The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

France's best-kept secret

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Showing posts with label rugby. Show all posts
Monday, 7 September 2015

224. Calm before the storm

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18th October. Had lunch in the garden today.. and the way this year is shaping up so far it could well be for the last time - the temp was ...
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Sunday, 20 May 2012

186. Wet and windy Pays Basque

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19th May 2012 . Thunder and lightning overnight here, followed by the welcome hiss of rain. Of course, the dog was quick to take advantage ...
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Thursday, 6 October 2011

167. Indian summer in the Pays Basque

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5th October 2011. Sorry for being a stranger lately but I've been busy with a large lump of work (technical aviation-related translati...
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Saturday, 19 March 2011

130. Jambon de Bayonne

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18th March 2011 . It's taken me 130 posts to get around to this..! Shame on me. Question of the Day: What is Bayonne justifiably famous...
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Sunday, 13 March 2011

127. Veni, vidi, puni

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13th March 2011 . It wasn't  Marc Lièvremont 's finest hour yesterday. Despite the view held by some critics   that he has the bes...
Sunday, 27 February 2011

122. England step up a gear

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27th February 2011 . What a cracking game last night..! ("What game..?") (Wake up at the back there!) The 'crunch' game ...
Wednesday, 23 February 2011

120. Ze Big One or Le Crunch

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3rd February 2011 . If you don't know what I'm referring to by the title of this post, then you have to have been living on the Pla...
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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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