The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

France's best-kept secret

Thursday, 1 June 2017

243. Perfect morning in Saint-Jean-de-Luz

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30th June. It's a showery 17° this morning - and the garden looks all the better for it. After the scorching heat here in mid-June, I w...
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Thursday, 11 May 2017

242. The swallows are back..

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27th May. While Madame was out at the market buying some sardines (among other things) this morning, I was heaving our trusty plancha ( rig...
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Tuesday, 4 April 2017

241. April showers in the Basque Country

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2nd May. We're back after a few days away visiting A-M, an old friend who has a house at Le Montat , just outside Cahors (capital of t...
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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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