The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

France's best-kept secret

Saturday, 29 January 2011

114. My Rs

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26th January 2011 . In any discussion about the pros and cons of a permanent move to France, it generally doesn't take long before the ...
Tuesday, 25 January 2011

113. St Jean de Luz on film..

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25th January 2011 . If a picture's worth a thousand words, then what d'you suppose is the going rate for a short film..? I've d...
Monday, 24 January 2011

112. A word from your faded correspondent

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24th January 2011 . Ac-tor Simon Williams,  writing in the 'Delhi' Telegraph over the weekend about Biarritz, talks of its  fade...
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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 here. 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 around 2018. I was delighted to receive it a couple of years later as it meant I was no longer a 'bird of passage' and my position here was secure.
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