The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

France's best-kept secret

Tuesday, 28 January 2025

297. Once more unto the breach..

11th August. It's years since I heard this song - and it's one that reminds me so much of why I feel at home here: 30th July ....

Friday, 5 January 2024

296. Into the unknown..

27th December. Well, once again Christmas has come and gone in a flash. For me - it's 99% of mounting anticipation in the preceding mont...

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Pipérade: Bayonne, France; Madame and I experienced a 'coup de foudre' the first time we visited the Pays Basque (aka the French Basque Country) together - so much so that we started planning our next holiday there as we were driving away. After a few more visits, we concluded that this was where we were going to live one day, once the necessity of having to earn a living was a thing of the past. In mid-2007, we sold up in the UK and we finally realised our long-held dream to move to here. It's everything we ever hoped it would be and it's probably the best decision we've ever made - we've absolutely no regrets. As I can't see myself ever returning to England, I thought I should become part of society here (eg, the right to vote in local and national elections) and so I applied for French citizenship around 2018. I was delighted to receive it a couple of years later as it meant I was no longer a 'bird of passage' and my position here was secure.

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