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• 217. Seasons Greetings to All!

  

  8th December 2014. Or, as they say here, "Zorionak!" I can't believe that Christmas is once again upon us and almost within touching distance.. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 216. That Time of the Year Again!

  

  18th July. Here, Bayonne is bracing itself for the annual invasion of the barbarian hordes, aka the Fêtes de Bayonne.. For the past days the council has been... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 215. Travels with a Cocker Spaniel in the Cévennes*

  

  * Title plagiarised from R L Stevenson's classic account. Sunday, 15th June. Back home again after a restful few days away in the Cévennes, that delightfully... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 213. Six Nations Rugby Heaven! (and Chocolate..)

  

  Wednesday, 12th February. I picked up a new pair of specs this afternoon and it's a pleasure to be back in a pin sharp world again. Now - where did I leave my... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 214. Backing into Spring in the Pays Basque.

  

  Friday, 14th March. Those of you who know Saint-Jean-de-Luz will be saddened to read of a tragic fire on the top floor of the Grand Hôtel in the early hours of... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 211. Looking Forward to 2014

  

  3rd January 2014. I hope you all had a great Christmas and I'd like to wish you health and happiness in 2014. Here's something not to be tried after eating a... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 212. It's That Time of the Year Again!

  

  Thursday, 30th January. Woke up to a white world this morning - everything was covered with a carpet of hail.. (makes a change from the rain we've been having! Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 210. Countdown to Christmas..

  

  11th December 2013. Driving back from Saint-Jean-de-Luz this morning I saw a sign for this café as we flashed by.. For some odd reason, this name is a tad... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 209. Rinse Cycle in the Pays Basque

  

  20th November 2013. It's been a wet month so far in the Pays Basque.. and the Nive has had more than its fair share of assorted lumber of all sizes floating dow... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 209.

  

  20th November 2013. This has been a wet month so far in the Pays Basque.. The Nive has had more than its fair share of lumber floating down it during the past... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 208 Pays Basque Autumn

  

  1st November 2013. Today is Toussaint.. a day to keep off French roads. It's a public holiday here and it's a time when families make their traditional annual... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 207 Recent Happenings in the Pays Basque

  

  14th October 2013. Just give me a minute while I blow the dust off the blog.. That's better.. (cough cough!) It appears there's been a bit of a hiatus with my... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 206. Sunday Morning in the Mountains

  

  2nd August 2013. For most of July, heat and high humidity blanketed the Pays Basque and we retreated indoors behind closed shutters and stayed there.... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 205. Signs of Life from the Pays Basque

  

  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 abolition of the Winter Fuel... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 204. Prague Spring

  

  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 leg of our journey - the... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 203. Ne'er Cast a Clout Etc

  

  5th April 2013. In common with the rest of western Europe, Spring down here in the Pays Basque has been late in coming this year. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 202. Coming up for Air..

  

  18th February 2013. I'm probably going to tempt fate here but.. I think we're just about done with winter - down here at least! Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 201. Réseau Comète on the Map..

  24th January 2013. As both my regular readers will be aware, I've taken a great interest in the Comet Line that was set up in WWII by a 24 year old Belgian woma... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 200. Let Them Eat Cake..

  

  11th January 2012. As we seemed to have shaken off the worst of the flu bug we'd had over the Christmas period we decided to go out this afternoon for our... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 199. Ready for Another One?

  

  1st January 2013. Happy New Year folks..!! I've had this clip sitting in my camera since we were in Nantes - it's of the huge - and I mean huge - mechanical... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2013 EXPAT, TRAVEL