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Brocante Tours

French antique Doors, Corey Amaro antiques

After a whirlwind of visitors and meeting so very many of you this year, I have decided to take the plunge: To do the brocante thing full on. 

Crazy how a girl can change. Crazy how after eight years of saying, "No I do not do brocante tours, nor do I organize tours." I have finally come to my senses: Let's do it.

It seems to me that after meeting nearly two hundred of you, who read my blog, this year and finding out that 99.99 percent of you like the brocante, wine and bring me maple syrup that I cannot say no any longer.

Maple syrup, wine and the brocante… Holy cow only Yann's kisses are better than that.

Hope to see you soon?

 

Comments

33 responses to “Brocante Tours”

  1. Marla

    After you kindly pointed us to La Madone a few years ago – I’d follow you anywhere! Good luck with your new venture!

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  2. Franca Bollo

    Choopie and I will be out on the terrace working on the wine.

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  3. Ardis

    fabulous awesome Hope to be able to meet you in the near future. Brocante would be wonderful or even a glass of wine as lone as there is fresh bread and cheese. Maybe I will see you in Willows!!!!

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  4. Marilyn

    Now if I had a trip planned I would be bringing you maple syrup.

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  5. Shelley Noble

    Great news!
    Why not, indeed!?
    There can be no better ambassador for France!
    And may it line your and Yann’s pockets with loads of gold at the same time.
    Why not, indeed?!

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  6. Brother Mathew

    What kind of tours for the .1%?

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  7. Brother Mathew

    You got that right!

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  8. Teresa Young

    Count Dave & me in for sure! Can’t wait…mark us on the list! We will be there!

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  9. Debra

    Gosh, I hope I can join in . . . I am sure so many of your readers will be over the top to read your news.

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  10. Babs M

    Will you work out of Paris, too? Would love a guide to the puces!

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  11. XiijnTEXAS FRANCOPHILE

    Oh my mind is whizzing imagining a tour with you and your followers!

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  12. Petra Leaford

    Great news. Definitely adding it to my bucket list, for the next time I am in France. Hoping for 2015, and a stay in your Paris apartment too. Yippee

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  13. Ana Maria

    Hurray! Remember I told you I’d had a dream where my entire family had knocked on your door and you told us to pull up a chair and join you for dinner? Well, now all I have to do is start saving so I can make that dream come true!
    Please send us details… When? Where will we go? Where will we stay? How about getting a container so we can all put our purchases in to ship them back and split the cost?…….. I’m giddy just thinking about it!

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  14. Andrea

    Bring it! Please still be doing this in 2015 when (I’m hoping) my 70th birthday will be celebrated in France.

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  15. pmj

    Heck yes! Count me in!

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  16. Liz

    Great minds think alike Corey! Wonderful that you are doing brocantes tours, and who better to give us a low-down on how to develop a brocantes ‘nez’ for sniffing out a bargain, or rather something beautiful and what the heck with the price! Pencil me and my three flatmates from uni days in for next spring! We’re due a reunion somewhere we can all meet from our various parts of Europe, and they all speak French! Alas not me.
    Just as you start brocantes tours, I am starting food, culture, history menu of tours here in Malta! I’ve been meaning to for 10 years; turning 50 a week ago made me realise, it was now or never! Good luck to us both!

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  17. Tongue in Cheek

    Hi Liz
    Cannot wait to show you!
    Happy Belated Birthday!

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  18. Tongue in Cheek

    Hi Andrea
    As long as I am in France, I’ll be ready when you are!

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  19. Tongue in Cheek

    Hi Ana Maria
    I remember when you wrote me about your dream. See they do come true!
    Regarding details, we can work out a personal tour. I think that is best. Catered to your needs and or desires.

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  20. Tongue in Cheek

    Hey Brother Mathew
    .1 percent. As you want. Museums, bike races, pizza trucks, sitting on the beach, braiding hair, chopping garlic, dancing under the moon light… you name it, If you come to France I’ll do whatever you want!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  21. Tongue in Cheek

    load our pockets with friends and antiques, I am gained. Take a sleeping pill and get on that plane Shelley!!

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  22. Tongue in Cheek

    Franca Bollo
    Not a problem as long as it is red!

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  23. 24/7 in France

    Great news, Corey! I, too, have just launched France Finesse for themed travel packages on the French Riviera! All the best for your new tour venture.

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  24. Cheryl Miller

    Ooh I would love a brocante tour, and we make great maple syrup in New Hampshire 🙂

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  25. Beverly

    AWESOME! Following your heart, doing what you love! ….And all the friends you will get to meet in person!
    I buy maple syrup locally made here…is delish! I will bring you some ….as I pursue living my life purpose…not sure what all that looks like yet:)…but design and old things I definitely love.

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  26. Cindy

    What a wonderful idea! I’m saving my $ to turn into Euros and a trip to France!

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  27. Paula

    Oh! Now I feel I may actually visit there!

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  28. Rebecca from the pacific northwest

    Tours that Do NOT involve brocantes. Tailored just for you, Mat, because she loves you. IF, that is, she can restrain herself the whole time you’re there…

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  29. Rebecca from the pacific northwest

    Save some wine for me, Franca Bollo, and I would love to join you on that terrace. You sound like my sort of folks.

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  30. Rebecca from the pacific northwest

    “Only Yann’s kisses are better than that” — I love this. Even better than you wrote this about your loved one on my 31st anniversary.

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  31. Franca Bollo

    Franca and Mat, AKA Choopie, would love to have you join us.

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  32. sandy austin

    Corey, Great idea…I’ve been thinking about a trip back to France. The last time I was there I could only send home small items. It would be nice to have someone give me advice on how to ship home large items. Sounds fun!

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  33. Anjanette

    How wonderful! I hope LaurieSF and I will be making plans to come over soon!

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