A Basque Diary: Living in Hondarribia. This item is unavailable.A Basque Diary: Living in Hondarribia

Have you ever thought of living abroad to learn a language?

When cartoonist Alex Hallatt wanted to learn Spanish, she moved to the Basque Country. She thought she might stay a few months and ended up there for over two years, living in a small town near San Sebastian.

This is the illustrated account of her years in Hondarribia. It is full of enchanting coloured illustrations and observations of what is is like to live in this Basque town.

The book is a useful resource for anyone planning on spending time in the Basque Country, detailing what to expect in each month and how to make the most of the geographical, culinary and cultural attractions on offer.

This is the large format (8.25 x 8.25 inches) version of this book.

If you liked "Driving Over Lemons", but would like more illustrations and fewer lemons, this is the book for you.

Chapters

IntroductionGeography and Getting AroundShopping, Health and Fitness Basque - Euskara January - UrtarrilaFebruary - Otsaila March - MartxoaApril - ApirilaMay - Maiatza June - EkainaJuly - UztailaAugust - AbuztuaSeptember - IrailaOctober - UrriaNovember - AzaroaDecember- AbenduaOur Favourite Hondarribia Bars, Cafes & RestaurantsOther Basque Places We LovedFurther Reading

Alex Hallatt is a cartoonist and writer, currently working in Spain. Her illustrated experiences of living in the coastal town of Hondarribia have been published in A Basque Diary. Her first chapter book for 8-12 year olds is called FAB (Friends Against Bullying) Club. Alex is also the creator of Arctic Circle, a syndicated comic strip, distributed worldwide by King Features. It is about three penguins who have emigrated to the Arctic and has an underlying environmental theme. The first collection of strips is out as an ebook: Arctic Circle Comics: An Introduction. Her tongue-in-cheek single panel comic, Human Cull, appears on GoComics.com on Fridays and the first few culls are available as an ebook. Alex also illustrates a lot of books for other publishers, including Walter Foster, Hachette Livre and Summersdale. She first worked on the book, The More I See of Men, the More I Love My Dog, and wrote and illustrated the Living With Him/Her: Everything You Need to Know companion books. Alex was born and brought up in the West Country in England, currently lives in the Basque Country in Spain and will soon be moving back to New Zealand with her partner, Duncan and their Jack Russell, Billie. More of her cartoons can be seen at alexhallatt.com, where you can sign up to her illustrated epistle to see what she is working on now.