The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque

France's best-kept secret

Saturday, 1 September 2018

259. That's it, then.

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29th September. Seems like   Gary Larson was right on the money with this cartoon! (click on it to enlarge) 26th September . I heard thi...
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Monday, 6 August 2018

258. Bon voyage!

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31st August. It's not every day that I stumble across a replica of a 17th century Spanish merchantman moored at the bottom of our avenu...
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Wednesday, 4 July 2018

257. Summer's here.. at last!

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31st July. We're back to a steaming Bayonne after escaping the Fetes de Bayonne for a few days. We stayed near Capdenac Gare in the Av...
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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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