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That's all folks for this season

Christian Gross / 2023-09-01

And with September my gite season comes to an end. I was quite pleased with the guests and enjoyed hosting them. The guests were courteous and tidy, which shows that people are clean and tidy. Like last year all of my guests except one had dogs. And with all guests the dogs were extremely well…

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Eating out locally

Christian Gross / 2023-08-30

Running a summer vacation business means I mostly miss the summer. I am working when others take a vacation. I am not complaining, I am just explaining a context. So during the summer one of the things I do is eat in restaurants. When I have a handover I have zero desire to cook, and will either eat…

guests

The silent one: Hulk

Christian Gross / 2023-08-14

Hulk (Jack Russel mixture) came here to enjoy the wide open garden. He came from a troubled background, but his parents are giving him all of the love he deserves. He was one of the most silent dogs that I encountered. Hulk was not scared or hesistant, he was just silent, but when greeted burst out…

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Jumping Jack: Rio!

Christian Gross / 2023-08-06

Rio (Staffie) came to enjoy the vineyards for a week en route to the Med Coast of France. He enjoyed his walks amongst the vineyards and picked up discarded grape branches when he could. Rio was a good humoured dog that often wanted to show me his latest bounty from the vineyards. Otherwise he would…

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The rockers: Caeser and Charly

Christian Gross / 2023-07-28

Our first guests for the season were Caeser (Gordon Setter) and a Charly (Jack Russell). Their parents were like them chill rockers who during the stay attended a Depeche Mode concert. For the most part both were chill and enjoyed the garden. Caeser would periodically jump by himself into the pool…

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About Me

Christian Gross / 2023-05-11

Contact: Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp Me enjoying a coffee during my breakfast in Montalivet […] Where do I start? Oh yeah I was born, in Nassau! Yes Nassau. But not Nassau Bahamas, but Nassau am Pfalz in Germany. […] When I was in Grade 1 my parents moved to Canada, where I spent all…

hiking

Hiking paths around the gite

Christian Gross / 2023-05-11

There are plenty of places to hike or walk your dogs around the gite. With this page I want to highlight and show all of the places where you can park your car and do your hike. My hikes are typically between 3 and 6km. The way to read this document is to read the document first, look at a few…

gite

Introducing Gite Bellatrix

Christian Gross / 2023-05-11

Vacations are meant to be family time including your four legged members. You have 3000m2 of not shared yard and a 7mx8m private pool, with a bien etre facility where your kids can play without waking sleeping parents. You are 10 minutes from awesome beaches, in one of the top ranked wine areas…

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Summer vacation rental preparations

Christian Gross / 2023-05-11

In Medoc I have a summer vacation rental (STR) and this is my second year, but first full year. The good news is that I am completely booked. The bad news is that I need to prep the property. This means cutting trees, cleaning the lawn, trimming, preparing the pool and so on. I calculated about 5 to…

dog walks

Walking the dogs in the Algarve mountains

Christian Gross / 2023-03-22

Walking the dogs in the Algarve mountains. Weather was awesome, sunny and warm. AND I used my pickup to get around as there are plenty of off roading tracks where you need a real 4x4. The tree is an cork tree that has been harvested. There are also plenty of random wine fields in the mountains. No…