The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

France's best-kept secret

Monday, 10 January 2011

105. Monsieur Montezuma I presume..?

›
8th January 2011 . Good long outing in an VIII sculler this morning. We went out to the turnaround in one long piece and returned without s...
Friday, 31 December 2010

104. New Year's Eve aka St Sylvestre

›
31st December 2010 . Phew..! We've been taking a break from the pleasures of the Christmas table since our visitors left on Tuesday. A ...
Tuesday, 21 December 2010

103. AVE trains

›
21st December 2010 . It was announced during Télé Matin (France2's breakfast TV) this morning that Spain has become the European lead...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About us

My photo
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.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.