The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

France's best-kept secret

Sunday, 20 September 2009

21. Farewell to the gite

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I’m glad my stay in hospital is behind me.. I’ve just got to go back on 28th January for a final check-up. The staff were really friendly a...
Tuesday, 15 September 2009

20. The final countdown

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Tuesday, 15th January 2008 . Readers of a nervous disposition look away now… Between completing on the house and the run-up to Xmas, I had a...
Monday, 14 September 2009

19. The Work Starts

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At this point the diary entries that I wrote during the autumn of 2007 came to a grinding halt. I now have to resort to memory to cover the...
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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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