The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

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Tuesday, 28 June 2011

154. Lunch in the Pays Basque..

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28th June 2011 . Just back from a very pleasant lunch to mark the passing of another marital kilometre stone. We returned to 'our' ...
Saturday, 25 June 2011

153. Thoughts on midsummer

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21st June 2011 . We've arrived at the longest day of the year.. and no doubt Stonehenge will have been well & truly hugged this m...
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Saturday, 18 June 2011

152. Saint-Jean-de-Luz in the late afternoon sunshine

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18th June 2011 . Late yesterday afternoon we decided to zip down to Saint-Jean-de-Luz (25 mins from Pipérade Towers) for some retail therap...
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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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