Category Archives: Local Life

The Safest Car In The World

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Paul

Should you choose to embrace ‘challenge’ in your life there are many opportunities to push yourself up to, and sometimes beyond, your limits. Climbing Mount Everest, walking the length of the Amazon, swimming the English Channel, or using your nose … Continue reading →

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Braving the Cold for Carnaval

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Paul

Stephen and Kay had taken pity on me as I was on poorly cat sitting duty, with Amanda back in the UK for her brothers wedding. They’d invited me to accompany them on a trip to Ribadeo to witness Carnaval, and … Continue reading →

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O Christmas Tree!

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Paul

There is a romantic yuletide notion about country living, one borne out by countless films, TV advertisements, festive cards and music videos. It is that you can just wander up into the forests, fell your own Christmas tree, and carry it home … Continue reading →

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Banging Heads with Bureaucracy – Part I

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Paul

We’ve been living in Galicia for just under a month and already we’ve been outed to our neighbours (in a country which lives to gossip) as ‘electricity thieves’, and it’s not our fault. This is our first real ‘run  in’ with Spains’ legendary bureaucracy, … Continue reading →

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When is a pharmacy not a pharmacy?

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Paul

After fifteen years of being cared for by the excellent Donaldsons in Thongsbridge, firstly under the care of Rhona and latterly tended to by Roberts’ healing hands, Bonita now has a new Spanish vet in the form of Maria Jose at … Continue reading →

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