Ep.52, Out of the Bubble. Do you ever dream of owning a French Chateau? It's never too late! Meet Debbie Bell who did just that! (as seen on Escape to the Chateau DIY)

Hands up if you've lost a few hours on Righmove looking at French properties after watching Dick and Angel on Escape to the Chateau. I'm sure I'm not the only one to share those dreams!  Todays episode is with Debbie Bell , owner of Chateau Gioux in the rural Limousin region of France, who along with her partner Nigel Lawson, turned their dreams in to reality.  I loved talking with Debbie and came away wanting to meander around a French market buying olives ,fresh French bread and a nice dollop of cheese!  Little did they know that their life changing move and renovation project would see them becoming part of the Escape to the Chateau DIY television programme.   Subjects covered-  Deciding to move and the impact on family  Turning dreams in to reality  Dealing with the practicalities  Becoming part of a French community and emerging themselves in to the French way of life  The physical demands of a renovation project  Open the doors to visitors  Becoming part of the Escape to the Chateau DIY programme.  For more details on their beautiful chateau visit the website www.chateaugioux.com You can also follow Debbie and Nigel on Instagram @chateaugiouxlimousin.  Don't forget to subscribe to the new Out of the Bubble podcast website to keep updated www.outofthebubblepodcast.com and find me on Instagram @rachelperu1 and Facebook @stepoutofthebubble  Have you joined the Stepping out of the Bubble Facebook group yet?  I'll be back next week to share some more inspiration In the meantime....  Keep being fabulous! Rachel x (Background music credited to Scott Holmes - Our Big Adventure.)