, and watching it put a smile on my face. It's so cosy and peaceful! Thank you so much for sharing, Kelly! This was so beautiful! What a wonderful reminder to enjoy the little moments in our everyday lives 🤍

@KellyHine

Күн бұрын

Thanks for your lovely comment I'm so glad to know you enjoyed the video!

@its.elonaer

18 сағат бұрын

@@KellyHine Thank you for replying to my comment! Happy to be here! ☺

This was so lovely. Thank you for the reminder and examples of looking for and appreciating some small moments of joy and beauty in whatever our unique everyday lives offer. 💕

@KellyHine

4 күн бұрын

@@Lisa-hl2pt thanks for your lovely comment! I’m really grateful to know you enjoyed it.

This way of living is common too in Spain, Italy or Greece, although globalisation is putting it at risk 😔

@KellyHine

4 күн бұрын

@@elisabethcomabella4171 the world is changing so fast isn’t it?

Wow; this vlog made my day🌹your words are wise “gratitude does bring abundance “…; I’m the type that can sit for hours on end at a coffee shop (outdoors) on my own or eith someone; reading; making plans; looking at the beautiful sky and people passing by… smiling and grateful for the blessing that is my life …💫

@KellyHine

2 күн бұрын

Thanks for your beautiful comment! I'm so glad the video resonated with you - what a beautiful perspective on life you have.

Best description I’ve heard about why I love France. Thanks for the inspiration to visit Aix. It’s been on my list, but now it is a must experience. Thank you Kelly!

@KellyHine

11 күн бұрын

Oh I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed the video and that it inspired you to visit beautiful Aix en Provence. I hope you can make that dream a reality soon! 💕

I absolutely loved this Kelly. so inspiring . love all things French!!

@KellyHine

14 күн бұрын

Thank you! So glad to hear you loved it!

I enjoyed this so much that I immediately watched it a second time. I have experienced many of your observations in Bretagne.

@SPT1

3 күн бұрын

Minus the Sun :D

@KellyHine

2 күн бұрын

Thanks you! So glad to know you enjoyed it. 😊

Hi Kelly, I thoroughly enjoyed all you shared, you did a fabulous job explaining the French lifestyle. You shared it so well along with chatting with some of the vendors. The best I've seen yet! Thank you for taking us along with your experience in Aix. Would love it if you could take us with you in shop or two.😊

@KellyHine

11 күн бұрын

Oh thanks so much for your comment I really appreciate it! I had a little footage of some more interactions with some shop and stall holders but we needed to cut the video down a little or it would have been really long! But I'll definitely keep your suggestion in mind for the future. Thanks for your lovely feedback I'm very grateful! 💕

What a delightful video ❤ and so true

@KellyHine

3 күн бұрын

Thank you ❤

Thank you Madame !

@KellyHine

2 күн бұрын

You're welcome 😊

Beautiful video and content. I own a house in Merida Mexico and I will be moving there next year. One of my very favorite things to do is to walk to the market in the morning and get my fresh produce and fresh juice. And I love to prepare the daily meal.food, natural food, is beautiful. Glad I found your channel. New subscriber.

@KellyHine

2 күн бұрын

Yayy thanks for being a new subscriber - I'm so glad to know you enjoyed the video, thank you! And yes, I absolutely relate - it's a gorgeous way to spend the morning and so different to the experience of shopping in a supermarket!

Merci beaucoup! I’m new here, great video, I’m hoping to visit Aix next year, you’re French is amazing!! Will you make a video/share information about your French language learning experience? (I’m also Australian, and trying to learn the beautiful language!)

@KellyHine

2 күн бұрын

Thanks so much - I'm grateful to know you enjoyed the video and thanks for the compliment on my French (I still have plenty to improve on!) I mentioned briefly in a previous video about "Art, Culture and Beauty in France" (not sure if you've had a chance to watch that one?) that I learned some foundations in school, then worked a few months as an au pair in France when I was about 20 years old! Being immersed in the language like that was a way to pick it up really quickly. Back in Australia, as you'd know, there isn't much opportunity to speak, so I was so glad to get back to France after SO many years to be able to speak the language again, even if I was a bit rusty at first!

Your video is simply adorable. ❣

@KellyHine

2 күн бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

(from Sharon) I stumbled across your channel as I also adore EVERYTHING French! You have captured the feeling that I also get whilst visiting this beautiful country. It is such a shame that we as Australians tend to follow the American way of living, rather than the European lifestyle. Especially where our food consumption and choices are concerned:( You speak French so well, I am envious:))

@KellyHine

11 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment Sharon! I was over the moon to be back in France again after many years - you can probably tell 😀🇫🇷

@michellemobakeng5938

9 күн бұрын

You should say "British" rather than "European lifestyle" because that's where your roots are, aren't they? Don't you want a little bit of Britishness?

I’ve just discovered your channel it looks and sounds wonderful

@KellyHine

7 күн бұрын

Thanks Carole! I'm glad you found your way here. :)

Hi Kelly..hope you don’t mine me saying that it’s pronounced Ex not Axe..a mistake I used to make when I first moved here…I live not too far away and yes the lifestyle in Provence is a relaxed rich one..great video

@KellyHine

7 күн бұрын

Thank you!

I went to Jackson, Mississippi for a holiday in 2022 (yes, I know it sounds strange) and I was struck by the fact that, for food, there's no escaping the agri-food industry. Fast food chains are just about everywhere and in supermarkets, everything is ultra processed. There are no independent shops, everything is owned by bug corporations. The people were nice and friendly though and the pace was slow but this life where you need a car for everything and there are no public services is very depressing.

@KellyHine

3 күн бұрын

@@leaedt7614 wow it’s such a contrast to this local market/ local sourcing way of doing things.

