chapter with several case histories of Americans who are doing it very nicely indeed, but I am of the opinion that there are easier places in which to accomplish this end. If you do find it possible to pick France as a country in which to retire, then you'll find what good life can really be. No place on earth do people eat and drink better than in France, absolutely no place. No city in the world can boast the cultural qualities of Paris. No place has the electric air, the vim, the love of life that Paris breaths. It is no mistake that she is called the City of Light. And no country in the world exceeds France in the rich beauty of her provinces. Name a few of them over to yourself, the very pronouncing of them brings a feeling of glamour. Burgundy, Normandy, Brittany, Champagne, Gascony, Alsace and Lorraine. § ENTRY REQUIREMENTS. All you need to enter France, if your stay is not to exceed three months, is a passport. If you plan to remain longer than that you'll have to apply for a regular visa from a French consulate. This will cost you about $50 (the amount may be changed by the time you read this) and it will take up to two months to procure since the application has to be forwarded to Paris for approval. You'll need several passport photos. There are French Consulates in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans, Boston and St. Louis. Or you can secure the visa at one of their European consulates. § TRANSPORTATION. There certainly can be no difficulty in getting to France. Probably half of the ships that cross the Atlantic carrying passengers, stop at French ports. Prices for ship passage between New York and Le Havre will range from $855 on such student ships as the Waterman, Groote Beer, Sibajak and the Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, to astronomical amounts for first class on such luxury liners as the Cunard Queens, the United States, the Liberte, the Mauretania and the Gripsholm. Most of us, particularly those on a budget, will settle for something between these two extremes. There are scores of liners and
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