The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

France's best-kept secret

Monday, 26 August 2013

206. Sunday morning in the mountains

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2nd August 2013 . For most of July, heat and high humidity lay across the Pays Basque like a warm blanket and we retreated indoors behind c...
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Tuesday, 2 July 2013

205. Signs of life from the Pays Basque

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Thursday, 27th June 2013 . You'll be pleased to learn that I'm not going to delve into the rights and wrongs of the proposed abolit...
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Saturday, 11 May 2013

204. Prague Spring

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10th May 2013 . We're back home in the Pays Basque after a week in Prague and southern Bohemia. As it was a French holiday, the final l...
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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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