My absolute favorite town! Did you also visit the very nice english bookshop, Book in Bar?

@KellyHine

10 күн бұрын

Oh I heard about that store but didn’t manage to get there! Lovely to hear that it’s your favorite town!

You're really about to be a real french.

That’s all lovely yes but most people have to hold down a job in Sydney

@KellyHine

9 күн бұрын

Yes for sure! I hoped to convey ways that we can embrace this philosophy in our own unique contexts, like being intentional about savouring and appreciating life's simple pleasures.

When trere's money , dollars, you can live anywhere. I' m a middle class man in my sixties , have two flats in trendy areas in Rio de Janeiro, speak french fluently, i can't live in Europe though. I'm in my last ' healthy'(?) decade. I resign in few years. Dying , in these circumstances, is wellcome.

Hi, moderation comes from the limits to working hours and other rights the French fought for in the last 150 years. When you have to work 12 hours a day and never have enough paid vacations/holydays, like in the US (the UK or Australia are probably better than the US with this, at least I hope), then the limited time you have to enjoy life and use your money is just all binged away because you have not enough time to spend outside of work. So please, rest of the world, strike all the time and stop believing billionaires and big corporations have a good soul. They own medias partly to make you believe that the world will collapse if you were given more money, benefits or vacations. If you don't like this msg it's not my fault, I was possessed by the spirit of Karl Marx for a few seconds. I will balance it by writing a msg to support Elon Musk on X and buy 3 iphones to support Tim Cook.

@cristelelizabethjohn1661

2 күн бұрын

Precisely.. Americans, and often enough Brits, are known as ‘willing slaves’…😉

@elyjane8316

Күн бұрын

Just to confirm the UK has good employment laws : number of hours you can work, minimum wage and minimum vacation time.

@SPT1

Күн бұрын

@@elyjane8316 Which indirectly confirms the US sucks :D

It's pronounced Aches not Axe en Provence.

@KellyHine

Күн бұрын

Yes thanks for the reminder and pardon my imperfect French.

I grew to reall dislike market, except the christmas one. You feel presured to buy if you watch a stall for more than 10 seconds, there's a constant flow of people, you have to watch your bag for pickpockets ... and the prices are often very high. I've always viewed marchés more like a tourists and elders' thing.

@KellyHine

2 күн бұрын

Hmm yes I can see how certain kinds of markets could cause you to feel that way. Thanks for sharing a different perspective! The markets at Aix, and the lovely farmers markets I enjoy at home in Australia have not felt high pressure at all to me....I found the markets in Aix such a joyful and beautiful experience (as you can probably tell from the video!)

You need to be realistic yes it’s wonderful but tourists need to work to pay for it to enjoy it Who can afford to live like that every day to while away the hours in expensive cafes It’s really not that amazing every country has wonderful cultures

@ericdurville6306

9 күн бұрын

I am French, and cafes and bistros are not very expensive unless you go to Paris around the Eiffel Tower or the Champs Elysées etc... Or in hotels *******

@KellyHine

9 күн бұрын

I agree, every country has wonderful cultures! I hoped to convey some of the lovely things I noticed about the culture and way of life in this town, to inspire viewers about ways that we can embrace this philosophy (if it resonates for you) in our own unique contexts, like being intentional about savouring and appreciating life's simple pleasures.

@MrSebfrench76

9 күн бұрын

Just like in every country. I am making an average 1600 euros/month, and i can afford myself some hours with my friends, sinking beers on a terace and at the same time, paying my 600 euros/month rent, and all my insurances, my benzin for my bike, etc..And the french gov doesn't help me at all.. But i am living modestly, Vinted for the clothes, not a lot of meat, pastas every day... Life is more than belongings.

@rkomgm3932

8 күн бұрын

@@MrSebfrench76 thank you for your reply I now understand this video and you better! I will keep watching Thank you !

Aix-en-Provence is not your typical french life style. It is a wealthy and close minded community. See the man insisting that you are a mere tourist while you try to tell him otherwise. In a poll dated from around 5 years ago Aix-en-Provence was ranked the least welcoming city in France in regards to assistance to the newcomers. While i get your general ideas, I can't help but think that your points are not gournded.

@KellyHine

Күн бұрын

We all have our own unique perspective of things, and in the video I share my very positive experience and perspective of the few weeks I spent in this lovely place. I had so many positive interactions with locals, and my points are simply grounded in my own perspective. The conversation with the man in the video shows a small snippet of the full conversation, and we were joking around. I joked that I'm "not a tourist, I'm almost French as I've been here almost 2 weeks!" and he was joking back "no, it takes at least 2 months!" Afterwards we continued to chat as they asked me about where I was from etc. They were so helpful, funny and kind. And the guy selling the tapenade was also one of the loveliest people I met there, with such a beautiful and cheerful outlook on life, and so friendly. There were many others too. I'm also a strong believer that the "reality" we notice around us is a direct reflection of our own inner beliefs and states.

I thought the French complain all the time.

@KellyHine

3 күн бұрын

@@richiesd1 that definitely has not been my experience from my time spent in France.

@aztro4581

3 күн бұрын

we arent complaining all the time, but we want to preserve our quality of life so yes sometimes we are in the streets to defend this, and in my opinion a lot of people in the world should do the same, better to have some people reacting as people doing nothing and crying all the day life is bad

We lived in Antibes six months of the year and it was glorious…we haven’t been back since terrible floods and we lost everything..I miss it so much but we are in our mid seventies and couldn’t start all over again. Can’t afford it for one thing. It’s a way of living ,buying just what you need not overdoing it,resting going slowly in the heat. Bliss 🥲

@KellyHine

2 күн бұрын

Oh I imagine you must have wonderful memories of your time in Antibes. Thanks for sharing your comment.