The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

France's best-kept secret

Sunday, 28 November 2010

100. Allegiances

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28th November 2010 . Gawd, 100 posts.. I really should get out more.. I see from studying the local weather data (trying to find out when...
Tuesday, 23 November 2010

99. Wet wet wet

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22nd November 2010 . More rain today. There's a tale of living in Italy in the paper today.. This classic anecdote caught my eye: ...
Saturday, 20 November 2010

98. View from the grassy knoll..

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20th November 2010 . Brace yourself for another update to the saga of my long-suffering lawn.. The far third of the lawn was looking pretty...
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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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