The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

France's best-kept secret

Showing posts with label Tiens. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Tiens. Show all posts

Thursday, 6 October 2011

167. Indian summer in the Pays Basque

5th October 2011. Sorry for being a stranger lately but I've been busy with a large lump of work (technical aviation-related translati...

Saturday, 25 June 2011

153. Thoughts on midsummer

21st June 2011 . We've arrived at the longest day of the year.. and no doubt Stonehenge will have been well & truly hugged this m...

Saturday, 22 January 2011

111. La France profonde

22nd January 2011 . Very cold out on the river this morning in a double sculler with a very strong downstream current.. the temperature mus...

Thursday, 20 January 2011

110. Anyone for logs..?

20th January 2011 . Went out on the river in a coxless quad sculler this evening - it was very fresh. (weather forecaster-speak for cold..)...

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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 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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