Category Archives: Local Life

What a wonderful (part of the) world

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Paul

I’m coming to the conclusion that there isn’t a nasty, unpleasant or even bad tempered person in the whole of Galicia, be they Gallego, Spanish, Russian, Romanian, Ecuadorian or English, and what a great place it is as a result. … Continue reading →

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Two knights

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Paul

Bad things always come in threes, and I’m dreading the third happening while frantically dredging my memory and trying to find an earlier ‘bad thing’ to mean that todays’ incident was the third. Yesterday, the final day of Mothers two … Continue reading →

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Oh, the irony!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Paul

Just over twelve hours after nearly being run off the road by a maniacal Galician driver I got pulled over by the Guardia Civil. I’d decided last night that a lack of LPG, money and food meant that it would … Continue reading →

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Tonight I cheated death

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Paul

I feel like I’ve put in a full day today, despite arriving after my workmen and leaving just before them. I stayed especially late as Pepe was putting the final touches to the first of two chimneys and I wanted … Continue reading →

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Living local life

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Paul

Within the space of twelve hours I’ve had two big dollops of local Galician life, and thoroughly enjoyed both as a nice break from working on the house. On the way home last night I bumped into my new friend, … Continue reading →

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