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How service stations should be

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Paul

The route from Asturias airport to Ribadeo/Castropol, from where it is another 40km onwards to our house, will soon be two lanes of gently undulating and predominantly empty tarmac. The European Community has part (mostly) funded the Autovía del Cantábrico (A-8) and with the exception … Continue reading →

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Honestly, it’s bigger than it looks

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Paul

The last of the ‘tooing and froing’ is now underway with the un-namable architect and within the next fortnight we hope that the plans for our Phase I of the development will be en-route to the Galician Xunta and into … Continue reading →

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Small house elevated to the next level

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Paul

The second, and hopefully final, version of the plans for the small house have arrived from the top secret architect along with a number of questions, all of which we answered over the weekend. The plans include elevations from the north, … Continue reading →

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Ribadeo, our gateway to the coast

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Paul

As we await a couple of pieces of important news about the house, which I will of course share with you in due course, I thought I’d blog about Ribadeo. Although mentioned previously in passing, I’ve not focused on our … Continue reading →

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Northern Spain is not just for summer

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Paul

Popular rumour would have you believe that northern Spain is only fit for visiting from the start of July until the middle of September. Those expounding this tattle would suggest that outside the Galician summer it is wet, windy and closed, … Continue reading →

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