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• 198. Post Card from the Pays Basque

  

  21st November 2012. Another wodge of work has arrived in my intray - 27,000 words-worth of technical French to English translation - ouch! With a bit of luck I... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 197. Days of Wine and Roses

  

  8th November 2012. We decided to have lunch out in Bayonne yesterday and we had in mind a place on the banks of the Nive. It was so warm we found a table outsid... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 196. Spanish Slippers of Spanish Leather *

  

  * with apologies to Bob Dylan for the song he almost wrote! Avenida de la Libertad, San Sebastian 1st November 2012. A few days ago we staged a lightning raid o... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 181. April Showers in the Pays Basque

  

  6th April 2012. Forecast for the morning is for rain, but as they often get it wrong for this corner of Aquitaine, I'll take a peek out of the windows in the... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 182. Rain - Fuelled Rant!

  

  18th April 2012. I came across this old map (below) the other day in a document someone sent me. I would say it must date back to pre-war times. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 195. September Blues

  

  15th September 2012. This morning we were reminded to be back from our outing on the river this morning by 11am as the club's very own Olympic medal winner,... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 176. Biarritz Dazzles

  

  18th February 2012. We're gradually emerging from the icy grip of the cold spell that's affected most of Western Europe for the past few weeks. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 177. Spring in the Pays Basque

  

  29th February 2012. As it was a warm afternoon (somewhere around 16-17C) I wheeled my bike out for the first time this year, pumped up the tyres and, after... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 178. The Mysterious Château d'Ilbarritz

  

  12th March 2012. What a great heart-warming performance yesterday by England in beating France 24-22 in Paris in the penultimate round of this year's 6 Nations... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 179. Cheese, Seaplanes & San Sebastian

  

  16th March 2012. News has just filtered through to these parts that Ossau-Iraty - a cheese made from ewe's milk in the Pays Basque - was awarded the title of th... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 194. The Best of Company in the Pays Basque

  

  Bar Basque 11th September 2012. Down to earth again this morning after a memorable Comète Commemorative weekend in the Pays Basque. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 185. The Big Makhila

  

  8th May 2012. Much of France is closed down today as it's VE day. I stopped at the Monument aux Morts (right) on my way to buy a baguette as there was a ceremon... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 190. Back to Normal..

  

  11th July 2012. Since the beginning of March, our usually leafy avenue has resembled a Beirut film set as, amid clouds of dust, various teams of workmen have... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 191. In the Footsteps of Heroes

  

  17th July 2012. What retirees get up to in the Pays Basque! (part of a series). I'm involved with an association concerned with Comet, the WWII escape network... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 192. Escaping the Heat..

  

  12th August 2012. At the end of July, we took our now-customary break from the madding crowds of the Fêtes de Bayonne to escape to the cooler, saner heights of... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 193. A Walk on the Wild Side of the Pays Basque

  

  18th August 2012. Things I see in the Pays Basque. (this could become a series!) I've been meaning to post this for a while - our local butcher, a stalwart of... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 188. Haute-Provence, Jura and Home Again.

  

  10th June 2012. Back home last night after a much-needed break in the Alpes de Haute-Provence followed by a few days up in the Jura. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 189. Coming up for Air..

  

  25th June 2012. On Sunday morning I went out in the car to take the dog for a run on the beach at Anglet and I noticed that the Adour was unusually active with... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 187. Bayonne and the Plancha Both Sizzle..

  

  25th May 2012. Summer's here! Yee-haar! Forecast is for ~28 today. Shorts and t-shirt weather. Other signs of summer? Bayonne's resident busker - I call him... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 174. River Frolics

  

  15th January 2012. I had a novel experience yesterday morning down at the river and it was one that I have absolutely no wish to repeat! Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL