Hi We are looking to buy in that area this year (2008), getting excited now but also lots of planning. By the way we are 39 and 44. We are keen entertainers here in UK love French wine, cooking, animals, i want to take my horse with me and in the next few years start up riding stables. Love Soul music, John does like bikes he just sold his for the winter as he never rode it, plus trying to raise more funds!! First we got to find more staff to help run our 2 shops in UK before we move over full time. So to start with maybe will only have long visits, this depends on the animal movement side of things as i also have 2 cats and a dog. Hoping to get to Charente this may for viewings, so got lots to plan. have looked at the pets thread on here but evrybody seems to have only bad news about the rabbies jab, does anybody have any poistive experiences? michelle and John manchester to Charente hopefully soon!!!