Read time: 7 mins I am now back home in Auckland and getting over my jet lag. The biggest con of living in New Zealand is that it's far from anywhere in the world—the only flights less than 5 hours would be to Australia and the Pacific Islands. Still, it was an awesome trip and for the first time I visited France without going to Paris. We visited family and friends in the southwest region: Toulouse, Sauveterre, Agen, and Biarritz. My favorite was Sauveterre, a lovely courtyard house from the...