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January 2011: A small corner of France...with a big red heart.

Published February 2011 in The Overseas Retirement Letter a publication of Live And Invest Overseas Red Hot Basque Chilies

"Though there's no 'border' marking the entry to the Basque region of France there's no doubting when you enter it. The most obvious change is the architecture. Every house, and I do not exaggerate, is white with lots of Basque Red paintwork. Some of the villages are so perfect it's easy to find yourself thinking you've stepped onto a movie set.

This region nestles up to the Spanish border over on the Atlantic coast; it extends north to the River Adour and east to the Béarn region which it shares the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department with. The scenery is intense; it reminds me of a young child's drawing where every type of geographic feature is squeezed onto one sheet of paper. The people of the French Basque Country have their own music, dance, sports, food, language and even typeface! They like to party, eat well and sing... a lot. It is completely different from it’s slightly sterner Béarnaise neighbor and is a part of France that has attracted visitors since the times of La Belle Époque.

The Basque coastline is the crown of the region and is dotted with jewels; Biarritz, Bayonne, St Jean de Luz, Hendaye and tiny Guéthary."

The full article can be purchased at 'The Live And Invest Bookstore'. (Editors: please contact me directly for excerpts of the article).

January 2011: Travel Post Monthly

Features: 'Family Friendly Ski Resort in the French Pyrenees' Travel Post Monthly works as a wire service for editors that are looking for articles and images to publish in their own newsletters and magazines.

La Belle Vie in the bountiful foothills of the Pyrenees
Published March 2010 in The Overseas Retirement Letter

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Imagine a corner of France so tucked away that even the French find it hard to place on the map. From the Romans to the Renaissance, the Belle Époque to Art Deco, there's history to be enjoyed at every turn. Gorgeous scenery, rolling wooded countryside, friendly people and delicious wines and food too. More hints? This is the birthplace of a great French king, was the seasonal favorite of royalty of all nations, was once named as "the center of the sporting world," and was home to the first ever Grand Prix.

It's where Napoleon founded the first national stud farm and the British designed beautiful gardens and parks. Rightly proud of its past, this area has also embraced the present with impressive 21st-century architecture, technology parks, sporting facilities, and a trailblazing communications infrastructure. The majestic mountains of the Pyrenees dominate the views and beautiful beaches are just a short drive away…It all seems too much to believe but the Béarn in the south west of France has it all. The full article can be purchased at 'The Live And Invest Bookstore'. (Editors: please contact me directly for excerpts of the article).

Easy, healthy living on the other Spanish Costa

Published June 2009 in The Overseas Retirement Letter www.overseasretirementletter.com

Looking out over the twinkling Mediterranean from the top of an Arab watchtower, I wonder how this land appeared to the first man crossing from Africa to Europe. I’m standing in Andalusia, the ancient bridge between two continents, contemplating the sea and the hills of Spain’s “Costa Tropical.” The full article can be purchased at 'The Live And Invest Bookstore'. (Editors: please contact me directly for excerpts of the article)

Living the dream life in wine country

Published March 2009 in The Overseas Retirement Letter www.overseasretirementletter.com

A typical village in the Languedoc, France

As I drove into the Languedoc heading toward the village of Cessenon-sur-Orb, the warm, golden glow of fall bathed the surrounding hills. The famous vines of the area were impressive even without their leaves, and each twist and turn of the road revealed glimpses of the great River Orb rushing through the valley. The full article can be purchased at 'The Live And Invest Bookstore'. (Editors: please contact me directly for excerpts of the article)

Life in this crater valley is heaven on earth

Published November 2008 inThe Overseas Retirement Letter www.overseasretirementletter.com

El Valle de Anton, Panama As the little combi bus reached the edge of the volcanic crater, we were stunned by the most spectacular view…360 degrees of jagged, 1,000-meter-high mountains covered in humid cloud forest, tumbling down to the flat, but equally green and fertile, crater floor. All around us was every shade of green. Craning to see over the tops of hedges, we spotted beautiful gardens blending into the natural landscape. It was hard to figure how so much order and beauty could take place at the center of a volcanic crater. The full article can be purchased at 'The Live And Invest Bookstore'. (Editors: please contact me directly for excerpts of the article).

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