The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

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Friday, 28 October 2011

168. Mussels in Brussels..

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26th October 2011 . Back home late on Monday night after a long weekend away in Belgium for the Comète Line Reunion . We'd decided to...
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Tuesday, 9 August 2011

161. Tough job

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9th August 2011 . I've been mulling over a question posed by S & B from Australia in a recent comment - they're going to be vis...
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Tuesday, 2 August 2011

159. From the Pays Basque to the high Pyrenees

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2nd August 2011 . Arrived back home yesterday after a long weekend (Fri-Mon) up in the high Pyrenees to the south east of the Pays Basque...
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Wednesday, 3 November 2010

94. Coast walks

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3rd November 2010. It's hard to believe that, as we speak, kids in the UK are putting together small arsenals of fireworks and constr...
Sunday, 17 October 2010

89. Saturday row

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16th October 2010 . Great outing on a chilly morning in a competition VIII sculler - we did a quick and very enjoyable 20km. (running total...
Thursday, 14 October 2010

88. Autumn of discontent

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10th October 2010 . I had an outing in the VIII yesterday ( à  pointe - ie, rowing as opposed to sculling) which generated a new set of bl...
Wednesday, 2 September 2009

16. Sunday lunch again

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Anyway, it’s Sunday again and there’s not a cloud in the sky. I could get used to this! We’re off to the restaurant in 'our' villag...
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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 the Pays Basque. 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 about 5-6 years ago. I was delighted to receive it as it meant my long term stay here was secure.
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