Living the French Dream (and Reality) 🌵
We’re a British family who moved to France in 2010, bought a derelict campsite, and spent 14 years turning it into a successful business — then sold it all to start again.
Now based on the Côte d’Azur, we vlog our real life in France:
🏡 homes, work & renovations
🌴 expat life on the French Riviera
☕ slow living, big changes & fresh starts
Whether you’re dreaming of moving abroad, love France, or enjoy long, honest lifestyle vlogs — our channel is made to be watched, not rushed.
🌵 Weekly uploads – perfect for binge-watching
📩 Collaborations & enquiries:
lenakedcactus@gmail.com
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Le Naked Cactus - Life in Provence
🏡 Have you seen our latest video yet? It went live a couple of days ago!
This time I’m taking you through one of our smallest but longest projects yet – designing and building our dream pantry from start to finish in our Mediterranean villa. 🛠️🌿
If you enjoy following our life here in the South of France, I’d be so grateful if you could help us reach more people by sharing our channel or mentioning us to friends and family who love renovation, DIY or Mediterranean living. Every recommendation really does make a difference. ❤️
One quick question…
Do you prefer these longer vlog-style videos that show an entire renovation from start to finish, or do you prefer shorter videos focused on one part of the project?
I’d genuinely love to know what you enjoy watching most, so let me know in the comments! 😊
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Le Naked Cactus - Life in Provence
Sunset, swimming, picnicking and a deserted beach all to ourselves - a rather awesome last night with family yesterday.
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 14
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I thought our bougainvillea was beautiful until we took a new route dog walking this evening and came across this one 🌺. I really must film our village, Bormes les Mimosas, for you all to see. It’s so lovely at this time of year.
1 month ago | [YT] | 18
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Le Naked Cactus - Life in Provence
Hello everyone! 👋😊
I just wanted to pop on and say a huge thank you to all of my subscribers and also apologise for being a little quiet recently.
Over the last six weeks we've had so many wonderful visitors staying with us here in the South of France, which has kept us very busy! Alongside that, we've made fantastic progress with our house renovations and I have lots of video footage waiting to be edited. I'm really excited to share all of the updates and behind-the-scenes progress with you very soon.
I've just posted a new Short from when my mum @RicherInYears came to visit us. We spent a lovely afternoon at Château Léoube, which is such a beautiful place to visit. If you haven't seen it yet, I hope you'll take a look and enjoy it. 🍷☀️
I especially wanted to share it today as it's French Mother's Day. ❤️ ‘Mum, if you're reading this, I wish we were enjoying a glass of rosé together today, but hopefully you'll be back here again soon. Love you, Mummy xxx’
The weather here has been absolutely fantastic lately, although it's getting quite warm during the day, so Finn's walks are now being saved for the evenings when it's a little cooler. Last night's vineyard walk was particularly beautiful, so I thought I'd share a few photos with you. 🐾🍇🌅 I know you all like your Finn updates too!
Thank you all for your patience and continued support. There is plenty more content coming soon!
Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend.
❤️
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Le Naked Cactus - Life in Provence
Does it get any better?
Sun, sea, friends and a cheeky afternoon beer 🍻
3 months ago | [YT] | 13
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I hope you like seeing my dog walking views as much as I like taking them. This really was a beautiful evening at St Clair beach. Although some people were braving the cold water… it’s still a little too chilly for me. 💙
3 months ago | [YT] | 9
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Loving some time (and sun) in the garden 🪴
3 months ago | [YT] | 10
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Another day, another dog walk.
I couldn’t resist taking a few photos, the sun was setting, the colours, the light and the reflections were all wonderful. I hope you agree 🩵
3 months ago | [YT] | 10
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Wanted to share these pics from a rather glorious dog walk yesterday evening 🩵 Definitely why it’s known as the Côte d’Azur
4 months ago | [YT] | 10
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We went to the spectacular Corso Fleuri in Le Lavandou on Sunday afternoon. Sunshine, flower floats, music, dancers and some incredible outfits. Oh and Finn loved it too. You can see it all in our NEW VIDEO out tonight, let us know when you’ve watched 🌺
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